MasukI chuckled as I held back tears.“Sorry,” I murmured, trying to pull back, but she held me tighter.“I’ve missed you like crazy,” she breathed. “How’s life in the empire? I’ve been keeping tabs on you in the media. Seems you are kicking ass as the queen.”Since the inauguration ceremony last year, I
She flinched away for a moment, afraid that the darkness might hurt him, but I had faith that it wouldn’t because it was under her control now and the light in her wouldn’t be dim for the darkness.“It’s okay,” I assured her, bringing Caleb even closer into her view. She stared at him with admiratio
EpilogueAiden’s POV“She still won’t come out of her room?” Fiona asked, staring at the closed suite door with a frown. “It’s been a week since she killed her sister…”“She’s scared,” I told her, cradling Caleb in my arms. “Raelyn’s darkness is inside of her and she’s worried that she’s going to do
She was quiet for a moment while the Queen continued to bark orders in the background. The dark tendrils only seemed to grow more agitated with each passing moment.“Please, call the tendrils off and—”“I can’t,” she said quickly. “They don’t listen to me anymore… they listen to her more than they l
I wanted to believe that there was still good in Raelyn. That the darkness hadn’t taken over completely. I grabbed her arm, and I brought my gaze to meet hers; I wasn’t sure if my powers would work on her, but I had to try. I channeled her mind and when I found a connection, I realized it was weak,
Carol’s POVI used my powers to fight off the guards, using my mind manipulation to make them fight one another and using some of the spells I was taught to ward them off. I’ve practiced with mind manipulation a lot so I was able to do it quickly. I soon had some of them at least turning against the
Carol’s POV“Surprise!!”My mouth fell open.“Mom? Dad?” I gasped, covering my mouth with my hands. I couldn’t believe they were standing at the doorway of Aiden’s penthouse. They were inside wolf territory. Excitement at seeing my family again and fear for them coursed through me at the same exact
Carol’s POVI wasn’t an angry person; I rarely got upset when it wasn’t deserved. But at this moment, I was outraged. Granted, I should have known that a mating ceremony was like a wedding. Nobody said otherwise and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Aiden, so there really wasn’t an issue.B
“I grabbed some books at the pack’s library, and I have some notebooks, pens, and fashion magazines,” she told me, rummaging through the bag. “We are going to plan the perfect mating ceremony. I’m so excited for this project. I was thinking over the weekend we could go shopping for some beautiful dr
Carol’s POV“I had no idea, Carol. You need to believe me. If I thought for a second that my Beta would…” King Bennet’s voice trailed off as sadness consumed him. After I spent the night making love to my mate and sleeping until noon, I felt refreshed enough that I decided to give my biological fath







