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
“It’s not poisoned,” Kade grunted as if reading my mind when I lifted the bread to look inside.My cheeks flushed. I supposed that Kade wouldn’t bother poisoning me with a sandwich if he wanted to kill me, so I sat down and took a bite. It did soothe some of my nausea, although I found it hard to ea
Elena’s POVThe following morning, I woke to a fresh feeling of hope simmering in my chest. Kade hadn’t sent me away—he would let me remain in Crescent Hollow. With my child.After seeing Ivy for the first time, feeling that undeniable mother-daughter bond between us, I was even more determined now
Kade’s POVKade woke bright and early the following morning, and for the first time in a long time, it wasn’t the sun or his alarm clock that woke him; it was the pang in his chest.The house was already bustling despite the early hour, judging from the sound of voices echoing from downstairs. The w
Elena’s POV“Nellie!” I waved, plastering a smile across my face, and gestured for the Omega to come over. “Do you have a moment?”Nellie looked around uncertainly. “I have to administer Debbie’s medicine…”“It’ll only take a second,” I said. “It’s about my cramps. They’re getting worse.”My guard b







