تسجيل الدخولI could see him trying to cut through the haze. His brow furrowed, his jaw working. I knew, as I looked into his eyes, that he was trying to claw his way up through all that fog to reach the surface, fighting the other half that already knew exactly who he was supposed to see standing in front of hi
Avery’s POVThe witch crossed the clearing like she had all the time in the world, her dress catching moonlight with every step, her chin tipped up toward him the exact way I used to tip mine. I bit down hard on the inside of my cheek to keep from lunging past Colt’s arm right then, right there, be
Which meant we needed to stop it.I looked at Sebastian. Flicked my gaze over him once, twice. He still looked haggard, his beard fully grown out now, his eyes dark and so wide I could see the whites all around.“Can I trust you?” I asked.His lips pressed together. “Avery, I…”“Don’t make me repeat
Avery’s POVIt was slow moving with Melissa limping between us and Bjorn’s smaller frame struggling under her weight.“Just leave me,” she said multiple times, like either of us would actually consider doing such a thing. “I’ll find my own way home.”I refused, of course, each time. No woman left be
Gideon’s POVI felt strange.I couldn’t quite explain it if I tried.I just felt… off, like something was missing—not just a piece of myself, but a piece of something around me, too. As if the sky had a big black mark in it in the shape of a puzzle piece, and that puzzle piece was gone, burned up in
He didn’t say anything back. He just leaned into my hands for a second and let his shoulders drop, his lips curving into a very small and very tentative smile—as if bracing himself for the scolding.It would come eventually. Not tonight, though. Not right now.Melissa shifted against the tree, winci







