로그인ELENA'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'S POV,The next few days in the palace felt different from usual, and Ryan wasn't telling me what was wrong.Things all around the palace were quieter, but not the peaceful kind, more like the quiet before disaster kind. I was uncomfortable every time I stepped out of my room; it felt like som
RYAN'S POV,The next evening’s banquet was a different kind of storm in itself, because this time I had to organise everything in less than a day. The welcoming banquet took us more than a week to prepare, ensuring that everything was going according to plan. I had huge responsibilities on my should
ELENA'S POV,The banquet was already a test of my patience, long before anything went wrong.It felt less like we were celebrating peace and friendship and more like a stage where everyone was performing the role they were given. I was probably the only sane person in the room because I wasn't prete
The doctor hesitated; he was clearly uncomfortable because of the way they were treating him. I wanted Ryan to stand up for him, but he did nothing. “Alpha, with respect, I need to see him to assess—”“I said I’ll describe it,” Joyce interrupted him. Her voice dropped lower, and her eyes started to







