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
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
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
Suddenly, another familiar voice broke through the quiet. “She’s awake?” Natasha asked. Before any of us could react, she had grabbed Samson’s arm and pulled him away, clinging to his side. The look she gave me was cold, not relieved like the others.“Yes. It’s a miracle,” Samson said.Natasha looke
The boy seemed perfectly healthy, and Sara forced him to say “Thank you” for healing him before he snatched an orange from the bag and scampered off.“Alpha Samson put me, my niece, grandson, and a couple of others up here,” she said, pouring my tea for me. “The others are living in the packhouse as







