FAZER LOGINChloe’s POVRather than toss the food out, I simply climbed back into bed with Axel.His arms wrapped around me were warm enough to lull me to sleep.When I woke up, it was dark outside. Axel sat up in bed with a plate of food on the table beside him. He had been staring intently at my face while he ate absentmindedly.“Hi,” I whispered as I sat up, resting against his side.He stretched the fork to my lips. “Hey. You look exhausted. Did you have a nightmare or something?”I took a bite of the food, my hands rubbing my forehead. My past life married to Jax could be counted as a nightmare, right?“Probably,” I muttered. “I can barely remember it though.”For a moment, Axel looked like he did not believe me but then, completely ignored it to continue to feed me. “We will be landing soon and I doubt Mother and Father would let us rest before we answer their questions.”I was probably going to get an earful from Luna Diane as well. This whole time, I did not call her when I had promised t
Chloe’s POVRather than drive back to Moonflame and then take the jet back home, we went straight to the nearest airport.Alpha and Luna Everdeen must be anxious to have their children back home since the meet had been delayed for far longer than anyone planned.My separation from Sandra and Riven was quite a teary one. There were a lot of hugs and promises to keep in touch passed around multiple times.Axel and Darius stood off to the side for fifteen whole minutes watching us with looks of confusion and mild discomfort.“How about Nicola?” I finally asked, just remembering that I had not seen them spend so much time together after their first night.Sandra rolled her eyes. “He is still a prick. I want to go home and break the news to my parents before inviting him over.” She let out a sigh. “I cannot believe that I might go to live in the royal pack soon.”Riven beamed. “But hey, you will be close to Chloe’s folks, right?”“They are not my folks,” I stressed and Riven rolled her eye
Chloe’s POVThe Alpha Meet dragged on for long enough and soon, the Alpha King decided that we could not be kept in the royal pack for much longer.He called us in for one final breakfast, after which, we would be heading back to our packs.When he entered with the royal family behind him, his eyes scanned the hall and found mine. My hand grabbed Axel’s under the table.I could tell the question that the king was asking with his eyes.Are you really not going to let yourself be acknowledged as a princess?I bowed my head in response. I was perfectly content where I was now, though I was certain that they would not drop the matter simply because I asked.Sooner or later—and I feared it might be sooner—the royal family would find its way back into my life and this matter of my recognition would come up again.But for now…The breakfast was as peaceful as a regular meal. Because the royal family ate in silence, at some point, everyone stopped looking in their direction and simply focused
Chloe’s POVOver the next few days, I spent more and more time in the palace, working with Liam and Nicola on the plans for the agency.We had been arguing about the location when the door was thrown open.Princess Camilla stood in the doorway, her mouth open like she had been about to say something but paused when she saw me.Her jaw clenched. “What are you doing here?” she spat.I smirked. “Last I remembered, this was not your office. Perhaps, do you want to have control over how I use my legs?”“This is not…” She trailed off when she saw Nicola leaning over my chair from behind as the three of us were hunched over a map. “What are you doing?”“Too complicated for you, princess,” Nicola said in the most condescending tone I had ever heard. “Why don’t you get back to your tea parties? We will give you a call if we need an opinion on the garden’s aesthetic choices.”Camilla flushed so red that she could have been a tomato.I glanced up at Nicola, wondering if it was alright for him to
Chloe’s POVAxel was waiting in front of the palace gates when Nicola and I stepped out.When I saw him, my eyes lit up and I ran to him. “How long have you been waiting here? You could have come inside.”Axel smiled down at me, his hands running through my hair. “Did any of them bother you?”Nicola let out a small sound of disgust. “Stop treating her like she is some innocent angel. You should have heard her calling the director of biology an idiot to his face.”Axel’s brow raised and he looked down at me for confirmation but Nicola just kept talking.“Then she pitched a multi-million dollar project to us, fully funded by the royal family but somehow, she has a cut as a shareholder. For such a little lady, she has frightful business instincts.”I smiled up at Axel. “I will explain later but for now, I’m so hungry.”After lunch, I gathered everyone including Viktor around the lunch table. Before we started, I looked around. “Hey, have any of you seen Jax recently?”“Nope. He did not c
Chloe’s POVLiam could not stop laughing for an hour.“Oh, the goddess, Chloe,” he said between breaths. “You should have seen their faces. Just seeing Doctor Silvereen put so firmly in his place has added years to my life.”I rolled my eyes. “I am glad my anger amuses you.”Just remembering Silvereen’s condescending gaze made me so upset. I clicked my tongue and took another sip of my juice.Liam let out a small laugh as he leaned over the table. “You look so adorable when you are defending something you love. You have that little pout on your face and a fire in your eyes.”I immediately sensed the mood shifting and shifted the gears of the conversation. “You said you would help me with what I want if I helped you with the directors.”Liam noticed what I was doing but nodded regardless. “Alright. What would you like me to help you with?”“You know of my bodyguard? Viktor?” I started, my hands wringing together.I was nervous about asking him for this because it was a completely perso







