LOGINJosephine’s POV“Don’t be ridiculous,” the Queen said, a harsh, forced laugh in her voice. “Who would rebel against me? Why? This is probably less of an army and more of a few disgruntled ex-servants.”“My Queen, with apologies, this threat is real. Their number rivals that of our own reserves –”“D
Lillian’s POVGrayson and I moved at once, each rushing to the other to close this terrible distance between us.How strange. For five years, I had gone without him, but now, since being reunited, even going two days without him felt almost impossible.His arms closed around me, and I melted against
Grayson’s POVEver since parting ways with Lillian, I’d been worried about her. I’d take to pacing around the campsite so much that even the warriors were starting to notice, not just Prime Beta, who never said a thing, just walked alongside me as he gave his reports.The warriors, however, whispere
“Lilly?” Josie gasped.Reginald went rigid. Then he walked toward me swiftly, took me by the arm, and dragged me straight back to the room he and Josie had just come out of. Josie followed us in and closed the door again.“What in the world are you doing here?” Reginald asked. “Do you have any idea
Lillian’s POVI froze, unsure if Ben had already recognized me.My hesitation seemed to annoy him. “Maid. Did I not make myself clear? Fill. This. Glass.”If I was a regular maid, I would hurry to accommodate this request. In order to keep my cover, as much as I didn’t want to, I stepped into the ro
Reginald’s POVAfter learning what had really been going on around here from Josephine, half of me wanted to go and confront the Queen right then and there. I hated deception, especially of this magnitude, especially when it involved my cousin.Only Josephine’s worried eyes and my own knowledge of d
The room cracked open.Whispers erupted. The candidates pressed against the walls stared with open mouths. Servants exchanged glances. Even the King's composure slipped. The Queen leaned toward him. Whatever she murmured, his reply was a curt nod.I stood frozen with my palm flat against the wolf's
"He opened his eyes."The servant gave me a skeptical look. He sent for a doctor anyway. The doctor walked to the far end of the room and examined the Prince from a cautious distance, his eyes on the glowing wolf."No change," He peeled off his gloves without looking up from the monitors. "Vitals st
Maren moved first. She wrapped both arms around Calvin's neck and pulled herself flush against his chest, pressing every inch of herself against him. She looked at me over his shoulder, and her smile was small and deliberate and sharp — the smile of a girl who had won and wanted you to know it.Calv
I had seventeen minutes before the royal escort came to take me away. My father signed me up as the Alpha Prince's surrogate candidate. Alpha Prince Grayson, the King's only heir. He'd been in a coma for months.The King and Queen wanted a backup plan. An heir. So they'd sent word to all thirteen p







