MasukELENA'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
“President Ryan,” I said carefully, forcing myself to calm down and stay focused. “It was a mistake, I didn't want to harm her in any way.”He leaned forward on the desk, and the colour of his eyes changed to his wolf's when he looked at me.“A mistake is forgetting the papers in your house or in th
ELENA'S POV,Ryan’s kiss was fierce, consuming, like he wanted to burn away every wall I was trying to hold between us.I was taken by surprise when he kissed me the first time, because I couldn't understand why he would want to do anything with me. I hated myself for being weak and a burden, so sho
ELENA'S POV,I walked back towards my room, thinking about my life and how hopeless it turned out to be.The book was pressed against my chest, though I couldn’t even remember the title or what the book was about. Just like before, the staff seemed to hold their conversation when I walked past them,
I closed the book slowly, meeting her gaze without answering her. I didn't want to waste my time or give her any more power over me. She almost destroyed my life, and I knew she was going to try again. Whatever Ryan said to her was for nothing because she wouldn't leave me alone. She wasn't the type







