LOGIN“There is too much blood.”A nurse was there shoving on my lower abdomen. Hard. I didn’t have the strength to cry out. The world grew dark and was gone.Ezren’s POVEzren froze, and so did Grace.“She’s bleeding out. Get her to the OR.”It happened so fast, Ezren didn’t know what to do. The nurses w
Freya’s POVFive months later.The pain was unreal. It was like my body was being cut in half. I tried to breathe through the contraction and not inflict bodily harm on Ezren. He was next to me, holding my leg up, looking excited and horrified all at once.“Breathe, Freya. Slow it down.”“Don’t tell
Freya’s POVIt felt weird being in the challenge arena for my wedding. I was lucky to squeeze my baby bump into my black fighting leather armor one last time, or at least for the next few months.The arena was littered with an assortment of flowers, and their scent was coating the air with sweetness
Grace hadn’t been wrong. It was a mess of a day, and I was pooped. Making my way to the meeting chamber for my last scheduled appointment. Grace peeled off to the east wing to meet up with Parker for dinner.I was ready for dinner, too, and to see Ezren. He had been missing since early this morning,
Freya’s POVI strolled into the palace kitchen, where a calamity was taking place.“We only have two days to get this place in order,” hollered Cook. I think she enjoyed having an entire room of minions to do her bidding.She leveled me with a glare, and I froze. “Did I do something?”“Two days to p
After what felt like an eternity, his head rose, and he sank to his knees, both hands on my belly now. As his hands rested there, a fluttering kick met his fingers. I smiled. Did the pup know his father was there? Could he sense him? It was a nice thought.My fear slipped between my fingers like san
EzrenEzren hadn’t planned on attending Anderson’s little charity event. In fact, he’d been at a campaign meeting across town when he received a text from one of his contacts that Freya was making a scene at Anderson’s estate.His first instinct had been to ignore it—he’d promised her he wouldn’t in
FreyaI woke up slowly, surprised to find that my head was clear. I was no longer drunk, my body wasn’t in pain, and most importantly, I wasn’t on the ballroom floor.For a moment, I just laid there, trying to piece together what had happened. I was in a comfortable bed, surrounded by silence, in a
Freya“You’ve already paid everything back, Freya.”Ezren was reminding me of the deal between us—the one where I’d use my body to pay back the money he’d given me. As if my body was the only currency he’d accept. As if all those nights spent with him meant nothing more than transactions on a ledger
I took a moment to gather myself, smoothing down my wrinkled dress and running a hand through my tangled hair. I probably looked like hell, but there wasn’t much I could do about that now. I needed to focus on the reason I had come here in the first place: to secure a partnership with Anderson.As i







