The Princess's Second Life
But her body felt too heavy, her limbs numb
Memories flashed in her mind, unbidden:
A little girl racing through the palace gardens, her mother’s laughter ringing in the air.
Her first shift, the white wolf that made her father’s eyes shine with pride.
The day she met him—her mate—the bond snapping into place like lightning through her veins, her heart certain the Moon Goddess had chosen right.
Nights spent dreaming of a kingdom ruled with fairness, of love that would last lifetimes.
All of it… wasted.
A metallic tang filled her mouth. She tasted iron. The world tilted, vision dimming at the edges. Her breath came shallow, ragged, every inhale scraping against the weight in her chest.