LOGINI pressed my lips together, forcing a smile and hoping my nerves didn’t come through.“Understood,” I said.Without another word, he turned and walked in the opposite direction. With a tightening chest, I walked towards where Gemma was with a few other girls. They were giggling at something she was
Joanne’s POVToday was technically my first day at the clinic. Yesterday, after I saved that patient, I was shown the ropes before I was sent on my way. Today, they told me I'd be doing some actual work, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited.I was finally going to feel useful again, like I di
He lowered himself so his lips were only inches from mine. I knew I should have pulled away, told him to go to hell, and that I won’t be his mistress. But I couldn’t bring myself to do that; his scent was alluring, and the way he looked at me made my heart skip a beat.My emotions were all over the
Joanne’s POVI stepped away from him as if he had burned me, and I started to back into my room. He followed me inside and shut the door.“Who were you talking to?” I wanted to ask him why it mattered. But my lips wouldn’t form the words.“I thought Talia left something behind…” I tell him. “What
“I don’t know,” she finally said. “I think there is more to it.”When I didn’t say anything more, she let out a breath.“He cares for you, Lady Joanne. He sought me out himself and asked me to bring you a meal. Lady Vivien was not in sight. I know it might be hard to believe, but you are worth the l
Joanne’s POVMy chest ached; I ran back to my chambers as fast as I could, my heart feeling as though it was going to explode. I didn’t want Alexander and Vivien to see me cry; thankfully, the tears didn’t come until I was a great distance away.I opened the door and stepped inside, letting a sob es
Joanne’s POVI tried to pretend that I was fine; after my initial breakdown, where I cried on the floor in Alexander’s chambers… I tried to act as if none of it mattered and that I was okay. But hours after running into Vivien, I still felt unsettled.Her voice was stuck in my head; all sweet and po
His body fit me so perfectly; it was almost like we were made to be connected like this. To be one with each other.I felt his sharp teeth grazing my shoulder blade, and my body trembled from the sensation.“Drink from me,” I said through a gasp. “It’s okay.”I felt his fangs, sharp and persistent,
I shouldn’t have been so blind…so stupid. I knew what I was to him in the beginning, especially in the eyes of the court. I was nothing more than a damsel in distress…someone he thought needed to be saved, and maybe he did need to save me, and perhaps I let him.I was a comfort of a sort… a secret.
Joanne’s POVI stayed frozen in the hallway long after James and the guards moved on, the footsteps fading into the quiet hum of the palace.Married. The word echoed in my head loud and heavy, but it didn’t land the way I expected it to. It didn’t feel sharp. It didn’t feel final. It felt… confusin







