LOGINThis place was home. My home. The one I had grown to love slowly but surely. Of course, Oliver and Alexander had offered to have my plants moved to the palace conservatory so that I wouldn’t have to be away from my work.It was a tempting offer, one that I would eventually crack down on. But for now
[Evelyn’s POV]Three months later...My eyes slowly peered open. The sun was shining through the blinds in the room. Naturally, my hand reached across to the other side of the mattress, expecting to find Alexander lying beside me.He wasn’t there.I didn’t panic. In fact, his absence made me instant
[Evelyn’s POV]Oh my God. What if they don’t want to accept Alexander as their new King? While I couldn’t think of a single reason why anyone wouldn’t want him for an Alpha, it still wasn’t enough to willingly sign over their allegiance to him.Alexander needed support and I was going to do whateve
Prior to this momentous day, Alexander had spoken with his Stepmother. They hadn’t necessarily struck up a deal, but he had made it a point to tell her that should she fail to cooperate during this hearing, he would ensure that her life in prison would be nothing short of hell.“Caroline Kingston,”
[Third-Person’s POV]An inquisition.That was what the general public was after. The region, itself, was still in semi-shock over the fact that Alexander had declared war against the Royal Family. Unlike the last two trials that had been held within the actual justice building, Alexander saw it fit
[Evelyn’s POV]“What?” he questioned incredulously.Alexander stared back at me with a mixture of astonishment and disbelief. The corners of his mouth started to curl into a knowing smile, softening his features immensely.My heart lurched in my throat while a flare of anger shot through me. Oh my G
He gave the picture a long, tentative look before slowly nodding his head. “Yes, in fact. It was one of the herbs we couldn’t fully identify.”Oliver glanced to the top of the page and went stiff. “Belladonna?”Alexander gave him a grim look. “I think Evelyn figured it out as the poison was taking i
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander felt truly torn. Two days had gone by since the unexpected attack and he didn’t feel any closer to achieving any real answers or progress. The man was rightfully frustrated. He didn’t want to leave Evelyn—not for a single moment while she was still barreling through
I bit the inside of my cheek, worrying that this inconvenient episode was going to make me extremely late heading home. The last thing I wanted was to make everyone worried about my unexpected delayed absence.But it appeared that I really didn’t have a choice.I gestured for Micahel to take a seat
[Evelyn’s POV]Even though I couldn’t fully see him, I knew that Alexander was sitting no less than a foot away from me. I could literally feel the heat of his breath against my cheek as he spoke.“I will not have you continue to keep things from me,” he said.“Alexander,” I hissed. “It’s not...It’s







