FAZER LOGINUnsurprisingly, there were several missed calls.“Natasha?” Serena’s voice came through after the first ring. “Thank the Goddess, I’ve been trying to get in touch with you—”“Is the child there?” Natasha whispered.“Well, yes, but—”“Knock her out. Drug her. Do whatever it takes to make sure she doe
Natasha’s POV“So. Melvin is dead. How does that make you feel?”“From the sounds of it,” Natasha replied coolly, “he brought it upon himself—trying to attack my husband’s daughter.”The Beta leaned back in his chair, studying Natasha with that discerning eye of his that always seemed to see right t
For the second time, Kade stood over his mate’s body.“Elena?” he whispered, reaching out. He placed his hand on her smaller one and grasped her fingers, as if he could bring her back by forcing his own warmth into her skin. She didn’t move, didn’t answer.Kade’s wolf howled and retreated, curling i
Kade’s POV“Ivy! IVY!!!”Kade’s voice fell unanswered in the forest, dampened by the thick layers of snow and the silence that hung over the treetops. Even the birds had gone quiet, cowering in their nests as the furious wolf charged through the underbrush.Kade stood, panting, having just shifted a
Kade’s POVThe grandfather clock ticked too loudly. Each swing of the pendulum felt like a sledgehammer against the inside of Kade’s skull, leaving his head pounding and his eyes straining from the pressure of it.“What do you mean, she’s gone?” he asked. The coffee in front of him sat cold and unto
The 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
“Fine,” I said, extending my hand. “Sounds fair to me.”Beth grinned and shook my hand. As we shook, I noticed something peeking out from under her sleeve—something red and irritated, like a cat scratch.“Get a new kitten recently?” I asked.“What?”I gestured to the mark. Beth suddenly yanked her h
Elena’s POV“It was you, wasn’t it?”I stopped running and turned to face Beth fully. The strange circumstances surrounding the fire, the sneer on her face, all of it—Natasha had to have put Beth up to it. She was becoming Natasha’s newest little minion, after all.Beth paused, still jogging in plac
“But he told me to take Ivy away for the weekend.”“I don’t care what he said,” Jack cut her off with a sneer. “We’ve worked too hard and too long to let him slip through your fingers now. Leave the kid here, and go back there right now. Show him that you won’t be pushed around anymore. Don’t let th
“Yes?” I asked coldly.“I want to talk to you.” She glanced at Tyler. “Alone.”Tyler bristled. “Whatever you have to say to her, you can say in front of me.”Serena simply folded her arms, waiting. I sighed and turned to Tyler. “Get in the car,” I said. “I’ll just be a minute.”My brother hesitated,







