ログイン“Grieving.”Ivy blinked. “What does that mean?”“It’s… What I did for your mom.” His throat tightened. “What I did for you for a while, too.”“That doesn’t really make sense.”“It won’t,” he said, putting his hand on her shoulder. This time, she didn’t flinch away, which came as a relief. “Not until
Kade’s POVKade, Tyler, and the others didn’t return to Nightshade for two days after they left Elena behind.Each step of the way, Kade considered turning back for her. Multiple times, he had considered marching back there and scooping her up into his arms and forcing her to return with him, even k
Eventually, the floor was as clean as it would get given the circumstances. I dumped the muddy-looking water out into the pond, then scrubbed my hands, arms, and face in the sink.Exhaustion took over me by then. I flopped onto the rickety cot without thinking twice and slept.When I woke the next m
Elena’s POVI must have sat in that spot on the porch for hours. Hell, it could have been days, and I might not have even noticed.The passage of time lost all meaning. The sun rose, turning the swamp hot and fetid with the scents of still water and rotting wood. The sun reached its zenith and the f
Kade walked up to her. He didn’t sit. He got the sense that she didn’t want that. Instead, he just let her stare at Ivy. Then down at her hands. Then at Ivy again.“It’s not your fault,” he said after a long moment.Elena didn’t answer. She just blinked, then looked back out over the swamp.Just the
Kade’s POVThe shack was quiet except for Nellie, who was making a small, whimpering sound from her chair. Kade looked at her once, then looked away.Wordlessly, Elena crossed the room and dropped to her knees beside Lana. She gathered her up, both arms pulling her close, and rocked her friend back
Kade didn't know it had gotten this bad. When they slept together, he never asked her to fully remove her clothes; did that mean that she'd looked like this even then, and he'd had no idea?"Ajax." Kade whispered to his nearby Beta, who stepped forward. "Were you aware of her physical condition?"Th
Samantha's POVMy heart was beating so hard I thought it might pound clean out of my chest."Luna," Amelia blurted out, stepping between me and Natasha, "What are you—""Stay out of this, Gamma." Natasha's voice was as cold as ice. She snapped her fingers at Melvin and a few other Gammas. "Escort El
"I don't tell you how to run your squad, Melvin. Don't tell me how to run mine."The male—Melvin—simply scoffed. His dark eyes scanned me from head to toe like a prize mare at auction before he turned on his heel. "Well. I suppose that's why the women's team always loses against the men's."With tha
Samantha's POV"Elena, are you sure?" Amelia looked uncertain. "You don't have to fight Melvin. He's a seasoned warrior and a male who's about three times bigger than you…"Truthfully, I wasn't actually sure if this was a good idea, but I felt like I had to do it now. Everyone was staring at me, and







