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
Elena’s POV“You know, you don’t technically have to wear those rags, even if you lose the bet.” Lana flopped onto my bed with her arms outstretched. “You’re the Alpha’s daughter. You can just tell Beth to shove her bet where the sun doesn’t shine.”“No, I made my bed. I’ll have to lie in it now,” I
I blinked, taken aback. “What do you mean?” I asked. Nellie just grabbed my wrist and pulled me out of earshot of the others.Lowering her voice, she said, “I was there when the alarm was raised about the fire. Amelia sent me and a few other Gammas to handle it. I saw something… odd when we arrived.
Kade looked at me, but I smiled and touched Harrison’s arm, making the healer jolt a little at the contact. “It’s alright. There’s a lot going on here tonight. Maybe we can talk somewhere private.”“I’ll come with you,” Kade said immediately.I glanced up at him and saw that look in his eyes again.
Kade’s POV“Mason? Is that really you?”Kade froze in the doorway to the drawing room. Mason, the man he hadn’t seen since before they were even men, was sitting on the sofa beside Serena with a cup of tea pinched between his fingers. He set the cup down on the saucer and stood, spreading his arms w







