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’S POV,I stared at Ryan for a minute, stunned by the conviction in his voice.He would dissolve the Council… for me? Fight the very system we were sitting under? I didn’t know how to carry the responsibility of such loyalty. My chest was ready to burst out, but before that could have happened,
Each one featured two people—Julian and his secretary—from different locations. Some were from parks, while others included movie theaters, fashion shows, shopping malls, or concerts. In some, his hand was resting on her back, while her hand was placed gently on his arm. In others, his lips touched
ELENA’S POV,When I returned to the Presidential palace, Ryan was already outside, waiting for me. He was still wearing his white button-down and navy blue trousers from earlier, but the jacket had been discarded. Seeing him there, I assumed the security team had informed him about what happened in
RYAN’S POV,I had been waiting for the right moment to present the evidence to Elena.I couldn't believe Lauren tried to help her after everything that happened. From the look on her face when Julian tried to defend her, I knew she had no interest in him. She was with him for some other reason. Elen







