Ella POV"That's so generous of Alpha Alexander. Please make sure he knows we're grateful for this." I smiled at the employee."Who needs him to pay for it?" David muttered bitterly.Amanda's mouth was hanging open in surprise as she stared at the expensive clothing. I knew if she were in my shoes,
Ella POVOver the next few days, I looked into all of the Gammas we had talked about before, and I found absolutely no indication that any of them were disloyal, which honestly left me feeling a little more nervous. Whoever the traitor was, they were hiding well.I also periodically checked my mess
Ella POVIn my last life, I had naively believed that opening travel routes to the North would be a good thing and that it would bring opportunity to our pack. But now I had seen enough as a Luna to know that the North couldn't be trusted.There was far too much rogue activity to safely open a trave
Ella POVI had no words to reply to Alexander’s ridiculous request, but I desperately needed his help. If this was what it took...Besides, if I could force myself to kiss someone who completely disgusted me, there should be no problem with kissing someone that I genuinely found attractive. I had no
Ella POV The plan for the engagement dinner came together quickly, thanks to my father's help. He arranged for the best tables at the best restaurant and even ordered expensive wine ahead of time. He was relieved to have a chance to remedy things with David’s family. I had made David’s father v
Ella POV Alexander’s bright eyes were fixed on me, and a smile was pulling at his lips. He was obviously trying to get a rise out of me, and it was working. He was also making David angry, which was a bonus. “I’m not the only one that’s happily in love, though, am I? Congratulations again on yo
“I’m so glad you could make it,” I told Amanda. “Of course,” she said. “I want to be here to support my best friend.” The next hour passed in a bit of a blur. It seemed like I was constantly answering wedding questions from one of mine or David’s parents or talking to people that came up to our
Ella POVThe drug Alexander gave me to use on Amanda was meant to trigger a female wolf into heat, causing her to shift. Her fated mate would respond to the heat and shift as well. He would be unable to control his protective urges for his mate.I stood by my shocked parents and watched as the two h
The king sighed. “I need to finish preparing.” His tone was final, dismissing us. But there was a new weight in his gaze—a disturbance that hadn’t been there before.As we left his office, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we had just set something in motion.Alexander pulled me down a side hallway
Ella POVThe atmosphere in the king’s home was tense. Servants and guards moved briskly through the halls, their expressions unreadable but their urgency undeniable.The entire building was bracing itself for what was about to unfold—the king’s official statement on the arrests, the fallout of the i
Something in his tone made my heart skip. He was serious, but there was something else beneath it—hesitation.I sat up straighter, nerves tightening in my chest. "What is it?"Alexander hesitated, then met my gaze. "I had a meeting with Sabrina."I blinked, surprised. "You did?"He had seemed so dev
Ella POVThe rooftop was bathed in the soft glow of city lights, the distant hum of activity below drowned out by music playing softly from unseen speakers. The air was cool, but the view more than made up for it.As I sat at the table in the center of the roof, the patio heaters created a warm bubl
Sabrina nodded, looking away. "She made me believe that if I told you, you’d turn on me. That you’d try to take Lexie away or—" She shook her head. "I was young, scared, and I had no one. She was the only person who offered to help me."I exhaled sharply, trying to keep my emotions in check. "And no
Alexander POVGuilt gnawed at me all morning as I waited for Sabrina to arrive. It settled in my stomach like a weight, a constant reminder that I was keeping something from Ella.I’d tried—tried to find the right moment, tried to work up the nerve to tell her—but every time I opened my mouth, the w
Yet, he didn’t seem to feel that way. Instead of anger, he pitied her.There had to be something I didn’t understand, but it was too sensitive a topic to push with him right now.Sinking onto the couch, I pulled out my phone and sent a quick text to Elizabeth to check in.A second later, she called.
Ella POVBy the time we got to the apartment, I was conflicted. I felt like I had made some kind of mistake in the way I handled Amanda, but it was too late to take it back.Whatever happened next was out of my hands.It wasn’t as though Alexander and I had a chance to plan how to handle it. The kin
Alexander POVElla’s handling of Amanda completely caught me off guard, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. How could she have any pity for the woman who had put her through so much? It eluded me.At the same time, it showed a level of control and cleverness that was undeniable. A true Luna—not o