Bernice POV I am enjoying acting like an Omega. I never allowed myself to think of what had been taken from me when I was given the medication at twelve years old and forced to act like an Alpha. All of the things I’d enjoyed when I was a child, before the responsibility was forced upon me, I’d thought were lost forever. Now I am able to enjoy them again, and I am determined to do so with my last days alive. Landry insists on continuing to search for a cure, but I know it is useless. I was on that poison medication for most of my life, the damage it did is permanent. I know that. But I can make my last days good, even if Landry is acting strange. He takes me out frequently. If I didn’t know any better, I would say he was taking me on dates. They certainly seem like dates. One day, he cooked me a full five-course dinner, with a rich, chocolate tart for dessert. Another, he took me on a long walk around the palace grounds, just the two of us. If

Landry POV Landry can’t keep up with Bernice’s mood changes. After their practice fight, where she kept up with him admirably well despite her illness and Omega body, and the amazing sex afterwards, which was surprisingly tender, she’d turned frosty. Every attempt to speak with her has been turned down. She’d spoken to him only in short little snippets and he doesn’t know what he did wrong. “This ends now,” he thinks. He knocks heavily on her door, loud, unmistakable so she can’t say she didn’t hear it. As expected, she doesn’t answer it, so he just opens it and walks in. She’ll be angry, but he doesn’t care. “What are you doing here?” Bernice’s voice is angry. Her arms are crossed and she is glaring at him. He glares at her back.“I want to know why you are mad at me. What did I do?” He makes sure he doesn’t sound whiny. He is the Alpha King, damnit, he does not show weakness, not even to Bernice. “I demand an explanation!”“I’m not mad.” She’s lyin

Tina’s POVJessie continues to sip on her tea, thinking thoughtfully about her brother and his lover. She had expressed her dislike of this she-wolf. It’s painfully obvious how bitter she is over Landry’s arrangements. Tina was displeased as well. This she-wolf was going to ruin everything for her. There was something off about her.She needed to somehow get close enough to this she-wolf so she can investigate for herself who she really is. Jessie sighs and sits her teacup down on the table.“I’m so tired,” Jessie breathes. “I hope you don’t mind if I call it a night and get some sleep now, cousin.”She begins to stand until Tina’s voice stops her.“Wait,” Tina says quickly. “You know what you need? A ball!”“I’m sorry?”“Your palace hasn’t had a ball in so long and we could use a little fun in our lives. Aren’t I right?” Tina says with a grin.“I suppose you might be right,” Jessie says as she thinks more about it. “It could be fun to get dressed up and dance around the ballroom. Eat

Tina’s POV“What is it you were saying moments ago?” Tina asks the maid who was just speaking about the omega being the same as the female alpha. The other maid, the one she was talking to, has walked away to complete some other tasks Jessie has ordered of her.The maid looks surprised when Tina approaches. It was clear Tina was never supposed to hear that conversation.“Oh, I’m sorry, mistress. It was unfair of me to speak like that toward the Alpha King’s omega…” she bows her head in shame.“Never mind that,” Tina says, waving her hand in dismissal. “Just tell me what you were saying, maid. About the omega and the female alpha being the same. Are you sure of this?”She stays quiet for a moment as she tries to figure out what to say in response.“Well…” she begins hesitantly. “I’m almost certain. But not 100%. I just feel their resemblance is uncanny. Nobody has heard from the female alpha in some time and now this omega shows up with a similar face. I just find it odd is all.”That

LandryBernice mentioned at one point that she’s never danced before, but she moves so delicately in his arms. She has a smile on her face that he’s never seen before. She’s genuinely having a good time. This pleases Landry. Everybody else also seems to notice because they are surrounding them and clapping.Bernice looks gorgeous in her gown; unfortunately, she must wear a mask to hide her identity. She doesn’t want anyone to recognize her as being the female alpha. By the time they finish with a couple of dances, she grew breathless.“I haven’t laughed like that in a long time,” she admits as they search for an empty table.“I’m glad you’re having fun.”“Have you seen Jessie? We should thank her for the invite,” she says as she glances around the ballroom.He rose his brows at her; he knows that Bernice and Jessie are on rocky terms ever since Jessie accused her of using Landry without the intent to marry. Even after he spoke to Jessie, knowing his sister, she is not going to drop it