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
Elena’s POV“I can’t believe it, Elena. Your condition is improving at three times the rate we expected!”Jayne’s eyes were alight with enthusiasm as she checked my vitals. I had just finished my second transfusion of Tyler’s blood and I felt immensely better—which was to say, I still felt mostly li
Elena’s POVAnother blood transfusion from Tyler seemed to do the trick. I recovered quickly from my fainting spell, and after the transfusion, I felt much better. My fever subsided and I felt much stronger than even before the episode.I wanted to speak to Samson and Tyler about what happened now t
“Now.” Samson turned to Nellie, leaning in close to inspect her eyes. Her pupils were dilated, just as mine probably were. “Nellie, tell me the truth about what actually happened in Crescent Hollow.”With a nod, Nellie began. Over the next few minutes, she repeated everything that happened in Cresce
Kade’s POVIvy hadn’t stopped crying all day.Kade had tried everything. He had tried rocking her. Bouncing her. Taking her on walks through the gardens for some fresh air. Opening her nursery window. Nothing was working; she just kept crying and crying, her little face scrunched up and red as a bee







