MasukI 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 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
Serena’s POV“Of course Samantha isn’t alive.” Elena stood, smoothing down her skirt. Her look of terror was quickly smoothed over by a mask of calm indifference. “Didn’t you bury her body recently? Why would you think she’s alive?”Kade’s brow furrowed. “Some things that seem impossible are possibl







