Se connecterTheodore’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 Lucas hesitated, glancing away. For a moment, I could almost see his thoughts racing, as if he was debating how much he dared to reveal. “I asked you a question. What did you mean by that?” Lucas's gaze burned into me. He set his jaw. I glanced at Theodore. I could see the rage brewing
If I was a less proud woman, I would have told him to stay, to do something about this… feverish desire that was starting to tear me up inside. But I wasn’t that woman. Maybe too stubborn for my own good or just too grounded in reality. Even if I asked, Theodore Nightshade didn’t sleep with the
I scoffed at that. Who the hell was I kidding? From the moment I’d realized that she was the perfect candidate for my luna, temporary or not, keeping her at a distance wasn’t an option. Even if we hadn’t slept together before I’d proposed my plan, our relationship was doomed to be closer than I coul
Violet I clung to consciousness, my head spinning as Theodore gripped my wrist where the mark of the unwanted was seared deep into my skin. An unfamiliar surge pulsed through me, the heat of the bond between Lucas and me seeming to plunge into icy, numbing depths, snuffing the agonizing fire t







