LOGIN“We brought something.” Tyler reached into his pocket and pulled out a small white envelope.I gasped and snatched it away. “You set the date?” I asked, tearing the envelope open.Tyler nodded, draping his arm around Harrison’s shoulders. “It’s a little later than we expected, but someone here could
Elena’s POV“And what’s this letter?”“That’s a Y.”“Now spell it out.”“Mooom…” Ivy groaned, scrubbing her hands over her face. “It’s only three letters, and I’m not a baby! I can spell my own name.”I smiled and tapped the fridge. “Can you just humor me? Please?”Ivy sighed, but picked up the magn
“You too,” she said, looking at me with half-closed eyes.I stopped.“Ivy, it’s okay, I’ll be right down the hall if you need me.”“No. I want you too, Mommy.” Her eyes were shut already, but her little voice was firm. A pang shot through me that was so intense I nearly sobbed, and had to press my h
Elena’s POVThe fire had burned down to embers by the time we came up for air.I wasn’t quite sure how much time had passed. All I knew was that Kade’s hand was warm against my waist, fingers spread wide, and his mouth had moved from mine to my jaw and down to my neck, and I had let it happen, tilti
I finished the story anyway, set the book on the nightstand, and reached over to turn off the lamp.Ivy’s hand shot out from under the blanket and closed around my wrist.I stopped.“Are you going to live here now?” she asked. She was looking up at me imploringly, like some small part of her was hop
Elena’s POVDebbie made pasta for dinner.It was simple and good, and the kitchen smelled like garlic and warm bread. We didn’t talk much, but it wasn’t an uncomfortable quiet. Mostly, it was just because I was too busy stuffing my face to have time to talk.Debbie, refilling my plate for a second t
Elena’s POV“Samson! Father!” I pounded frantically on the door despite the late hour, tears streaming down my face in torrents. “We need to talk! Please!”I heard a grunt and shuffling inside the room. The door swung open a few moments later, revealing Samson standing there in his robe, his hair di
“She’s not dead,” Serena hissed, poking her finger into the center of Nellie’s chest. “You were supposed to make sure she was dead. What the fuck happened?”Nellie’s throat bobbed. “I-I don’t know! She was dead when I left her—”“Don’t fucking lie to me.” Serena leaned close to Nellie, partially ext
Elena’s POVThe world was dark again for a little while.I came to on an infirmary bed for the second time that day. It was becoming a little too close to a routine for me, it seemed—blacking out, only to wake up in agony in a hospital cot, blinking up at the bright lights on the ceiling of the infi
“Let’s do it, then.” Samson looked at me. “If you consent to it, of course.”I paused, my throat too tight to speak. All my life, I had assumed my biological father was nothing more than a deadbeat—that he had abandoned my mother, leaving her pregnant and alone, and that he wasn’t worth knowing.But







