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
“Not here,” he murmured, gripping my arm lightly. “Come with me.”He didn't wait for my permission. He pulled me through the entrance hall and down a side hallway that led away from the main palace. Soon, we were in a section of the building that only a few people used. The air grew cooler, and the
RYAN’S POV,The antechamber outside the council hall was unusually empty, considering it was built to host people before the meeting began. Long glass windows lined the eastern wall, letting in pale morning light that reflected off polished stone and the emblem of our nation. The table had already b
I turned back to face him fully, meeting his eyes without flinching and said quietly. “Before I go, there's something I need you to hear.”His brows lifted in amusement. “By all means, go ahead. I always love to hear your voice, even when I know you won't believe it.”“I am ashamed of you,” I said,
ELENA'S POV,For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.The old man's voice still echoed in my ears, even when the hall erupted with confusion and accusations. It started as a murmur filled with confusion, disbelief, and sharp whispers slicing through the stunned silence. Then it swelled into something







