INICIAR SESIÓNMIRA’S POVI woke up the next morning with sunlight streaming through the curtains, and for a moment, I forgot where I was. Then I remembered — Declan’s chambers. I sat up quickly and looked around, but he was nowhere to be seen. The bed beside me was cold, and his side of the room was empty. But I did not care. Actually, I was very relieved. I quickly packed my things and left the room without looking back.The corridors were quiet as I made my way back to my own chambers, my mind still buzzing with everything that had happened the night before. But as I walked, I overheard two maids whispering near a corner. They were discussing the quarrel from last night, even though their voices were low, but it was clear enough for me to hear.“I heard the Luna was shouting at the Alpha last night,” one of them said. “Can you imagine? After three years of marriage, she still cannot keep her husband interested. Maybe she is not seductive enough. Maybe that is why he does not want her. That is a s
RONAN’S POVI stood in the middle of my chambers, my hands clenched into fists at my sides, and my mouth tight with barely suppressed anger. Nova’s attempt to seduce me earlier had left me feeling disgusted and violated, and I could still feel the ghost of her hands on my skin, the memory of her dropping her towel and standing before me completely bare. I had pushed her away, but the anger and frustration had not left me. She had no right to do that, no right to try and force herself on me like I was some kind of prize to be won.I paced the room, my mind racing with the thoughts of the wedding my father was forcing me. Nova was not the woman I wanted. She had never been the woman I wanted. I had only agreed to the arrangement because I had not felt anything for anyone else, because I had convinced myself that love was not something I needed. But now, everything had changed. Now, there was Mira.I thought about her constantly. Her face, her voice, and the way she looked at me like I w
MIRA’S POVI walked back towards Declan’s chambers with my packed items in my arms, and my mind still buzzing from everything that had happened. The confrontation with Aunt Mae and Claudia, the slap that still stung my cheek, and the whispered threats that echoed in my ears. But I refused to let them break me. I was done being their victim.As I walked through the corridor, I saw my private maid, Betty, approaching. She bowed when saw me, and I nodded in acknowledgments preparing to continue on my way. But she hesitated, and I paused.“Are you okay, my Lady?” Betty asked softly, her voice full of concern.I turned back to look at her, and she immediately bowed her head. “I am sorry for the question, my Lady. I should not have asked.”I shook my head and smiled, “It is fine, Betty. But why did you ask?”She hesitated, then said quietly, “The whole palace knows about the quarrel that happened earlier, My Lady, and everyone feels sorry for you. We all know the truth — that you are not ba
MIRA’S POVI sat in the corner of Declan’s bed where Aunt Mae had shoved me rudely, with my cheeks still throbbing from the slap she had given me, and I watched at Claudia and Aunt Mae finally walked out of the room, leaving me alone with Declan and Dorian. But before they left, Aunt Mae turned back and gave strict instructions to Dorian in a cold and commanding voice. “She is not to leave this room for any reason except to go get her things from her chambers. And she must be accompanied at all times. Do you understand me?”Dorian bowed his head and said, “Yes, ma’am.”The door closed behind them, and the room fell into an awkward silence.I looked around the room, taking in the sight of Declan sitting at his desk with his back to me, and Dorian standing near the window like a silent guard, and the irony of the situation hit me suddenly like a wave, and I could not help but laugh to myself. Here I was, trapped in a room with my husband and his lover, and being guarded by his lover to
RONAN’S POVAfter my father left, the room fell into a heavy silence. I stood there for a long moment, my hands still clenched into fists at my sides, and my heart pounding with a mixture of anger and frustration. The weight of everything he had said pressed down on me like a physical thing, that I could not pull off and I felt I was suffocating.Silas was till innthe room, standing quietly in the corner. He did not say anything at first, and I was greatful for the silence, because I needed a moment to collect myself, to calm the storm raging inside me.But then he broke the silence.“You are in deep trouble,” Silas said, in a low and serious voice.I groaned bitterly and ran a hand though my hair. “I meant every word I said to him,” I said, my voice tight. “I am done with this Alpha Buisness. I would rather stick with the family buisness than be an Alpha. At least then I would have some freedom. At least then I would not be trapped like this.”Silas raised an eyebrow and asked, “Is i
MIRA’S POVI stood in the middle of Declan’s chambers, with my hand still pressed against my stinging cheek where the slap had landed, and I could feel the silence pressing down on me like a heavy blanket. Everyone in the room was staring at me — Claudia with eyes wide and her mouth hanging open, Aunt Mae with her face twisted in rage, Declan with cold amusement flickering in his eyes, and Dorian standing behind him like a silent shadow. The weight of their gazes should have crushed me, but instead, I felt a strange calm settle over me. I had said everything I needed to say. I had spoken my truth and I did not regret a single word.I slowly lowered my hand from my cheek and lifted my chin, meeting theot eyes one by one. “I meant every word I said,” I told Declan, in a steady voice despite the fear that was still churning in my stomach. “If you want to marry another woman, I will not stand in your way. I will not fight for a man who has never wanted me.”Declan laughed coldly, and the
MIRA’S POV“I cannot,” I whispered and shook my head.Zara was quiet on the other end of the phone for a moment, then she let out a long breath as if she had been holding it since and whispered back, “why can’t you? Mira, you can not stay with a gay husband. A man who treats you like trash.”I shoo
MIRA’S POVI heard Declan’s voice first. Low and familiar. Exactly the kind of tone he had never used with me before.Then I heard a moan and froze, because that moan was not my husband’s.And it did not belong to a woman.I was not supposed to be there, at this hour, because the pack function was
RONAN’S POV I met the penthouse empty when I returned, so let myself in and closed the door behind me. Then I poured myself a glass of water, but did not drink it. I just stood there, holding it and staring at the blank wall. My mind would not stop replaying the events of last night. The way
MIRA’S POVI did not know his name and I did not care.He sat alone in the shadows, wearing dark clothes with a glass in front of him that he had not touched, and when I stopped in front of his table he looked up slowly with his warm amber eyes and watched me like I was entertainment.“You look los







