LOGINI felt a flicker on the other end and let out a small breath. He was alive, which meant that not all was lost. But I couldn’t contact him. I tried desperately, but either he was indisposed or my wolf was too exhausted to make the connection; I felt nothing more than that initial flicker, followed by
Elena’s POVI pulled my hand back through the bars and stared at the huddled little mass in the cage next to me, studying her face as best I could in the dim light.My daughter stared right back at me.That was her, alright. Ivy. My little girl. Her face, although dirty, her hair disheveled and her
Serena planted a hand on her hip and cocked her head. “You done?” she asked almost impatiently, gesturing to the tray. “Because I made you soup, and I’d hate to deny giving it to you just because you’re being naughty.”“Fuck you and your soup,” Kade snarled. “Where’s Elena? Where’s Ivy? Where are th
Kade’s POV“Kade…”He couldn’t feel the mate bond anymore, and it terrified him. Like reaching into a familiar space where there was once warmth and life, only to find cold emptiness within.But he could hear her voice calling to him, soft and distant. She was there still, just further now, and all
Elena’s POV“She was supposed to heal you.”“I know. She didn’t.”“Why?”“I don’t know… She tended my wound, but she didn’t use her powers…”The voices faded in, slow at first, then all at once. I blinked my eyes open, adjusting to the darkness around me. The air smelled like damp earth and somethin
Whoever lived here was gone at the moment, but they could come back anytime. We decided to keep one person on the lookout, prepared to call out if anyone showed up. That person wound up being Lana.Tyler, Kade and I laid Nellie out on the table, propping a small, somewhat foul-smelling pillow from t
A moment later, something tender rippled through the mate bond as if he’d sent the faintest thrum of appreciation. My cheeks warmed despite myself, and I quickly looked away.The door swung open then before anyone could say another word.Harrison burst into the room, slightly out of breath, his red
Samantha's POVNightshade pack.Upon looking at the faces of the people around me, it began to make more sense. I recognized the young man who had spoken to me as Tyler Thornhill, the future Alpha of the large pack that stood to the north of the Crescent Hollow territory.And there was his father, A
Kade's POVKade slammed the male into the nearby wall hard enough to crack the concrete. The male's face blanched, chin quivering with fear and dread."Say it again," Kade hissed. "Call that dead woman a slut and a whore."The male's throat bobbed. "I—I didn't mean—""Save it." Kade's fist tightened
"In your current condition?" Tyler took a step forward. "Elena, you're still weak and wolfless. You won't survive on your own as a rogue." He wrung his hands. "Besides, you're like a sister to me already. I can't let you go."Natasha scoffed. "So you'll harbor a criminal in our pack just because she







