Alexander POVElla’s signal never wavered. It was easy for me to follow, and while it was difficult to judge the passage of time in a situation like this, I knew it hadn’t taken long before I had the vehicle in my sights.It was a small car—compact, unassuming, not even particularly expensive. The k
Ella POVSunlight flooded into the trunk, momentarily blinding me. I blinked rapidly, forcing my eyes to adjust as quickly as possible. I needed to see what was happening.Standing over me, silhouetted by the harsh light, was Alexander.Relief crashed over me so intensely it nearly stole my breath.
Ella POVI felt oddly numb as I watched my kidnapper drive away. Alexander had just let him go—no, he had practically ordered him to leave. And as much as I wanted to feel outraged, I simply couldn’t. It was as if I should have expected it.After everything that had happened in the past few days...
Silence fell between us, heavy and suffocating. Alexander kept his eyes on the road, his face unreadable. But I could see his jaw clench, his shoulders rigid as he absorbed my words.“If you really believed that,” Alexander said, his voice calm but piercing, “it would be incredibly dangerous for you
Ella POVI could hardly speak for the rest of the drive. My mind was reeling from so many things, but mostly from the fact that Alexander was finally going to talk to me. He was finally going to tell me what the hell had been going on.As much as I had wanted this—as much as I had begged him for ans
“I can’t really blame her for treating me the way she does,” he continued with a shrug. “Maybe that’s why I do my best to ignore her comments. When my dad died, she wanted her brother to take over the pack temporarily since Michael and I were both so young... but I refused. There was no way I was go
Ella POV“After my father died and I took the title of Alpha, I was contacted by the Alpha King of the Northern Kingdom,” Alexander said.“What?” I blurted out, unable to contain my shock. What possible connection could the King of the Northern Kingdom have to Alexander or his pack? It was absurd...
I felt the blood drain from my face. “You... you can’t be the Ice King,” I stammered, but the look on his face told me everything.The legendary crime lord of the Roguelands. The one rumored to be more powerful than any Alpha... it was Alexander.“That’s why they were scared of you,” I whispered. “T
Ella POVThe night we had been working towards for so long was finally here. It didn’t seem real, but it was finally happening.It was election night.All day Alexander and I had been answering questions from reporters and making phonecalls to voters, hoping to get as many people as possible to show
He glanced at me, a knowing look passing between us. We would face whatever came next together.After dinner, Sabrina and Alexander took Lexie up to get ready for bed. She wanted a bedtime story from Alexander and he seemed happy to do it.Once we were alone in the living room, my mother pulled me t
Ella POVAlexander and I spent the day in my family’s packlands with Lexie, a rare moment of peace before the election.The official statement revealing Lexie’s identity had been carefully crafted—Alexander had asked for privacy for her sake.The response had been mixed, but most people saw it as a
“It does,” Elizabeth said. “But people also fear what they don’t understand. Alexander has spent years in the shadows. Half of what he’s done is still a secret. People don’t know that he’s…” she hesitated, looking away for a moment. “Now, they’re being asked to trust him with the kingdom.” She sighe
Ella POVI sat across from Elizabeth at a quiet restaurant, a half-empty glass of wine in front of me. The air between us was lighter than it had been in months, but there was still an unspoken tension—a lingering wound that was still healing.Elizabeth had taken the revelations about Alexander, Dav
Ella POVThe news of Ironfang’s arrest tore through the kingdom like wildfire. Fear gripped the people as they learned the horrifying truth—powerful figures within their own government had been working with the North.For years, the enemy had been closer than anyone had realized, pulling strings in
Alexander POVI stood before the King, my body still weak from the poison, but my mind sharp and steady. Ella stood at my side, her presence grounding me, a silent promise that we would face whatever came next together.I could feel the weight of her gaze on me, the quiet strength she offered just b
Ella POVIt took several days before Alexander could stay awake for more than a few minutes at a time.Those days felt like an eternity to me, sitting at his bedside, watching the slow rise and fall of his chest, hoping for any sign of improvement. The doctors assured me that the worst had passed, b
The King’s orders were not something you ignored. And though I had no desire to leave Alexander’s side, I couldn’t risk further angering the King—especially when I had no idea what he would do with the information I had.Still, my resolve weakened as she glanced at Alexander one last time. “He’ll be