FAZER 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
Elena’s POVWhen I reached the top of the stairs, a figure appeared in Kade’s bedroom doorway—Serena.She froze, staring at me for a long, tense moment. She must have known I was coming; although she probably assumed that I would be too much of a coward to show my face.Well, she was wrong.“Hello,
I had been at it for hours, my neck aching from hunching over the book. So far, I had found nothing of note. I was just about to close the book and call it a night when I flipped to the next chapter and read the title.“A Case Study in Neurodegeneration.”Stifling my yawn, I studied the image on the
Elena’s POVThe sun warmed the side of my face, gently waking me from sleep. I cracked my eyes open to find myself laying in my bed, dressed in warm, clean pajamas with my wet hair combed and braided. My body still ached from running nonstop for hours, but the fever had subsided.“You’re awake.” I l
“Probably.” I shrugged. “But he came all this way, twice, and has literally begged me to help. Kade never begs.”“Which is precisely why it’s suspicious,” my father pointed out.Perhaps it was. Perhaps this was all a ploy of some kind, although I couldn’t possibly fathom what. Why would Kade be so i







