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
“Evelyn, Doctor Cawfield is here.”“Thank you,” I said. “Will you please escort him to the back patio area? I’ll be there momentarily.”She nodded her head and disappeared.I carefully picked up the tray and headed out toward the back end of the manor. I did my best to steady my nerves, not having a
[Eveny’s POV]I left the drawing room without sparing any of them a second glance.It was with a mixture of unbridled anger and my own sense of shame that I tore myself away. I needed to leave.I needed to get away from Samantha and Liam before I could do anything else. My emotions were scattered an
I can’t have her hating herself even more. Even if Samantha is deserving of such consequences. “Doing this to Samantha isn’t going to change anything,” he said calmly. “This isn’t who you are—”Evelyn’s lips pulled back in a sneer. “Maybe you don’t know who I am,” she bit out.Her words felt like t
[Evelyn’s POV]“You want to train me?” I asked dubiously.God, even repeating that out loud sounded insane. I stared back at the two soldiers with a puzzled look, not knowing what to say in return.Nevertheless, they both nodded their heads and gave me expected looks.“Many of us back at the camp th







