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
“You’re right, though,” Violet added, and I was grateful for her chiming in and taking the attention off me. “The royal palace exhibits a disgusting and unnecessary amount of wealth.”Trish cocked her head at Violet, curious but not yet won over.“Theo and I have been talking about it since we moved
Theodore’s POV“When I pledged my allegiance to you, I wasn’t exactly envisioning that making me a beta-tester,” Riley said drily as he set up an account with Rogue Finder. I was so excited about this, trying so hard to keep from giving away the information we had, that I didn’t even respond.Riley
Theodore’s POVI tilted my head to the side as I considered the swatches Violet held out for me. “Do we have any options that are more… cheerful?”Violet flipped the swatches around to examine them herself. “Blue is meant to be calming. It’s the perfect color for the place we sleep.”I smirked at my
I splintered out of the way as my wife hurlled a trowel at me. She made the tool-turned-weapon vanish before it hit the wall. “You’re getting faster,” she complimented me.“At splintering or figuring out you’re always right?” I asked from right behind her.She spun around in a delighted surprise and







