Se connecter“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
Her father put his hand on my arm briefly, just for a second, and nodded. He didn’t speak. I understood.The following morning, it was time to go. Ivy needed her parents, and Kade couldn’t stay away from the pack any longer. I’d finished packing the night before. Just what I needed. I’d be coming ba
Elena’s POVMy father looked at Kade for a long moment. Then he looked at me.“Is this what you want?” he asked.“I know how it looks,” I said. “And I know what you’re thinking.”“Do you?”“Yes. You’re thinking that it’s sudden and illogical and that I’ve completely lost my mind.” I held his gaze. “
Elena’s POV“How long have you been standing there?” I blurted out.The words slipped out of my mouth before I could stop them. I instantly regretted them, fearing I sounded too suspicious. To my relief, Kade simply blinked at me in confusion, then said slowly, “I don’t know. A few seconds?”“Oh.” I
“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
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
“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,







