LOGIN“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. “
Something that wouldn’t respond to normal medicine.“I have to,” I said, looking at Tyler, then my father. “You understand that.”My father hesitated, then nodded. “If you feel it’s the right thing to do, then we won’t stop you.”Tyler looked like he wanted to protest, but at a single, withering loo
“Not just yet,” Natasha cooed, checking her nails with deliberate calm. “Since she was disrespectful enough to spit up on my shoes, I think more burpees are in order.”…Kade’s POVI must have been glaring at the cell door for an hour now. They’d put me in a cell. A fucking cell. My wolf was furiou
Elena’s POVThe air had grown colder, as if approaching Crescent Hollow had made even the trees shiver off their leaves in anticipation. The sky was gray and overcast, and even inside the truck, with the heat on, my fingers were cold around the steering wheel.Crescent Hollow was just a couple of mi
So I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets and strode up to the gates, where two guards were on duty. They pointed their spears at me the moment they saw me coming.“Stay back!” one shouted. “Rogues are not welcome here!”“I’m not a rogue. I’m Elena, the healer. I need to speak with Alpha Kade.”Th







