LOGINWhoever 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 POVKade crouched down, letting Nellie climb onto his back with Tyler’s help. He hooked his arms under her knees and stood, and we kept moving.Nobody talked much, other than Nellie, who quietly pointed Kade in the right direction. The forest was too thick and too dark for idle conversation,
Kade got to work without question.As I worked, carefully packing the white paste into the puncture wounds all around Nellie’s leg, Tyler looked at me. A moment later, his voice slipped into my mind.“Why don’t you just use your power to heal her?”My jaw tightened. “I can’t.”“What? Why?”I glanced
Elena’s POV“Oh, Elena! Elena, please, you have to help me!” Tears streamed down Nellie’s face, and she clutched her leg, which was still gushing blood. “Please! I’ll explain later!”I looked at my companions, whose looks of confusion mirrored my own. I hadn’t seen Nellie in ages, and especially not
Next, it was my turn. The shift took a moment longer than it should have, even though tonight was the full moon. I frowned, digging deeper for my wolf’s power. Finally, the shift happened, but it was slow and uncomfortable.“Ava?” I asked.“Must be the new body.”“You’re sure that’s all?”“Yeah…”Ka
Elena’s POVI woke the next morning to a throb in my head that was definitely well-deserved. The fire had burnt down to embers overnight, leaving behind little more than a thin tendril of smoke that curled up into the morning air. Everything smelled like ash and moonshine, and I groaned, rolling ont
This close, my wolf wanted me to kiss him. And for a moment, I could feel the pull of the mate bond, the yearning to lean closer and press my lips to his.But I controlled myself. Kade, for his part, seemed utterly unaffected by the bond, which only made him more terrifying.“If I find out you’re ly
Elena’s POVIt was over. Kade was going to banish me from Crescent Hollow—away from my baby, the one thing I truly wanted—on threat of death if I returned.All because of my selfish twin sister.It was Serena who had been poisoning Ivy. Serena who slipped the vial into my pocket.Serena who, once ag
Elena’s POVWhen Kade entered the room and saw the scene before him, Serena immediately lowered her hand. The smile she gave Kade was all teeth, like a plastic mask stretching over the horrible grimace she wore beneath.“Nothing is going on,” she lied fucking blatantly, taking a step back. “I was ju
“I can’t,” I said quickly, not wanting to reveal too much. “But I’ve… seen this condition before. If the mother was severely malnourished and weak, especially if her wolf was weakened due to this, then the child’s wolf will also be weak—thus causing the child to become chronically ill.”Kade was sil







