LOGINEvelynAs Alexander and I finally take one step after another down the hallway toward our Luna Ceremony, I’m overcome with emotion.This isn’t my first Luna Ceremony. That one was interrupted by Lucas leaving me for my best friend who he believed at the time was carrying his pup. That day ended with
“What?” he asks.I glance over my shoulder at my mom and Emma. They nod me on encouragingly.“We had an idea,” I tell him.He cocks his head playfully. “I thought it was David’s idea.”I smile. “Not the werewolf residence in the Royal City,” I clarify. Alexander responded quite neutrally to the conc
Evelyn“I think it’s a marvelous idea,” I say, only half-examining myself in the mirror. Mostly, I’m watching Emma’s face as she applies my makeup.“It’s a bold one,” she concedes.“I like it, too,” Mom says from behind me where she’s putting wildflowers in my braided hair.“Really?” Emma and I say
Evelyn“I want to talk about something embarrassing and traumatic,” I say when I find David in the archives.He doesn’t look up from his book. “Your sense of humor?” he teases.His joke does its job, and I smile. He looks up then, making sure his words had their intended effect. Our gazes meet, and
EvelynWhen I wake up the next morning, I want to cry at the sight of Alexander sleeping peacefully next to me. Any amount of time spent thinking I might never see him again is too much, and I’m still just so relieved I didn’t die falling off that cliff.That Lucas didn’t kill me for trying to escap
“A brace!” I cheer enthusiastically. “That’s so much better than the cast.”I turn toward Alexander, grinning. He looks equally as happy for me. Then his look turns reverent.“This is what we do,” he tells me. “Our mate bond heals us, and I know it will heal our kingdom, too. That’s why we should ha
The more we have sex, the harder it will be to resist the mate bond calling us together. I have to escape sooner rather than later.Alexander informs me that as his shikra, I no longer need to follow him around like I did as his maid. My energy is expected to be reserved for sex. The rest of the day
AlexanderI notice my sister pinning Evelyn to the mat across the arena mid-spar. Jealousy flares in my chest, distracting me enough that a guard manages to punch me in the gut. When I refocus on him, he seems just as surprised as I am.I finish the fight easily, and he limps off the mat as the next
EvelynAlexander’s finger slides easily in and out of me, driving my breath erratically wild. He pulls back the fabric on my breast, exposing my pert nipple to him. He sucks it into his mouth as his thumb finds my clit, and I let out a loud moan.I fist the sheets beneath me, still trying to fight t
EvelynI stand my ground in the shadows of the grand ballroom, even as my heart races at the idea that the tyrannical king may have discovered we’re mates. When he calls me over to him, I can hear my pulse pounding in my ears.“I’d like some wine please,” he says, handing me his glass.I take it qui







