VYAN'S POVI stood alone by the large windows of my chambers, staring into the darkness beyond the palace.The kingdom was quiet.Too quiet.Moonlight covered the gardens, silvering the trees and stone paths below.Usually, I enjoyed nights like this.Tonight, however, my mind refused to rest.Too many things had happened.My Luna.Rima being accused.The strange behavior around the palace.The unanswered questions.And yet, despite everything, a thought kept bringing a smile to my face.My heir.My hand slowly moved across my chest.Nine months.Nine months until my child would come into this world.Nine months until the future of my bloodline would be secured.I smiled.Then an old memory returned.A memory I had buried for years.A memory from when I was eighteen.Before Alicia.Before I became the husband of the most precious woman in my life.Before I understood what it truly meant to carry the weight of a kingdom.I was young.Angry.And determined.The Great Lycan Kingdom had b
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