ANMELDENI felt a flicker on the other end and let out a small breath. He was alive, which meant that not all was lost. But I couldn’t contact him. I tried desperately, but either he was indisposed or my wolf was too exhausted to make the connection; I felt nothing more than that initial flicker, followed by
Elena’s POVI pulled my hand back through the bars and stared at the huddled little mass in the cage next to me, studying her face as best I could in the dim light.My daughter stared right back at me.That was her, alright. Ivy. My little girl. Her face, although dirty, her hair disheveled and her
Serena planted a hand on her hip and cocked her head. “You done?” she asked almost impatiently, gesturing to the tray. “Because I made you soup, and I’d hate to deny giving it to you just because you’re being naughty.”“Fuck you and your soup,” Kade snarled. “Where’s Elena? Where’s Ivy? Where are th
Kade’s POV“Kade…”He couldn’t feel the mate bond anymore, and it terrified him. Like reaching into a familiar space where there was once warmth and life, only to find cold emptiness within.But he could hear her voice calling to him, soft and distant. She was there still, just further now, and all
Elena’s POV“She was supposed to heal you.”“I know. She didn’t.”“Why?”“I don’t know… She tended my wound, but she didn’t use her powers…”The voices faded in, slow at first, then all at once. I blinked my eyes open, adjusting to the darkness around me. The air smelled like damp earth and somethin
Whoever lived here was gone at the moment, but they could come back anytime. We decided to keep one person on the lookout, prepared to call out if anyone showed up. That person wound up being Lana.Tyler, Kade and I laid Nellie out on the table, propping a small, somewhat foul-smelling pillow from t
Elena’s POVI managed to catch Kade coming out of Ivy’s nursery later that day. He looked pale and drawn and more tired than I had last seen him, and he was so out of it that he nearly walked right into me.“Kade!” I said, grabbing his arm. “I heard about Ivy. Can I see her—”“Not right now.” Kade p
Tyler’s POV“Focus, Tyler! Guard your left!”The morning sun hadn’t even come up yet when the slam of the wooden training sword sent Tyler sprawling across the ground. The sand of the sparring ring filled his mouth, forcing him to cough and sputter as he pushed himself to his knees.Melvin stood ov
Tyler’s POVElena was rushed straight to the healers. The rest was a blur—people rushing around, bloody bandages thrown into piles on the floor, and all the while, Elena’s face remained pale and still.Samson paced the infirmary, refusing to sit still. Tyler was so exhausted that he couldn’t stay st
Tyler’s POV“We found her like this.” The old woman stepped out of the way, letting Tyler get a closer look at Elena. “With a knife in her chest—a knife we believe to be tipped with poison.”Tyler’s heart sank, all pretense of anger at the rogues suddenly slipping away when he saw Elena laying there







