LOGINFelicity:“Um, yeah... I just woke up. Earlier, I guess I was feeling weak,” I mumbled awkwardly.“We’re not going to talk about that.”The moment he said it, whatever hope I had of using the situation with the mate as an excuse to ask for his help disappeared.It had been pretty obvious he wouldn’t help me anyway. I didn’t know why I had let myself believe otherwise.“I think you’re not feeling well.”Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, he suddenly stepped closer and pressed the back of his hand against my forehead.I looked up at him, startled by the unexpected gesture, and from the look on his face, I could tell he hadn’t anticipated doing it either.For a moment, he seemed just as shocked as I was when our eyes met.“Your body feels really cold,” he whispered, slowly pulling his hand away from my forehead.I quickly stepped back, though I wasn’t even sure why.Maybe it was because his cologne was strangely intoxicating, and there was no way I was going to let that s
Felicity:Sevyn was strange.When I woke from the nightmare, he was standing there, watching me.Afterward, he said nothing. He simply turned and left the room.I had no idea what he thought of me.But there was one thing I knew for certain.He had clearly told me that he had felt the mate bond between us, and he was confused about why I had not felt it too.How was I supposed to explain that I did not have an active wolf?I wasn’t going to.I was anyway pregnant, so I could use the excuse that my wolf was asleep now because of my pregnancy.The real problem was that I had already been marked by the man everyone believed was my fated mate, and the longer this went on, the more impatient and anxious I became.For years, Felix had made me tell everyone that we were fated mates.He had turned our love story into something grand and beautiful, weaving lie after lie into it until even I stopped questioning the details.I had never suspected him because he always seemed to have such convinc
Sevyn:It was not the first time someone had fainted in front of me.It happened often enough at mate balls, especially the ones where the Alphas insisted on inviting me as some honored guest.Women would see me, lose whatever sense they had, and sometimes quite literally pass out.But this was different.The second I told her, or perhaps reminded her, about the mate bond, she collapsed.I could not tell whether it was because she was thrilled at the idea of being bonded to an Alpha King or so disgusted by it that her body simply gave up.Either way, she was in my arms.And, irritatingly enough, she was not the only one who had been caught off guard.I had practically lunged for her before she could hit the floor.One arm locked around her back as her body went limp against me, her hair nearly brushing the ground.I slid my other arm beneath her legs and lifted her properly.Then I carried her upstairs.I took her to her bedroom and laid her on the bed.What I could not understand was
Felicity:“That was just a moment of weakness," I said, looking back at him as we sat across from each other in the living room.He occupied one of the single sofas, looking every bit as commanding as the others, his arms stretched across the armrests.I, on the other hand, sat alone on the larger couch, pressed into one corner with my hands clasped tightly in my lap.Thankfully, he had not continued this conversation upstairs, where he had personally cornered me against the wall.“Is this how you usually love someone? By cheating on them?” he asked, and the judgment in his voice made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.I knew he was judging me harshly.I would have done the same if I found out someone’s husband loved her that much, only for her to run off into the woods and sleep with someone else.“No,” I replied. “It’s not like that at all.”“I was extremely anxious that day,” I added, my fingers beginning to fidget in my lap.He tilted his head, silently prompting me to
Felicity:"That's not what I was saying," I said awkwardly. "He just likes to joke around."Even as I said it, I could feel Sevyn watching me.It was impossible to meet his eyes when all I could think about was that night in the woods."Well, your wife doesn't have to worry anymore," Sevyn said quietly, glancing at Felix. "I was heading out anyway, so she won't have to be afraid of staying in the same mansion as me."Without waiting for a response, he turned and walked out of the mansion.Felix watched him leave before letting out a quiet sigh."I think you offended him."My head snapped toward him as though he'd just said the most absurd thing imaginable."What?" I asked, staring at him in disbelief. "You're the one who told him everything. He would've never known what we were talking about if you hadn't started sharing our conversation."Felix looked at me innocently before placing a hand over his chest."But you were talking about it," he replied. "He asked what was going on, and y
Felicity:Ever since Sevyn had moved his luggage into the guest wing, I hadn't been able to relax.As if that wasn't enough, Felix had gone ahead and announced my pregnancy to Sevyn, completely ignoring my silent attempt to stop him.There were moments when I genuinely wondered whether my husband was simply too naïve and that’s why Ellen manipulated him so easily.But that thought never lasted long.The lies they'd built together, the years of deception, and the horrifying plans they'd made for me required far too much calculation for Felix to be innocent.If anything, he was only ignorant when it came to one thing—my feelings.I had been pacing anxiously from one end of the room to the other when Felix finally stepped out of the bathroom, drying his hands with a towel.The moment I saw him, I stopped walking, almost as though he'd caught me doing something I wasn't supposed to.Without saying a word, he walked past me to the mirror and began fixing his hair, barely acknowledging my p







