LOGINSerafina's POV. We walked back to my room, quiet and tense, the air hanging with the weight of everything Wanda had said. As soon as the door closed behind us, Mira emerged from the dressing room, her brows slightly raised. "My lady, did you see the child?" she asked, looking between us. I sighed, sharp and angry, then crossed the room and sat heavily on the edge of the bed. Kira answered for me, her voice low. "Miss Donald didn’t let us." Mira’s frown deepened. "Does she have the right to do that?" Deidra sighed from the side. "She used the Alpha’s name. That’s all it takes." Mira looked like she had more to say, but I cut the room into silence with a sharp fist pressed into the bed. The thud wasn’t loud, but it was enough. They all turned toward me. "I’m not going to dinner," I said flatly, still staring at the floor. "Not with them." Kira blinked. "But, my lady... It’s not allowed. Everyone must be present when the Alpha is at the table." I scoffed. I was about to tell h
AUTHOR'S POV Serafina sat on the edge of her bed, her hands resting motionlessly on her lap, eyes glazed over with thoughts she couldn’t untangle. Then the entrance door to her room creaked slightly, and Kira entered with light footsteps, her arms cradling a fresh set of linens. The rustle of fabric pulled Serafina from her daze. Her eyes blinked slowly, and then she turned toward Kira, her voice hoarse and barely above a whisper. "Has the child woken up?" Kira’s brows lifted slightly in surprise, but she nodded at once. "Yes, my lady. She has." Serafina stood slowly from the bed, her posture still stiff with unspoken weight. "Take me to her." Kira set the linens carefully on the small center table, still a little surprised. "Yes, my lady." She hadn’t expected her mistress, who was still raw from everything, to ask after Layla. From the open doorway to the patio, Deidra stepped in, her hands still stained with fresh soil from the small clay pot she had been arranging with peo
AUTHOR'S POV Kira’s eyes were glassy, her throat tight as she watched her mistress staring into the space her Alpha King had disappeared into. She swallowed hard and took a small step forward. "My lady..." she called softly. There was no response. Serafina didn’t even blink. She was so hurt and pained. Kira looked to Deidra, who nodded silently. Together, they gently took Serafina’s arms and guided her back into the chair next to the leftover bowl of strawberry. Serafina followed their touch like a puppet, movements stiff, face unreadable. Mira crouched in front of her next, searching for her expression. What she saw made her chest ache. There was a storm in Serafina’s eyes, but her face remained frozen in disbelief, her lips pressed together, her jaw tight with restraint. "It’s not fair," Mira whispered. "He shouldn’t have blamed you like that. You didn’t know about the allergy. You were only being kind." Her voice cracked slightly. "The child wanted one. She didn’t say no
AUTHOR'S POV Wanda’s heels clicked softly against the marble floor as she rounded the second-floor corridor, eyes scanning ahead. She spotted Layla’s nanny fumbling with her hands near the stairwell. "Where is Layla?" Wanda asked, her voice calm but edged with sharpness. The nanny stiffened. "She ran off on her own, ma’am. I went to the kitchen to get her a chocolate bar. When I returned... she was gone." Wanda gave her a long, measuring stare. "Find her. Now!" The woman nodded quickly and rushed off in the opposite direction. Wanda’s expression darkened. She didn’t wait. Her steps carried her forward, up the grand staircase, past the wide windows where sunlight streamed in like a spotlight. She reached the third floor just in time to see Alpha King Daxton pulling a door closed behind him. Alpha King Daxton, dressed in a tailored navy coat over a steel-gray shirt, looked up and blinked when he saw her. "Wanda?" he said, voice clipped. "Something wrong?" Wanda didn’t m
AUTHOR'S POV The soft shuffling of footsteps stirred the quiet air in Serafina’s room. One by one, her maidservants entered, all moving with the practiced grace of women who had worked together for years. Mira headed straight to the bathroom, her movements blending with the sound of water beginning to fill the tub. Kira and Deidra crossed to the tall curtains and parted them wide, letting the morning sunlight stream into the room. The golden rays slipped across the bed, crawling slowly up to the face buried against the pillow. Serafina stirred with a quiet groan, her brows furrowing as the light hit her lids. Mira came back and stood near the vanity, glancing between the outfits laid out. "Which one do you think she should wear today?" she asked Kira. "Let’s go with the pale lavender set," Kira replied before letting her gaze fall on Serafina. "She still looks tired." Serafina groaned again. Mira turned to her with a soft clap of her hands and a smile. "Good morning, my lad
AUTHOR'S POVSerafina returned to her bedroom with slow steps, her posture drooping beneath invisible weight. Her eyes seemed tired, her movements absent-minded.Without a word, she sat at the edge of the bed, one hand reaching to press her fingertips against her forehead. A small sigh slipped from her lips.She wasn’t bothered about Layla’s boldness at the dinner table. Naturally, she was surprised, but not offended. She didn’t know children had it in them to be this curious and bold.Still, her body carried the fatigue of the long day like a cloak too heavy to shrug off. And she made it obvious to her maidservants."I’m tired. I want to sleep," she murmured without lifting her gaze.Kira, ever attentive, stepped forward. "You should change out of your dress first, my lady."Serafina nodded and followed her silently into the walk-in closet. Within a few minutes, Kira helped her out of the gown and into a silk sleepwear set. The air around them remained quiet and unspoken, filled
Seraphine Pov.“I don’t get you?”. I pulled back.He smiled again.“Don’t act dumb. You are too smart to be playing dumb”. He teased me. “I like you because of how intelligent you are”. He moved closer, his shoulder touching my body. “You’ve been groomed inside Ironveil for so long to understand h
Serafina Pov.Lord Cassain.I stood in that corridor.He was…He was there all along and we didn't even notice.I felt anxious, knowing he held everything. Every word I said at that door. Every word Daxton said back.“ I didn't know she was with you, I searched through the courtyard for you, Your
Serafina Pov.I sat back, my mind restless.I watched the tiny opening disguised as a window above my cot go from thick black to the atmosphere changing slowly, soon it was dawn.My worst fear is coming to reality.I was going to walk into that study and I was going to see him and I didn't know I w
Serafina Pov.Mira’s eyes darted to the door behind her, the whole place silent.She counted to three.One…Two…Three…I was beginning to get nervous.Then she leaned in so close I could feel her breath hot against my ears.“The debt”. She whispered.“What about it?”. I asked anxiously.“It wasn’t







