LOGINI cut myself off, unable to say more as we enter the main palace.“I’ll get on it after I debrief you,” Marcel says. I swear, I will never stop being grateful for my Beta.It doesn’t hurt that his thoughts on what I just said are full of empathy and grace—unlike the guilt and shame I’m feeling.Marc
EvelynWith one hand cupping my face and the other holding my hand, Alexander freezes. “What?” he breathes.I can’t say it again. My shoulders shudder, and a single tear falls down my cheek.Alexander drops his hands from me, almost like he suddenly feels undeserving of me. “There must be a mistake.
EvelynAlexander looks beautiful in a way that truly grates me. It’s as if every detail of him is designed to bring out his eyes.The deep set of them and his strong bone structure frame them. His bronze skin contrasts with the blue color to make them pop. Even his white-blond hair in its disheveled
“Yes,” she assures me. “But is there anything else you’re keeping from me?”My mind immediately flies to the image of my dad, dead on Mr. Murray’s floor. The only thing I’m keeping from Alexander.But Emma already knows about it. She was there with me when Alexander killed him.“No,” I answer. “But
EvelynStaring in the mirror of my ensuite bathroom, I unbutton my top until my nipples are barely covered, revealing the bandage on the wound where Sophia tried to stab my heart. With all the resting I’m supposed to be doing, there hasn’t been any sense in wearing a bra. Based on my current mental
“Your Majesty!” Minister Coltain straightens at the sight of me. His panicked features become clearer in the torchlight as I approach. “Your Majesty, please, there must be some mistake.”His thoughts reveal that he knows there’s no mistake. Sophia has told him everything, but he’s trying to gauge ho
He laughs venomously, and my wolf rages. My mind blurs, and I know I’m losing control of the beast within me.I just can’t do anything to stop it.EvelynI watch the tiny window up near the ceiling, the only indication of time passing, as the light fades. When the sky is as dark as the dungeon, I ri
AlexanderAfter Alexander made me come as promised, he left to go handle whatever kingly duties he has to deal with. He kept the bedroom door open long enough for me to hear him call the guards over to make sure I didn’t escape while he was gone.So here I am, pacing his room, trying not to think ab
“Why didn’t you tell me?” he asks. “You knew I was looking for her. For you.”My wolf whines at the way he says “you”.I avert my gaze, casting it to the ground, even if every ounce of my attention is locked onto his hand on my shoulder and neck, the proximity of his fingers to my sensitive nipples
EvelynThe farther away we get from the Prospective Lunas, the more ridiculous I feel in Alexander’s arms as he carries me toward his palace.“I didn’t hurt myself,” I tell him. “I can walk on my own.”Twigs and leaves crunch under Alexander’s boots as he replies, “You really want to walk back baref







