ANMELDEN“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
Our father then gave Tyler the symbolic sceptre with the pack sigil atop it, which Tyler raised over his head in a triumphant gesture. The crowd cheered. I think I let out a howl, although it was lost amidst the noise.When it was over, Tyler made his way back to me, still wearing his crown. “How do
Elena’s POVBefore Tyler could point out the matching outfits, Natasha pulled the woman up to him, practically shoving me out of the way and angling their bodies so I was deliberately excluded from the conversation.“Tyler,” Natasha said coyly, “this is Lyla. Do you remember me telling you about he
Elena’s POV“So it’s you who I was searching for all along…”I stared at Kade for a long moment, not sure now to react to that statement.He had been… looking for me?I couldn’t tell if he meant Samantha—the girl I hadn’t been in more than seven years—or the healer that the rogues called “Silver One
Kade’s POV“Nightshade pack.” Kade scrubbed his hands over his face. “I haven’t set foot there in years.”“My agents say that the healer was spotted driving that way, Sir,” Ajax said. “Since the young Alpha’s ceremony is in a few days, it’s likely that the renowned healer was invited.”Kade furrowed







