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
‘Just a glimpse,’ I promised myself when I got closer to him. ‘Just one last look for the memories.’He pulled his hand away, groaning in sleep. My heart stopped because if he had opened his eyes and caught me staring at him, I didn’t know what I would have done. But he only shifted onto his side, g
CASEY'S POV,I had always despised those mornings when I had to work early.And it wasn't because I wanted to sleep late or go for an early morning jog... no, I hated starting my day without seeing Ryan's handsome face. I didn't want to run errands in the cold corridors, balancing important files th
The kiss had only awakened what I was trying so desperately to bury inside myself. I groaned under my breath, wiping my hands with the kitchen towel before dragging them down my face. The green onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and beetroot were done, and I only needed to chop a fe
ELENA’S POV,Lauren's sharp words echoed in my ears long after she left.I sat there in the lobby, waiting for Ryan while my brain kept thinking over her words, even when I didn't want to. I was exhausted and hungry, my body felt unnecessarily heavy, and I wanted to close my eyes and fall asleep for







