LOGINEvelynWhen 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
Evelyn“Huh?” Alexander repeats curiously.Dr. Zorinski doesn’t answer him. She just twists his arm into different positions to get a look at the entire wound.“Incredible,” she murmurs.“That sounds…good?” I hedge.She continues examining Alexander. “Keith,” she calls over to another healer. “Take
“I woke up in the middle of the night to your excruciating pain,” he shares, “then all of a sudden the little pocket of you went silent, and I was afraid I might never feel you within me again.”I smile a little. “The little pocket of me?”He shrugs. “Do you not have that, too? A part of me within y
EvelynAlexander and I walk through the main palace. I want to hold his hand, but both of mine are currently busy with the crutches I’m using to walk with my still-casted leg.Alexander practically had to strong-arm Dr. Zorinski into discharging us so that we could sleep in the same bed together in
“Prepare to move out!” Marcel’s voice rings from the direction of the Royal Guard.Alexander is still staring at me, his expression shifting from surprise to fear to reverence. Footsteps approach us, and Marcel’s voice calls out more softly. “Alpha?”I’m about to flag him down, but Alexander reaches
“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
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







