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
Samantha's POVOmega Muriel froze when Tyler swept into the room. "Y-Young Alpha Tyler," she stammered, curtsying timidly, "I wasn't expecting you—"Tyler came to stop in front of us and planted his hands on his hips. "Muriel, why are you making Elena clean the toilets all by herself on her first da
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







