LOGINTheodore’s POVI looked around the rich wood paneling of the conference room. This was one of the rooms in the royal palace that I had thought to be superfluous at first. Why have a room specifically for business meetings when there were twenty-some other places to gather in this unnecessarily large
Theo stood, and I returned my attention to him as he offered me his hand. I took it, leaning into him more than usual as I stood.Holding me close, pressing our bodies together, Theo tilted his head up to the striking sun. “Do you feel that?” he asked. “The warmth of the sun?”I closed my eyes, a si
Violet’s POVInstead of lunch plans, Theo told Marcy and Aunt Marissa that we would back for dinner with both the families. Then my husband dragged me around the market, picking up a loaf of warm bread, some cheese, dried meats, fruit, and a hand-woven blanket that was the same red and yellows as ou
“You alright?” I asked them both.Colby blinked and gathered himself, nodding once. Sinclair’s gaze snapped to mine with something like rage in them. I wasn’t sure if it was for letting such young kids fight or from hiding this from them up until now.He seemed to remember himself though, remember h
Theodore’s POVThe next morning, everyone gathered at one of Violet’s cousin’s farms in town. It was the only place big enough to showcase what they’d been learning. Apparently, they were used to training on Uncle Caleb’s farm, but since everyone was already gathered here, we would make do.Violet a
Violet’s POVI had to be careful.I knew I had a bias toward women. Everything I’d said to Olivia Bronson at the royal palace had been true. I did relate her.Growing up as an incredibly capable woman in a world where women weren’t expected to be capable was suffocating. I was desperate to change th
Violet’s POVThe ceremony was unremarkable – at least by my standards. It was an ostentatious and gaudy version of a traditional werewolf wedding, a show of money I knew Lucas no longer had. I wondered then if Owen was paying for this.The way they had announced their wedding so last minute on the n
Violet’s POVSlowly enough that Kincaid could keep up, I retreated back the way we had come. Kincaid looked at me with incredulity, not understanding why I was leaving. I glanced pointedly at my arms, allowing my worry to show on my face.My arms began shaking violently. We were almost out of time.
Violet’s POVI watched as Theo and Owen greeted one another at the bottom of the stairs Owen had made sure everyone watched him descend. Our current king’s flare for the dramatic was tactless at best and a red flag at worst.I couldn’t hear what Theo was saying as I waited patiently between Kincaid
Theodore’s POVViolet was going to kill me.That damn dress she was wearing paired with the knowledge that she wore nothing beneath it threatened to bring me to my knees. I was already aching for her with the distance and the teasing of her voice in my head for weeks now.Eva had disappeared somewhe







