Lahat ng Kabanata ng From Betrayed Luna to Crowned Princess: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

Ravena’s POV I tried to keep my expression calm as I answered, "I don't know whose idea it was, Your Majesty. Military decisions are made by those in command. I simply follow orders.""Simply follow orders," he repeated, but something in his tone suggested he did not believe me. "That seems like a very convenient answer.""It is an honest one.”"Is it?" he asked and stopped walking to face me. "Princess Ravena, let me be direct. Pairing you with Alpha Lucien's forces was reckless. Some might even call it deliberately cruel. Your history with him is well known. The divorce. The scandal. And yet Evander put you in a position where you had to work closely with your former husband.""With all due respect, Your Majesty, I don't see it that way.""No?" he challenged. "Then how do you see it?""I see it as a strategic decision made by a commander who understood the bigger picture. Alpha Lucien's troops were positioned in a critical location, and my unit needed to coordinate with them. It ma

Ravena’s POV I tried to keep my expression calm as I answered, "I don't know whose idea it was, Your Majesty. Military decisions are made by those in command. I simply follow orders.""Simply follow orders," he repeated, but something in his tone suggested he did not believe me. "That seems like a very convenient answer.""It is an honest one.”

King Alaric's POV But even as I spoke the words, I felt something painful twist in my chest. Something I had been ignoring for weeks now.The truth was that when I had proposed to Ravena, I was actually very serious.But now, watching her with Evander. Seeing how they looked at each other. How they moved together. Like two parts of a whole.

Ravena's POV "She was... aggressive. Yes. But also direct and… straightforward."Evander's eyebrows rose. "You think my mother is straightforward?""I think she says what she means," I replied. "She doesn't hide behind pleasantries or false smiles. If she dislikes you, you know it immediately."

Ravena's POV I had just changed into comfortable clothes when Celeste knocked on my door."Princess," she said. "A message has arrived for you."I looked up from where I sat by the window, admiring the sunset."What kind of message?"