LOGINInstead, the Queen pulled me into a hug. It was uncomfortable and brief, but a hug none the less. From the Queen, this was a tremendous breach of decorum, and I froze, unsure how to react. Even Nathan, standing dutifully as his King’s side seemed shocked.“I have misjudged you dearly,” the Queen sai
I wasn’t sure what to expect when our car delivered us from the train station to the palace, but even in my wildest dreams, I wouldn’t have guessed what actually awaited us.Cheering crowds lined the outer walls of the palace. Balloons and streamers of various colors were abundant. A stage had been
At once, my heart leapt up into my throat, while simultaneously crashing down into my stomach.I pulled away from Nicholas enough to push myself up onto my hands and stare down at him.The thought of breaking the engagement had never crossed my mind! Nicholas proposing had been one of the best momen
In a war between the wolves and the bears, only the lost bear princess will be able to stop this fighting. Else, the bears will continue to fight themselves to exhaustion or to death.“It’s up to you,” Nicholas said. “I believe in you. You can do this.”I closed my eyes. Miracle was still exhausted,
Slowly, my grief subsided for now, enough for me to look up at Nicholas and feel the relief of being reunited with my fiancé.My… mate.“I love you,” Nicholas said. “I’m sorry it took so long for me to reach you.”“How are you even here? It’s impossible for you to have found me this quickly?”Nichol
Joyce, despite his best efforts, was not a fighter. He was not bred for war and battle like Hawke was, so even calling on the power of his Alpha wolf, Hawk tossed Joyce aside like he was a sack of potatoes.However, Joyce did show amazing tenacity, and stood back up time and time again. Roaring, he
Terry had his arms around my sister. His lips were against her lips. Her hands were on his shoulders. Holding him close? Pushing him away? I didn’t know, but I couldn’t chance it. If he had been willing to drug and assault me, then who knew what atrocities could be happening here? My mind went
They wanted abilities. They wanted people. They had Terry involved, and my sister, and who knew how many others. How could we ever hope to stand up to something so large and powerful? But I knew we had to try. To not even try to fight them was how they would win. Even if it seemed hopeless.
But I was my father’s first born son. I had responsibilities to the throne and to the kingdom over myself. The expectations on me made it impossible to lash out in the rebellious way Julian, as the second son, was allowed to. So I gritted my teeth, and I agreed. When I arrived at the meeting
My adrenaline was spiked, but had nowhere to go. I felt like I was buzzing out of my skin. I was shaking, but didn’t know how to calm down. At once, Julian and Nicholas moved toward me. They each took one of my hands. Nicholas placed my hand over his heart. “Breathe with me,” he said, an







