MasukClaire’s POV With the revelation made, it wasn’t long before Ivan announced to the household that he was leaving to return to his pack. Well. He didn’t announce it. He just packed up his bags and quietly loaded them into his car. It was the other servants who told us they had seen him. “Let him go
His smile softened as he returned to this moment with me. “When she was pregnant, that was the happiest I had ever seen her. She loved you so much. She would read to you, alone in the study. She said she wanted you to know the sound of her voice. I wasn’t sure you could hear her in her stomach, but
Claire’s POV I had barely processed the news before George rushed toward me and crushed me in his embrace. Whatever hesitations he had previously shown toward me were gone in an instant, and he held me like he was proud of me, like we had been reunited after a long time apart. Maybe this was true,
Nova’s POV I could see how excited Leo was to see Mom and Dad looking all lovey dovey at each other. He’d always said he wanted them to get back together, and this seemed to be a step in the right direction toward that, for him. I didn’t like it. I was warming up to Dad, sure, but that didn’t mea
“Okay!” Nova said. “Come on, Leo!” “I’m going to win this time!” Leo announced. As the children ran off, Gideon called, “Stay where we can see you!” Then he gestured for me to sit on a nearby two-person bench. He took the spot beside me and let out a deep breath, like he was exhausted from the ex
Claire’s POV The next day, George decided to consent to a blood test. A healer was brought straight to the palace, and the blood was drawn as George and I sat near each other in the sitting room. “The results will take a few days,” the healer said. “We will move it along as quickly as we can.” “







