ANMELDENI felt a flicker on the other end and let out a small breath. He was alive, which meant that not all was lost. But I couldn’t contact him. I tried desperately, but either he was indisposed or my wolf was too exhausted to make the connection; I felt nothing more than that initial flicker, followed by
Elena’s POVI pulled my hand back through the bars and stared at the huddled little mass in the cage next to me, studying her face as best I could in the dim light.My daughter stared right back at me.That was her, alright. Ivy. My little girl. Her face, although dirty, her hair disheveled and her
Serena planted a hand on her hip and cocked her head. “You done?” she asked almost impatiently, gesturing to the tray. “Because I made you soup, and I’d hate to deny giving it to you just because you’re being naughty.”“Fuck you and your soup,” Kade snarled. “Where’s Elena? Where’s Ivy? Where are th
Kade’s POV“Kade…”He couldn’t feel the mate bond anymore, and it terrified him. Like reaching into a familiar space where there was once warmth and life, only to find cold emptiness within.But he could hear her voice calling to him, soft and distant. She was there still, just further now, and all
Elena’s POV“She was supposed to heal you.”“I know. She didn’t.”“Why?”“I don’t know… She tended my wound, but she didn’t use her powers…”The voices faded in, slow at first, then all at once. I blinked my eyes open, adjusting to the darkness around me. The air smelled like damp earth and somethin
Whoever 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 POV“Alpha Kade, the baby—”Kade suddenly jerked before the Omega could finish speaking, his elbow knocking over his glass of wine and sending red liquid splashing across the tablecloth. Serena gasped and jumped up from the table before it could stain her dress. The Omega hurried to help Kad
Perhaps she had come here to get pregnant with a strong baby before her marriage to Tyler.Kade hated the way his chest ached at the thought.“My, you really do like her,” Ghost chortled.“That’s enough. I don’t like her. I’m simply concerned about a scheming woman using my seed to produce a bastard
Elena’s POVThe documents proved to be so much more enlightening than I ever could have hoped. They confirmed everything that I had prayed for, everything that I wanted.My heart pounded as I pored over them, curled up beneath my blankets. Everything was there—my labor, my death, my baby.My baby wa
Elena’s POVI woke the next morning with a cramp in my stomach. A gasp ripped out of me when I felt wetness between my thighs, and I threw the covers aside to reveal that I had gotten my period in the middle of the night and bled on the sheets.The door flung open before I could stop it. My guard, h







