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,The door to Prince Andrew’s room closed softly behind us, and we walked away, sealing the chaos inside. I knew for sure that something wasn't right about Prince Andrew but didn't want to cause any friction between the two nations. So, I decided to leave with Elena because I knew she wasn
ELENA'S POV,The palace had finally fallen quiet.The unnecessarily loud laughter and the clinking of the glasses from the grand hall had faded after hours of fake smiles and small talk. Now, silence was engulfing most of the palace as the guests were shown to their respective bedrooms. My body ache
He nodded, and when he finally turned to look at me, his eyes darkened. “The Werewolf Nation and the Lycan Kingdom are about to hold peace talks soon.”I blinked in confusion because that wasn't what I was expecting to hear. “What do peace talks have to do with Julian?”“A lot, actually,” Ryan said,
“So…” I said quickly, thinking about kittens to wash out the horny thoughts in my head. “How are your guests? Any complaints about our hospitality?”He didn’t notice my distraction, or he pretended not to because his voice lacked that teasing tone when he answered. “They are resting for now, without







