LOGINMILAOur baby boy, Samuel, was born in April, a few days after Felix’s 31st birthday. He was named for the first King of Fresonia and to commemorate the love that had brought his parents together. As the future King of Fresonia, he had an official naming ceremony in front of the entire kingdom, and
CHARLESLife in exile was surprisingly calm.Despite our conversation before being sent to this remote island, I’d had a harder time adjusting to a relationship with Isabella than I once thought. Perhaps it was the sadness I felt at being away from my home kingdom, or maybe I did not like the vulner
FELIXWhen I was growing up, I never imagined that I would enjoy being King.The whole thing looked dreadfully boring to a young boy. Although I knew I was the heir to the throne and would someday take over for my father, I always had far more interest in hanging out with Ignatius and running around
MILAThe last few weeks had been a blur. Meetings, ribbon cuttings, speeches. I spent countless hours in the countryside of Fresonia helping to relocate people who had been displaced by either the war or the dissolution with Abernathy. I cooked meals for homeless shelters and taught magic to young c
FELIXThe King of Abernathy had been placed in a highly-protected magical prison deep in the Dragon’s Teeth mountains, locked away with no hope of escape. His advisors and various family members were locked away with him, all facing sentences for their crimes against magic.The leaders from the othe
FELIXThe King was clearly shocked by my challenge. He slowly put down his wine glass, his eyes darting between me and Mila. I could tell that the idea intrigued him, as much as he wanted to seem disgusted by the offer.The curse might have been broken, but I could still feel the panic and tension s
CHARLESI flew swiftly into the night, leaving the hidden encampment below me.So Isabella had not been successful. Pity. She was a nice girl, desperate for a place to belong. I knew exactly which strings of her to pull to get her on my side, and it had all worked out splendidly. She needed to feel
MILAIt didn’t feel real.Every few seconds, I kept looking down at the wedding band on my finger, still slightly in shock that it had actually happened. Felix and I were actually married. Despite everything that had tried to come between us over the last few months, we had beaten the odds.Our wedd
MILAI spent the day before the wedding putting last-minute touches on the table arrangements and bouquets for the bridesmaids. I was running around the castle, frantic, while Felix and Rowena focused on setting up the great lawn for the ceremony.Sea and Sky had been placed in the trusty hands of m
FELIXI woke up the morning after my wedding to Mila without feeling in my left hand.It was the morning of my 30th birthday, the day that the curse would set in if I did not find my Destined Bride. Mila and I were married now–everything was legal and official. There was no reason for the curse to a







