Se connecter“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
“Melvin, I need a break,” I said, panting. “My chest hurts so bad, and I feel like I’m developing a fever—”“Too bad. Keep scrubbing.”“But—”Before I could finish, Melvin hopped off the table and stormed over to me. He sent the bucket slamming against the floor with a swift kick, icy water spraying
“Now.” Samson turned to Nellie, leaning in close to inspect her eyes. Her pupils were dilated, just as mine probably were. “Nellie, tell me the truth about what actually happened in Crescent Hollow.”With a nod, Nellie began. Over the next few minutes, she repeated everything that happened in Cresce
Elena’s POVAnother blood transfusion from Tyler seemed to do the trick. I recovered quickly from my fainting spell, and after the transfusion, I felt much better. My fever subsided and I felt much stronger than even before the episode.I wanted to speak to Samson and Tyler about what happened now t
Elena’s POV“I can’t believe it, Elena. Your condition is improving at three times the rate we expected!”Jayne’s eyes were alight with enthusiasm as she checked my vitals. I had just finished my second transfusion of Tyler’s blood and I felt immensely better—which was to say, I still felt mostly li







