Novels by Linda J. Cole

Carissa’s POVI took my mother’s advice, wore a nice dress, and went to Theodore. The layers of perfume swept through the hall I took.I knew it would take a while before Luna Theresa got there, and in the meantime, I wanted to solidify my stance with Theodore so that even after Violetta comes, she would have no place in his heart anymore.The thought of her having such a man who seemed to want to move the world for her without asking anything in return didn’t sit well with me. I had to make her lose that because she wasn’t deserving of it. Why let her have it when I could keep it for myself?Like my mother said, Theodore was just a man and couldn’t be exempt from falling for my seduction. I pushed his door in, striding in slowly.But when I got in, he was nowhere to be found. I looked around the room, even searching the balcony, but still couldn’t find him.I sighed grumpily. “Where the hell could the bastard have gone to?”Just as I was about to pull the door to leave, it pushed o

Carissa’s POV“How did it go?” I rushed the question to my father the moment he walked in.He ran his eyes down my being in visible anger before letting out a sigh. “What is it, father? Why do you stare at me like that?”“Because you almost destroyed everything by making me take such a matter to Theodore.”“What do you mean? What happened?” I asked urgently.“What I mean is you should’ve believed me when I said Theodore isn’t interested in the throne. I mean, I saw him. I saw his eyes the day he confessed this to me. He just wants to get Violetta and be out of this place.”I squinted my brows in confusion because it just didn’t sit well with me that Theodore, the rightful heir to the throne would be willing to give it up just like that.Just because of Violetta.I wanted to tell my father about the silver necklace that had Theodore’s name on it, but at that point, it didn’t seem to matter anymore.He was already convinced that Theodore would leave the throne to him, and although I wa

Theodore’s POVSeveral thoughts swirled through my mind as I wondered what in the hell he could have wanted to discuss with me. Especially since he mentioned the throne.I stared at the door, pissed that the more important thing I should be focusing my attention on had drifted away, and this silly excuse of a Beta was the reason for that.However, I definitely couldn’t reject his request. It was still important for me to keep up with appearances so he wouldn’t suspect a thing.“Uhhh sure, what is it you want to talk about?”He took a deep breath and walked closer to me.“Please sit.” He said, pointing to the couch as he lowered himself on the one opposite it. I sighed. Where the hell is this going, Beta John?I thought to myself.“Well, it’s nothing much. It’s just something that I think is paramount we discuss.”“Okay. I’m all ears; go ahead.”“I know you said that you aren’t interested in the throne and just wanted to take Violetta and go far away from here.”I squinted my brows in

Theodore’s POV“We all know our parts in this, right?”I asked the pairs of eyes staring at me, and they all nodded. Our plan was simple. We had to inject an antidote into Luna Theresa when we saw her. An antidote that would diminish the strength of her charms.“But are we certain that she’s going to fall for this trap? I mean, it’s the mother, Luna. She’s known to be pretty smart.” Caleb asked.I sighed. “Well, smart people tend to get ahead of themselves and get cocky. I believe even Luna Theresa is no exception. And hopefully she makes the mistake because that is exactly what we need.”“If. But what if she doesn’t?”“She will. For her plans of an heir, she needs both Nolan and Violetta, so I know she’ll definitely make the mistake and come here.” "Beta John," replied.My fists tightened in my pockets as I stared at him. Here he was, acting all perfect and saintly as if Luna Theresa was the only evil among us.There was no point in getting angry, as everything was about to come to

Violetta’s POVI swiped my tongue across my lips, eyes focused on nothing but the absolute evil before me.The evil I had to rip to pieces.The evil that I couldn’t believe I had been dining with.I leapt into the air, ready to dig my fangs into her face, but just then—“Lunaras feras, cor museum surge,By fang and flame, let the wide awake.Oh ancient ones, bind flesh to fury,Take thy oath and claim thy child.”As the words left her mouth, my wolf faltered, falling hard onto the floor.Feeling the weakness surge through me, I immediately tried to turn back, but it seemed impossible.My wolf trembled, claws scraping against the ground as I tried to anchor myself through the agony I was feeling. My breaths came in short, ragged gasps, bones straining beneath my fur but never breaking through no matter how hard I tried.I whined, then tried it again, willing my wolf to yield, but there was no change.No matter how hard I tried, my claws wouldn’t fall back, and the beast wouldn’t yield

Luna Theresa’s POVI paced back and forth in the room, unsure of what to do about the situation at hand. That bastard dared to kidnap Nolan; he dared to thwart my plans.I hissed, pissed beyond words.“How did that idiot let himself get kidnapped?How is it even possible to get kidnapped out of your own palace with so many guards to protect you, that little bastard?”I screamed angrily.I was very frustrated to realize that I ended up with a less competent son. I doubted that Theodore would have allowed himself to be taken so easily. There seemed to be little difference between Nolan as a man and a palace maid with no experience.In fact, he was worse. Not only did he have no single strength within him, but he was useless in every other ramification. I mean, for heaven’s sake, he couldn't even protect himself from something so minor. Now, he’s put me in a difficult situation. Not only do I risk losing face in front of all the guests who came for the wedding, but I also have to figure