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
Harrison set a steaming cup of coffee in front of me. It was rich and velvety, and had a slight froth to it that immediately made me want to know his coffee-making secrets.“Is Nightshade like that for you?” he asked, sitting across from me.I hesitated. Of course it was. Or at least, it usually was
Kade’s POVThree men.Elena had been approached by three men tonight.First there was Harrison—that squirrely, nervous healer with the mop of red hair and the ink-stained hands. Kade had seen the way he’d looked at Elena, like she was the only woman in the room, even if she didn’t seem to see it her
Elena’s POVThe room fell silent. Kade and Tyler froze in the doorway, staring at the scene before them in shock.Three girls on the floor, gasping for breath and clutching wounds. One cowering in the corner with wide eyes and a heaving chest. And then there was me and Beth—both holding improvised w
Elena’s POVI stared at Mason, certain I had misheard.His future Luna?As in, he thought I was going to marry him?I had to have misheard him. Mason and I had only met a couple of times before—once at the dress shop, and then at home. And, of course, now.I appreciated the gown he’d purchased for m







