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
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
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 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
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 POVMy best friend is pregnant with my husband‘s child, and they are clearly no longer trying to hide it from me.David, my husband and childhood sweetheart, was standing in front of me with his arms wrapped around Amanda. Amanda had one arm around him, and her other hand was placed over her lo
Ella POVThere were shouts and gasps of shock as the bouquet exploded into a poof of flower petals. David stumbled backward, out of my reach."What are you doing?" Amanda's voice yelled in surprise. I turned to find her rushing towards me. For a moment, all I could see was the evil smile on her face
Ella POVI could feel everyone staring at me in shock at my words. I couldn't blame them; it wasn't the kind of confident statement I would have made before. But it was true now—I would never allow David to become the Alpha of my family's pack in this life.I would be the one to take over for my fat
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