MasukThe pain burst through my skull, and for a moment my vision went white. I tasted blood. I turned my head back slowly.She was reaching for me—to grab my jaw, I thought, to make me look at her the way she wanted.I bit her.My teeth sank into the meat of her hand, and she shrieked and yanked back. I
Elena’s POVThe cold seeped in through the ground beneath me, through the thin fabric between my skin and the frozen earth, working its way into my bones until everything ached with it.The cold was much preferable to the pain.Was this what Debbie went through, I wondered? I couldn’t even describe
Harrison, standing in the doorway of the bedroom with Tyler’s shirt around his shoulders, noticed the look in Tyler’s eyes immediately.They checked the house first. The kitchen, the sitting room, the back garden. Tyler’s father’s warriors were posted outside, but none of them had seen Elena leave.
Tyler’s POVIt was strange, being happy. Truly happy, on the inside, not just on the surface. The kind of happiness where you can’t stop smiling until your face hurts and you can hardly breathe from how full your chest feels and all you can think is that you could totally die in this moment and stil
Elena’s POVThe forest was especially quiet tonight, but it wasn’t dark. The snow had dampened all sound, turning the woods hushed and tranquil. All of the daytime critters were already asleep in their dens, and the nighttime owls and mice were resting, waiting for morning to come so that the sun wo
My father pulled up to the house and helped me out of the car. “Eat dinner, then rest,” he said, rubbing soothing circles on my back. “We’ll work out our next steps tomorrow. You’ll get custody of Ivy.”I clenched my jaw. I didn’t have the energy right now to correct my father and tell him that it w
Serena’s POV“Of course Samantha isn’t alive.” Elena stood, smoothing down her skirt. Her look of terror was quickly smoothed over by a mask of calm indifference. “Didn’t you bury her body recently? Why would you think she’s alive?”Kade’s brow furrowed. “Some things that seem impossible are possibl
“She was so lonely and desperate,” I went on, “so I started bringing her what I could. Little animals I’d killed and cooked. Handfuls of berries. But as a rogue, I didn’t have much, so usually I could only offer my company.”I sniffled. “I think she wanted the company the most. She was okay with sta
Elena’s POVThe memory of Serena’s late-night visit to my room still clung to my mind the next morning like a bad dream. I could still feel the cold press of her knife against my throat, could still see the hatred in her gaze whenever I shut my eyes.She might have killed me had I not thought so qui
Elena’s POVThe chaos in the room suddenly turned into the deafening roar of silence.No. No, no, no.What had I just said?!Kade and Serena both stared at me. Serena’s smug expression had turned to one of pale shock; meanwhile, Kade’s surprise was edged with a hint of suspicion. Rightfully so.I ha







