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
She was sitting in my lap by the time Kincaid and Dahlia entered my study. When Lily saw them, she immediately removed her hand from my stomach that she had been whispering to. The two Betas closed my study door, and I patted Lily’s leg.“It’s okay, Lily. They both know everything I just told you.”
Violet’s POVOlivia left my study after a painfully long and convoluted conversation. I had a message from her the day that I returned asking to come visit. I was surprised she was asking instead of just showing up uninvited.I took it as a sign of goodwill.Which is why I only rescheduled for three
Theodore’s POVThere were eighteen days left in our three-week time frame in which to take down Owen. I had left Violet at the border three days ago, and I couldn’t think about it without tearing up. Then again, maybe that was the onions.I sliced the knife down into yet another onion. Violet had of
“But you still haven’t figured out how to prove that?” Aunt Prynne asked. Violet shook her head.“Has anybody else?” Aunt Marissa, and Caleb’s wife, asked to the long length of table, reminding me that every person here had been scouring their own local libraries during every minute they could spare







