Se connecterLora's POV I could sense his overpowering presence behind me as we moved toward the library. I had been here once before, so I still recalled the path to his library. But his looming aura behind me stirred chaos in my thoughts, making me walk absentmindedly without direction.It was only when I felt his firm arms pulling me by the waist that I realized I had been heading the wrong way."Are you lost, little one?"I swiftly shoved him away and created space between us as the heat of his body sparked something dangerous inside me.I casually adjusted my shirt and squared my shoulders, acting as though his touch had no effect on me whatsoever."I thought I saw something over there. I was just going to check," I lied. I cleared my throat before turning away and heading toward the library, which was only a short distance from where we stood.I pushed the door open like I owned the place in a desperate effort to put distance between us.I flinched at the faint click of the door shutting, t
Lora's POV Honestly, I was already shivering from within, but I couldn’t allow him to see that. I couldn’t fuel his suspicion through my behavior."Lora, what are they doing here?" he asked again."What’s wrong with them being here? They missed their mom. They’re upset, so I offered to comfort them by letting them sleep in my room," I replied."You’re lying," he said, making me hold my breath. "I know when you’re lying," he added.I let out a nervous laugh, concealing the fear creeping through me. "You’ve always thought I was lying," I insisted. "I have no reason to lie, Your Highness."He narrowed his eyes, taking a slow, measured step forward. "Is that so?" he murmured, his tone laced with doubt. "Should I use our mind link to uncover the truth?"A lump formed in my throat, making it difficult to swallow. Can he really do that through our mind link? Or is he just bluffing?"Go ahead, do it," I challenged his bluff. I held my breath, waiting for his next move.After what felt like a
Lora's POV I exhaled slowly as I nudged the door open, stepping into my chamber. The strain from my encounter with Jasper still clung to me, but the scene before me was enough to briefly lighten the pressure weighing on my chest.Syrah and Mira were stretched out on the floor, laughing as they piled wooden blocks into an unsteady tower. Their laughter, so genuine and carefree, filled the room, washing away some of the gloom I had brought back with me. For a moment, just a moment, I let myself absorb it—to believe we were secure, that this was ordinary."Mommy.....no! I'm sorry." Syrah squealed when she spotted me, instantly abandoning the tower and rushing to my side, but quickly covering her mouth as she remembered what I had told them earlier.I was lucky that no one else was in the room right now.Mira followed me right behind, her small arms wrapping around my waist as Syrah clung to my side.I embraced them tightly, burying my face in their soft hair, breathing in their familiar
LORA'S POV “Are you jealous?” he asked.I let out a short scoff, “Why would I be jealous?” I replied as I raised my brow and kept my eyes on him. “I am only trying to understand your thinking. Why bring in another woman to be your breeder when you already have your queen?”“That is not your concern,” Jasper answered in a cold voice.“It is my concern,” I said firmly, not backing down. “This is about my life, my body, and my child. You cannot say it has nothing to do with me when I am the one involved in all of this.”I saw his jaw tighten as he tried to hold back his anger. In another moment, I might have felt fear, but not now. He was making it clear that he already had someone else as his queen, and I could not understand why he still needed me at all.After a long and heavy silence, he spoke again. “Just sign the paper, Lora, and we are done,” he said through his clenched teeth.I slowly placed the papers back into the folder instead of signing them. Jasper watched me closely, his
LORA'S POV I was guided by one of the guards toward the room where Jasper was. The guard knocked on the door, and after a short moment, I heard Beta Ronan’s voice from inside. “Come in.” The guard pushed the door open and stepped aside, motioning for me to enter. I walked in slowly, keeping my steps steady even though I felt uneasy. I saw Jasper standing behind his desk, his eyes fixed on the papers spread out before him, while Beta Ronan stood on the opposite side of the table. Ronan looked at me, but the look in his eyes was difficult to understand. “You may leave now,” Jasper said to Ronan in a cold and distant voice. I could feel the strong tension between them, and it made me wonder if it had anything to do with what happened years ago, when Ronan helped me leave. Did Jasper discover that Ronan was the one who pushed me to go? Beta Ronan lowered his head, then turned slightly toward me and did the same before he walked out of the room. Jasper stayed silent for a long wh
Lora's POV I flinched when I heard a soft sound near the door, and fear rushed through me at once, so I quickly stepped away from the two of them to create space. They looked at me with confusion at first, but they seemed to understand when the door opened without warning. I held my breath as Jasper walked into the room, and his eyes fixed on me in a way that made my throat go dry. I swallowed hard while standing there under his sharp and careful gaze, trying my best not to show anything that could give me away. "What is happening here?" Jasper asked, his eyes moving between the three of us with clear doubt. Inside, I was begging silently that my twins understood everything I had told them earlier and that they would follow along without making any mistake. "They came in without asking, and they were searching for you.....so I decided to help them," I said, keeping my tone steady even though my heart was beating fast. He lifted a brow and kept looking at me closely, as if he wa
Lora's POV I slowly opened my eyes and looked up at the ceiling above me, and nothing about it felt familiar or known to me. A steady pain pressed against my head, making it hard to think clearly at first, and I had to take a moment before I could even focus properly. The soft sound of the she
Lora's POV The loud strike of the gavel rang across the hall and marked the end of everything for me in that moment, leaving no space for escape. The sound remained in my ears as the room filled with low voices and murmurs, people reacting to what had just happened, but none of it reached me full
JASPER'S POV I looked around slowly, taking my time to study the whole area with care. My eyes moved from one corner to another as I tried to understand the place better. Somehow, this place made me think of someone I did not want to remember at all. The feeling came without warning and stayed in
LORA'S POV After a long time of going back and forth, Adam and Evelyn finally got me to agree to let the children go to school in the nearby town. Adam even offered, with clear excitement, to take them there every morning himself. His mood was light and hopeful, and it spread to the rest of us, ye







