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
“Elena…” My voice cracked, and my hand went out in her direction, trembling. “Did you ever—”But I didn’t get the chance to finish my sentence because Ryan was there. He stepped in front of her, like a shield. Like she needed protecting—from me, her husband, and mate. His arm brushed against hers, a
My hand didn’t tremble as I picked up the pen. I didn’t hesitate. With a swift stroke, I signed my name, sealing the end of everything Julian and I had ever been.“Your turn, Alpha Julian,” the old man reminded him. “Sign the papers.”Julian didn’t move. He sat stiff, trembling with anger, and shaki
My wolf growled inside me even before I could respond to him. She was heartbroken and furious about his betrayal. We had once ached for him, ignoring all his flaws and mistakes because we loved him blindly. We convinced ourselves that no one is perfect, and at least he loved us with all his heart, b
ELENA’S POV,The taste of freedom touched my lips when Ryan started laying out photographs on the glass table.It wasn’t sweet, like I hoped it would be. It was sharp, like the cold breeze after a heavy storm—filled with the memory of rain, but light enough not to feel suffocating. The longer I look







