LOGINSerena 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 POVKade crouched down, letting Nellie climb onto his back with Tyler’s help. He hooked his arms under her knees and stood, and we kept moving.Nobody talked much, other than Nellie, who quietly pointed Kade in the right direction. The forest was too thick and too dark for idle conversation,
Kade got to work without question.As I worked, carefully packing the white paste into the puncture wounds all around Nellie’s leg, Tyler looked at me. A moment later, his voice slipped into my mind.“Why don’t you just use your power to heal her?”My jaw tightened. “I can’t.”“What? Why?”I glanced
Kade’s jaw feathered. Serena sat up a little straighter. “That’s private business,” she hissed.“Oh, I’m sorry. I was just curious, that’s all.” I popped a piece of steak into my mouth and spoke around it. “I assumed you and your twin were close, so it must be hard for you to replace her like this.”
Kade’s POV“Why would I want to leave? My home is here now… With my mate.”That statement made Kade’s interest pique further. He was about to tell Elena that he had decided to let her go back to Nightshade—Goddess, he had even let Tyler in today in the hopes that she would just try to make a run for
But because of my stubborn principles, I refused to show him.“No.” I lifted my chin. “I don’t have to show you my body if I don’t want to.”“Then I’ll take a peek myself,” Kade growled, reaching for my shirt. Gasping, I went to slap him again as I had the last time we’d seen each other, but he caug
Elena’s POV“Dinner?” I blurted out.Kade paused. “Yes. Dinner.”I hadn’t been expecting that, but it felt like an opportunity to get some answers—so although the thought of sharing a meal with Kade made me want to gag, I accepted the invitation. Not that it seemed I had much of a choice, anyway. I







