ANMELDENBROOK'S POVA hollow, aching dread filled me instantly. I didn't care about my pride anymore or the way Drahzar and Theo looked down at us with such hateful satisfaction. My only thought was the man seated beside me, and our son.The mere possibility of losing Levi a second time, this time permanently, clawed at my chest with a ferocity that made it hard to even breathe. I didn't know what I would do to myself if anything happened to him.I could not begin to imagine the crushing weight of having to tell Rowan that he would never see his father again. I couldn't even imagine what our fate would become if they killed Levi.And I didn't even want to think about it, so I got up and threw myself on the ground, my voice cracking as I looked at them with desperate, pleading eyes."Please," I sobbed, the words tumbling out in a frantic rush."Just let us go. You have what you want. You have the throne and the power, and we have nothing left to fight with. I swear to you that we will leave an
BROOK'S POVLevi was beside me within seconds. I barely had time to process the uneasy feeling still crawling through me before his hand found mine and his concerned gaze settled on my face.“Brooks, are you okay?”I looked at him, and for a moment, I tried to convince myself that I was overreacting. But the image of that man’s face was still clear in my mind.“I saw someone,” I said quietly.Levi’s expression immediately sharpened.“Who?”I glanced back toward the door, searching through the hall again, but there was no sign of him.“I can't remember who he is, but I know I’ve seen him before, Levi. I know I have, but I can’t remember where, and he scared me.”The concern on his face deepened as he followed my gaze.“What did he look like?”“He had a face cap on, and he had this scar across his face.”Levi’s eyes moved through the hall immediately, scanning everyone around us, his attention moving carefully from one person to another as he searched for the man I had described.But he
BROOK'S POVThe hall in the palace had been transformed completely.The entrance was lined with towering arrangements of flowers, and warm lights reflected off the polished stone pathways leading toward the main hall.Inside was filled with elegant decorations, from the elaborate centerpieces placed across the long dining tables to the carefully arranged gold and white accents that covered the walls.Everything looked expensive, carefully chosen, and designed so well.The guests were already gathered, dressed in their finest clothing. Their voices blended together beneath the soft music playing in the background, creating an atmosphere that felt welcoming on the surface but carried a tension I couldn’t ignore.Levi and I had made the decision at the last minute to leave Rowan behind with a maid. I had wanted him with us at first, but the more I thought about the evening, the more I realized it was better for him not to be surrounded by everything that came with this gathering.There w
THEO'S POVI stood looking around the room and taking in the reality of everything that had happened in the past few hours.Seraphine was finally mine.The thought still felt almost impossible to believe. After years of wanting something I never thought I could have, after years of watching her heart belong somewhere else, I was finally her husband.There was nothing that could be compared to the simple fact that she had willingly chosen me.For the first time, she was happy with me. I was no longer l standing in the shadow of another man. She really looked at me, and I actually decided that I was the person she wanted beside her.For the first time since we started sleeping together in high school, she had actually called my name and not Levi's. It felt like I was on cloud 9.It was a feeling I had spent years chasing, and now that I finally had it, it was almost overwhelming.I never expected having her officially belong to me would affect me this deeply. I had imagined this moment
BROOK'S POVI was sitting on the edge of the bed, gently brushing Rowan’s hair as he leaned against me, his small body relaxed after his bath. Then a knock came from the door and my hand stopped immediately.I set the brush down carefully and glanced toward Rowan before standing.“I’ll be right back.”He gave me a small nod, barely lifting his head as I crossed the room. When I opened the door, I found one of the guards standing there.He stretched out his hand and there was an envelope in it.“From Alpha Theo.”The name alone was enough to make my fingers tighten slightly.I looked at the envelope, recognizing the seal. A part of me wanted to refuse it simply because it came from Theo, but I knew that wouldn’t accomplish anything.With a reluctant sigh, I took it.“Thank you.”The guard nodded and walked away, leaving me standing there with the envelope still in my hand.For a few seconds, I stared down at it, already expecting whatever was inside to upset me. Then I went back inside
BROOK'S POVI stayed curled against Levi, listening to the steady rhythm of his breathing while his arms remained wrapped around me.There was something comforting about being this close to him again. The warmth of him beside me, the way his hand rested gently against me, the familiar feeling of knowing that he was really there and that I wasn’t going to wake up and find it had all been some cruel dream.After everything we had been through, moments like this felt almost impossible, like something I had spent years wanting without realizing how much I had missed it.I turned my head slightly and looked at him to see him smiling. Genuinely smiling.“This is exactly what I should have done the minute I woke up.”I stared at him for a second before a quiet laugh escaped me.“You cannot be serious.”“I am.”“I can’t believe you’re actually happy right now because of that,” I said, shaking my head.“I have every reason to be happy. I mean, after everything, I finally have something I thoug
LEVIThe palace had never sounded like this before.For years, it had been controlled, orderly, almost too quiet unless there was a gathering or an official function. Even then, the noise had always been measured and contained. But now, the entire compound was filled with the kind of chaos that cou
29BROOK'S POV I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to physically block out the sensations I was feeling. But it was a futile effort. The darkness behind my eyelids didn’t help. It only amplified the phantom feelings of his dark eyes boring into my skin. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic rh
BROOK'S POV I stepped out of my room still trying to steady my thoughts, but the moment I got downstairs, I slowed to a stop. Levi was already there, seated with a woman I recognized immediately as the nutritionist, and the head cook stood nearby with a notepad in hand. Papers were spread across
LEVI'S POV The steady beeping of the machines and the faint antiseptic smell all blended into a dull background noise that did nothing to ease the tension coiling tight in my chest. My gaze stayed fixed on Rowan, where he lay on the bed, smaller and more fragile than he should be, too still, and







