تسجيل الدخولMy 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. “
Elena’s POVThe slamming of the door echoed in the now-quiet room. For a long time, nobody moved. Not even Debbie.Then, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see my father standing there with a calm expression, even a faint hint of a smile, but his eyes were hard and full of worry.“We shoul
“Shh!” Serena shrugged Debbie’s hand off, curling her lip indignantly, then leaned closer to look at the camp. A slow, malicious smile tugged at her mouth.Debbie knew that look all too well. It was the type of look Serena often had when she had a nasty idea. Like when Serena orchestrated a “payback
Elena’s POVMy heart stopped.Debbie’s eyes were fixed on me, wide and unblinking, and the whole room had gone very still around her. Harrison had frozen near the door. Tyler’s hand tightened on my arm. My father was still standing in the hallway, not entering the room, but I could feel him stiffen
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
Behind me, Serena scoffed again. “So she’s an ‘apprentice’ now? Oh, please. Kade, you can’t seriously be buying this, right? She’s clearly lying. Every time she talks to you, it’s like she comes up with another laurel to add to her crown of lies.”I ignored Serena and held Kade’s gaze, silently impl
“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







