LOGINELENA'S POV, The room they had given me to wait in was small by palace standards, which still made it larger than most rooms I had lived in during the years between then and now. Someone had placed flowers on the narrow table by the window, white ones, and I didn't know whether that was intentiona
RYAN'S POV, “Ollie needs stability,” he said, leaning back on his chair. “She's been patient, she's always been too patient for a child her age, and I've been asking her to share me with an entire nation for years.” He paused, turning the pen in his hand slowly, like he was still working out how to
ELENA'S POV, “Support the Queen,” he said, and the way both of them were talking through their eyes, it made me shake my head in embarrassment. “I have control over both of the packs. I will be their new Alpha, and after that, I will ensure that the packs publicly come forward in your support, wit
ELENA'S POV, Three weeks had passed, and I was still learning the weight of the crown. Not the physical one, that stays in a glass case in the east wing and comes out only for the formal occasions, like coronations or state dinners. The other kind, the kind that lived in every decision made befor
The King's jaw tightened. "I will not hand the Crown of this Kingdom to a woman based on a prophecy and a viral video." "Then we'll take it based on those things and the army standing outside your gates," Ryan said, still perfectly even, still without heat. "Your choice is not whether this happens
"They came out," Ryan said quietly, watching the road ahead. "At this hour. They came out." I didn't answer because I didn't have words for it yet. I just watched the faces moving past the window and let the weight of it land where it needed to land. --- The Palace gates were already breached
RYAN'S POV,It was a beautiful morning when my Beta, Corbin, entered my home office after a light tap on the door.I was on the small balcony, looking at the back of the property. Ollie was in the backyard downstairs, playing under the watchful eyes of her new security team. They were supposed to be
ELENA'S POV,The bright lights thinned as we changed the road and drove out of the city, leaving behind a fragile shell of the life I had started to rebuild. Right before my eyes, the tall buildings drastically changed into grand bungalows and huge mansions within minutes of driving off the main str
‘But what if she didn't want to see me? What if she's still mad at me?’I was battling those questions when I saw the physician who was attending to Molly. He was a tall, nervous type of guy, but overall, I knew he was a good doctor who cared about his patients. He was walking towards me, but didn't
ELENA’S POV, “For now, come with me, Elena. I promise to protect you from any trouble that comes your way.” How Ryan said that gave me a weird sense of comfort and belonging. I was no stranger to unkept words and hollow promises made by men; in fact, most of my life with Julian had been exactly t







