Mag-log inI felt his hand on my shoulder and turned. He was looking down at me with that expression he got sometimes. The one that made me feel like I was the only person in the world.“Come with me,” he said quietly.“Where?”“You’ll see.”He took my hand and led me away from the party. We walked through the
Epilogue Part IIElla’s POVChaos was my new normal these days. Especially today, on Lucien’s sixth birthday.My son was currently running around with a wooden sword, chasing after his shrieking sisters. Lilith was the faster of the two, her blonde hair streaming behind her as she ducked behind a tr
I tried to refuse, but it was no use. My water broke the moment Alexander helped me stand, and chaos ensued. The last I saw of the conference table, the Alphas had abandoned their reports on the Anthonies’ experimental medicine.Dammit.By the time we reached the hospital, I was barely coherent. Dr.
Epilogue IElla’s POVSix months later.I shifted in my chair, trying to find a comfortable position. My belly was enormous now, stretched to its limits with the twins. Every movement felt like an effort, and my back ached constantly. But I couldn’t afford to show weakness.Not here. Not now.“Are y
My throat tightened. I’d forgiven Liam a long time ago for everything that had happened between us, but hearing him actually say the words… It meant a lot more than I expected it to.“I only ever missed you for those ten years you were gone, you know,” I whispered. “Nothing could change that.”“I kn
Ella’s POVI barely had time to process what was happening before Anya was whisking me back to the dressing room.“We’ve got maybe twenty minutes,” she said, already working to undo the buttons on the back of my coronation gown. “The officiant needs time to set up, and people need to get seated, but
Ella’s POVI helped my mother over to the nearby armchair. She sank into it with a faint sound of distress, like the air slowly coming out of a leaky balloon. She seemed to deflate, too, all pretense of confidence suddenly slipping away the moment my father was gone.“He’s right, you know,” she whis
Ella’s POV“I’m sorry, Ella.” Liam gave me a sympathetic look and squeezed my shoulder. “We’ll find another way.”I nodded, turning and making my way back to the car, even though I wanted to barge into the house and demand help from my father. I wanted to yell, to tell him that I was his daughter an
Ella’s POVWhat happened after I kicked that door down was a blur. I couldn’t explain it even if I tried—all I knew was that one moment, I was standing in the hallway, and the next I was moving across the room like a bullet. The moment after that, I was clutching a crying Lucien in my arms, and Alex
Ella’s POVThe sun rose the following morning just as it always did; even if my life seemed to come to a screeching halt, the earth never stopped turning, and thus I woke to another day.Lucien woke me before my alarm went off, fussing quietly in his crib. Yawning, I crawled out of bed and padded ov







