LOGIN“Grieving.”Ivy blinked. “What does that mean?”“It’s… What I did for your mom.” His throat tightened. “What I did for you for a while, too.”“That doesn’t really make sense.”“It won’t,” he said, putting his hand on her shoulder. This time, she didn’t flinch away, which came as a relief. “Not until
Kade’s POVKade, Tyler, and the others didn’t return to Nightshade for two days after they left Elena behind.Each step of the way, Kade considered turning back for her. Multiple times, he had considered marching back there and scooping her up into his arms and forcing her to return with him, even k
Eventually, the floor was as clean as it would get given the circumstances. I dumped the muddy-looking water out into the pond, then scrubbed my hands, arms, and face in the sink.Exhaustion took over me by then. I flopped onto the rickety cot without thinking twice and slept.When I woke the next m
Elena’s POVI must have sat in that spot on the porch for hours. Hell, it could have been days, and I might not have even noticed.The passage of time lost all meaning. The sun rose, turning the swamp hot and fetid with the scents of still water and rotting wood. The sun reached its zenith and the f
Kade walked up to her. He didn’t sit. He got the sense that she didn’t want that. Instead, he just let her stare at Ivy. Then down at her hands. Then at Ivy again.“It’s not your fault,” he said after a long moment.Elena didn’t answer. She just blinked, then looked back out over the swamp.Just the
Kade’s POVThe shack was quiet except for Nellie, who was making a small, whimpering sound from her chair. Kade looked at her once, then looked away.Wordlessly, Elena crossed the room and dropped to her knees beside Lana. She gathered her up, both arms pulling her close, and rocked her friend back
Elena’s POVIt was over. Kade was going to banish me from Crescent Hollow—away from my baby, the one thing I truly wanted—on threat of death if I returned.All because of my selfish twin sister.It was Serena who had been poisoning Ivy. Serena who slipped the vial into my pocket.Serena who, once ag
Elena’s POVWhen Kade entered the room and saw the scene before him, Serena immediately lowered her hand. The smile she gave Kade was all teeth, like a plastic mask stretching over the horrible grimace she wore beneath.“Nothing is going on,” she lied fucking blatantly, taking a step back. “I was ju
“I can’t,” I said quickly, not wanting to reveal too much. “But I’ve… seen this condition before. If the mother was severely malnourished and weak, especially if her wolf was weakened due to this, then the child’s wolf will also be weak—thus causing the child to become chronically ill.”Kade was sil
But my grin faded when I found that the nursery door was already open, and Serena was holding Ivy.I stepped into the room and grimaced at the sight. Serena was pacing the room, rapidly bouncing a fussing Ivy. My daughter was squirming uncomfortably, head bobbing too fast and hard for an infant her







