ログイン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
Kade’s POVKade stood at the end of the driveway for a long time, even long after the car disappeared.Something stirred in Kade’s chest that he didn’t have a name for. Or maybe he did have a name for it, but he just didn’t want to call it what it was. Because if he did, then that would mean he’d ha
“Elena,” my father said warningly.I stroked Ivy’s hair. “I’ll see you again, sweetheart,” I said, gently disentangling myself from her. “I just have to go away for a little while longer, but then we’ll be together again.”She sniffled. “You and me and Daddy, you mean?” she asked, wiping her nose. “
Alistair’s face puckered. “Well, she’s still the child of a slave—hardly fit to be an heir to Crescent Hollow. Perhaps the grandparents can take her in, if Kade refuses to take her to the wilds.”Margaret’s eyes lit up. “Yes, I—”“Absolutely not,” Jack cut her off. “We have no room for a baby, and M
Kade’s POV“The attack last night was caused by the child—I am sure of it!”“She’s a bad omen, Alpha Kade. Her mother caused the downfall of this pack, and became a slave because of it. The child surely contains her dark and rotten blood. Get rid of her before you name her.”The sounds of Kade’s adv
Kade’s POV The clock chimed twelve times. With each toll of the bell, the howls grew in number, the ballroom turning into a cacophony of laughter and shouts and hurried footsteps. Everyone was finding their mate—or at least, almost everyone. There were some, of course, whose mates weren’t here
Tyler’s POV“HELP!”The mental voice took Tyler by surprise. That voice… It was Samantha’s.Somehow, she had mindlinked him.Tyler didn’t hesitate. He shoved his way through the crowd and ran out of the ballroom. His footsteps were still unsteady from the lingering effects of the alcohol, but he did







