LOGINThe crowd cheered, but none were louder than our excited children.Ivan’s POVIt was good of Claire to invite me to her wedding. I’d thought for a while that I might avoid the whole thing, but now that I was here, that I could be surrounded by the obvious love between the pair, I was glad that I had
Claire’s POVThe day of our wedding, I couldn’t stop looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a flowing white dress that Leo and Nova had helped me pick out. My hair was done up in a bun. I barely recognized myself, so put together and done up.“You look like a princess,” Nova said from nearby
Gideon’s POVI kissed Claire with my full heart, then held her close. She giggled, pressed into the safety of my arms.“We can talk about it now,” she said. “Or you could kiss me again. I liked that.”“I want to,” I told her truly. “I don’t want to stop kissing you. But after all this, I want to see
Claire’s POVI was dragged out of the trunk roughly by my arms, then shoved down into the dirt at Daphne’s feet.Quickly, I glanced around, but I didn’t really recognize where I was. A forest, but I had no idea which one. Tents were set up here and there and people I didn’t know milled about. This m
George glanced over, seeing me in the dim interior light.“He loves you,” he said.“He does.”“Do you love him, too?”“Yes,” I said. It came out easier than I thought it would. “Yes, I do,” I said again, to be sure. This time was just as easy.“Good,” George said. “Gideon is a good man, a brave and
Claire’s POVWe had a handful of hours before we needed to leave for the exchange. In that time, George had me fitted for body armor.“They will likely attempt to remove it from you,” he said. “But try to keep it on for as long as you can. I don’t know what kind of torture they will attempt, but thi
I turned to the other maid in the room. She looked frozen and pale as she stared at Miss Warrior’s collapsed body. I looked at her angrily, no longer scared.“You!” My voice cracked but came out loud enough to make her jump. “Go get the doctor. Now!”The maid quickly nodded and rushed out to get the
I felt it, I felt the tense atmosphere between the maid and Daphne. The maid looked scared under Daphne’s stare, as she panted and looked pale with fear. The courage which she had to speak the truth suddenly left her face.The silence was stretched and too long.“Who told you to poison the food?” I
Claire’s POV I stayed outside Leo’s room for a while, suddenly I heard a whimper from the room and dashed inside. His eyelids fluttered, and the moment I had waited for finally came. Leo stirred, his breath hitching as his body trembled under the weight of consciousness. I was already at hi
Claire’s POVHours had passed since Leo’s breathing settled into a rhythm. I stayed still, in place beside his bed unable to move myself away.I looked at his sweet, innocent face. My little boy holds my hand unconsciously even when he's fast asleep. His tiny fingers are warm and snug around mine li







