Mag-log in“Call her that and see what happens,” Alexander growled, fury rolling off him in waves. “I will have your head.”“I am the future King,” Kyle gritted out as he struggled to suck in a breath. He looked so weak in comparison to Alexander that I almost wanted to laugh.Lucia stood off to the side, her
“There she is,” he said coldly. “The wolf.”My wolf grumbled inside my head. The sound echoed through my chest like distant thunder.Alexander stepped slightly in front of me, his protective aura penetrating the air and making my heart skip a beat.“Watch how you speak to her.”Gasps erupted around
Joanne’s POVThe walk to the throne room felt longer than I remembered.The guards escorted us through the palace corridors while servants pressed themselves against the walls to avoid our path. News of our return had clearly spread already because every face we passed wore the same expression.Shoc
“Who would try to frame him?” James asked, folding his arms across his chest and leaning against the doorway. “And why?”“Anyone who saw Jeremy as a threat,” Alexander said, pressing his lips together as he thought more about it.“Please! These are her private chambers. We must respect the deceased!
Joanne’s POVSilence swallowed the whole room.For a moment, nobody moved. Nobody breathed.I stared at Alexander while my thoughts crashed violently into one another, each realization somehow worse than the last. Jeremy was the son of a human woman… a woman that the King supposedly loved?Then, why
“Sire,” she said nervously, “those journals are considered personal property among the servants. We usually don’t—”“She’s dead,” I snapped harsher than intended.The woman flinched immediately.Guilt flickered through me briefly, but frustration outweighed it.“There’s no reason to protect secrets
Behind him, Dianna stood, her eyes shifted to the ground, and her hands fiddling with her fingers. She looked a lot better than she did when I saw her last night, and I was relieved to see that. Rupert sucked in a sharp breath as he slowly stood from the bed; Alexander gave James a nod, and he backe
Joanne’s POVMinutes felt like hours, but Anna found that through every conversation, she was holding on to me like I was the only thing anchoring her. When it came time to push, she squeezed my hand so tightly my fingers went numb.“You’re almost there,” I whispered, guiding her. “Just one more.”A
Joanne’s POV“His wife?” I asked, blinking as I stared over at Rem.He nodded, a solemn look on his face as he stared out the window. He was avoiding my eyes, and I wasn’t sure why that bothered me so much.“Rem, what is happening?” I asked, trying to gain his attention. “Where is his wife?”“In the
Joanne’s POV“I’m so sorry; we don’t mean to make things weird,” one of the women said. “I’m Michelle, and this is my sister Stella.”“It’s nice to meet you both,” I told them.Stella gave me a shy smile; she seemed younger than Michelle, but not by much. It’s been a while since I’ve been around oth







