Se connecter“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 POVThe moment Serena’s face paled when she saw me, I knew it was over.Or… I thought I knew.I thought for certain that my own twin sister would recognize me. I thought she would rat me out to Kade and that everything would be lost.But… She didn’t.Serena simply glared at me, fingers tight
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







