LOGIN“We brought something.” Tyler reached into his pocket and pulled out a small white envelope.I gasped and snatched it away. “You set the date?” I asked, tearing the envelope open.Tyler nodded, draping his arm around Harrison’s shoulders. “It’s a little later than we expected, but someone here could
Elena’s POV“And what’s this letter?”“That’s a Y.”“Now spell it out.”“Mooom…” Ivy groaned, scrubbing her hands over her face. “It’s only three letters, and I’m not a baby! I can spell my own name.”I smiled and tapped the fridge. “Can you just humor me? Please?”Ivy sighed, but picked up the magn
“You too,” she said, looking at me with half-closed eyes.I stopped.“Ivy, it’s okay, I’ll be right down the hall if you need me.”“No. I want you too, Mommy.” Her eyes were shut already, but her little voice was firm. A pang shot through me that was so intense I nearly sobbed, and had to press my h
Elena’s POVThe fire had burned down to embers by the time we came up for air.I wasn’t quite sure how much time had passed. All I knew was that Kade’s hand was warm against my waist, fingers spread wide, and his mouth had moved from mine to my jaw and down to my neck, and I had let it happen, tilti
I finished the story anyway, set the book on the nightstand, and reached over to turn off the lamp.Ivy’s hand shot out from under the blanket and closed around my wrist.I stopped.“Are you going to live here now?” she asked. She was looking up at me imploringly, like some small part of her was hop
Elena’s POVDebbie made pasta for dinner.It was simple and good, and the kitchen smelled like garlic and warm bread. We didn’t talk much, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable quiet. Mostly, it was just because I was too busy stuffing my face to have time to talk.Debbie, refilling my plate for a second t
Kade couldn’t deny his wolf’s command. Panic shot through him like a cold dagger of ice piercing his chest. Without hesitating, Kade threw the covers off and bolted out of his room, then down the hall to the nursery.The door was wide open.The crib was empty.“Where is she?!” he bellowed, bursting
Some of my fervor deflated. It broke my heart, knowing that they would bar me from going to Crescent Hollow to retrieve my child.Tears filled my eyes. I released Tyler’s jacket and turned on my heel, retreating to my room without a word. Once I was alone, I threw myself onto my bed and cried into m
“How long has he been like this?” I asked, carefully moving aside the blankets to get a better look at him.“About a month now. The fever won’t go away. He hasn’t eaten in a week now.”My chest ached for the poor little boy. He looked frail and thin as I moved aside the blankets, and he cried out at
Kade’s POVWhen the child wrapped her tiny fist around Kade’s finger and held his gaze as if silently daring him to take her out into the wilds, Kade knew he had just lost.Dammit.This baby was the one thing that Samantha had left behind for him. If Samantha was dead—well and truly dead, and all of







