LOGINI wouldn’t egg him on when he was in a mood like this. On our own, we each showered and changed. We read while in bed, utterly ignoring each other. Grayson went to bed first, his back to me. I turned off the light, set my book aside, and went to bed too, my back to him.The distance between us felt
Lillian’s POVI was grateful for Clara’s warning, because all day long, through the brunch event, the lunch event, tea, and dinner, I heard others talking about the rumors like I wasn’t even present.“They’ll be such a lovely couple.”“And think of the political gains! To have the kingdoms tied toge
Lillian’s POV“Did he send you?” I asked Ivory.“No,” Ivory said. “But I saw what happened, and where he went. I knew you were waiting. When I found out you hadn’t been told, I came here myself.”I lowered my chin. “Thank you for that. Maybe he thought he wouldn’t be so long. Or he lost track of tim
Lillian’s POVI placed my hand in Grayson’s, and his fingers closed around the back of my palm. People were whispering around us. Even Odette lightly gasped. But Grayson paid them little mind, and with his attention all on me like it was, I had a difficult time looking away from him long enough to n
Lillian’s POVSo focused on planning and training, the days ticked by and before I really knew it, the day of Odette’s welcome banquet, my birthday, arrived. I had only seen Grayson in passing, not spending more than a moment’s greeting since he had kissed me in the ballroom during planning.At nigh
Lillian’s POVWhen I wasn’t pushing myself to my limits on the training ground, I dedicated myself to actually planning Odette’s welcoming event. I wasn’t looking forward to the event, and I still had unhappy feelings about it taking place on my birthday, without any acknowledgement of my birthday a
My own anger stirred. I was not my family’s punching bag any longer. For now, at least, until Grayson decided he was done with me, I was Luna Princess.I was done letting myself be treated like a criminal, worthy of manipulative and apathetic punishment from the people who were supposed to love me t
Lillian’s POV“What do you want, Maren?” I asked flatly.Maren pouted, but it was false, directly conflicting with the delight sparkling in her eyes. “Is that any way to treat a concerned sister who came to visit you? Maybe I missed you.”“We just saw each other at the palace,” I said. “And you’ve n
“You don’t have to say them. You just need to sign the confession.” My father plucked a single sheet of paper from the desktop and handed it to me. On it was a neatly typed confession, done at a typewriter, with everything my father said, as if I had been the one saying it. “I’ve already done all th
Grayson’s POVWhile I had no idea what the Gamma was truly up to, I could guess he intended to manipulate Lillian and attempt to use her against me again. For both her sake and my own, I was bound and determined to keep that from happening. If that meant I had to travel out to their small pack and a







