Mag-log inKade 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
Tyler took another step. Small, careful. He was close now, close enough. I saw his weight shift forward onto the balls of his feet, his whole body coiling, ready to spring.Serena saw it too.It happened too fast. Tyler lunged. Serena’s arm moved. Lana made a sound that I will never be able to forge
Elena’s POVThe whole room went still.Lana stood in the center of the shack with her chin lifted and her eyes wide, and Serena stood behind her with one arm hooked around her collarbone and the other pressing a knife flat against her throat.My knife.Nobody moved. Nobody spoke. The only sound was
Kade looked up at me. I shook my head, not sure what to say other than, “We’ll figure it out when we get home.”Tyler looked around. “Lana isn’t here?” he asked.I whirled toward him. “What do you mean? I thought she was with you.”Tyler just shook his head slowly.I cursed under my breath.“We’ll f
Elena’s POVMy head pounded even worse than before when I finally woke again. It wasn’t just the back of my skull that ached with a dull throb, but now also my chin felt like I’d taken a boot to the underside of it.Which I had.I tasted copper in my mouth, and when I pushed my tongue against my low
Elena’s POVThe following day was chilly, the autumn breeze nipping at my exposed skin as I made my way through the winding streets of Nightshade village, but the sky was blue and bright. Lana and I walked side by side, shoulders bumping against one another as we walked.“So,” Lana said, nudging me
Elena’s POVI entered the banquet hall just as the party began.The grand hall had been completely transformed since the last time I’d seen it; long tables, lined with a decadent array of food and drinks, ringed the edges of the room. The rafters were festooned with elegant draperies and dangling st
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







