“Mary was in charge of training me when I entered the palace as a maid so I trust she will guide you well. I expect you to respect her as disrespecting her would be the same as disrespecting me.” I admonished the five girls gathered in my office with Mary behind them. “Yes, Your Majesty,” the girls
“You know me already, Carrot – oops, I mean, Your Majesty.” She covered her mouth yet her eyes laughed. “I am under the care of Dark Moon for the time being and Alpha Hawke sent me as a filler for his dear mate. Although she is gone, she remains in our hearts.” She ducked her head and pretended to w
There were snide comments here and there, from how awful the king’s birthday banquet was, to how the refreshments being served were subpar. Grace commented that she had better in her ‘village pack,’ her words, not mine. Avery, a fashion designer, nitpicked my dress. It looked cheap, it was unflatter
“Let us make a bet.” I leaned back in my seat. “Proper ladies do not gamble,” Edith sneered. “Have you not heard from Luna Grace?” Even I felt the danger in my haughty tone. A familiar chilling cold crept through me and coated my words. My insides felt empty, like an abyss of nothing but darkness
*Killian* “I was thinking of something,” Orion busied himself with arranging my desk – in reality, he was making a mess while avoiding my gaze. “Sit down and stop making a mess.” I snatched a file from his grip. “Why are you suddenly nervous?” He perched on his seat. “This may be the last thing y
“I understand, Your Majesty.” After that, we worked in silence. It was unpleasant working with her. “Should I be the first to congratulate you?” She murmured, cutting me off as I questioned the badly prepared report. Half the time, she was either staring straight ahead or looking at me with strange
“How is Mother Crystal doing?” I asked Cedric. He chanced a glance at Killian before responding. “She is ageing and thus losing control of her magic,” he said. “Is there anything we can do for her?” I offered out of courtesy. “You can return to the coven,” he blurted, making Killian growl. “It wi
“Think twice before you speak to me.” Cedric nodded as Killian’s tone turned cold. “Now, to my question, what do you need a spirit mage for?” “For strength,” Cedric muttered. “Over the years, the effects of our collective magic have waned but with a spirit mage, the coven will be stronger.” He scru
“Have I ever told you that you are like my fountain of good fortune?” He asked. “Feeling sentimental?” I asked and he nodded. “Very sentimental. I looked at Seth and Victoria today and I just – I could not believe it. As I have told you, most things in my life always go wrong. A family is somethin
“Seth, mama and dada have something for you,” Killian and I said to Seth one day. “Is it a baby?” He asked with wide eyes. “Yeah,” I smiled at the little boy and his eyes lit up. “Really? There’s a baby? Where my baby?” He looked around, jumped up and circled us as if we were hiding a baby behind
When we named him Seth, it was in remembrance of the only family Killian ever had before I came along but Cordelia seemed to think it was for her. She begged for my baby’s forgiveness to the point where I got uncomfortable and walked away with him. He may be named Seth but it did not mean he was a r
“Killian, the baby is here!” I screamed, startling my mate. “What?” His eyes widened and his fingers paused buttoning his shirt. “Where is she?” It was a funny question but I did not have time to laugh so I swallowed thickly and tried to waddle to the delivery room next door. “Hey, where are you go
“I am not sleepy,” I said and he pursed his lips. “Can I read a book at least? Or – Or we could choose baby names together.” I gave him a hopeful look. Since Killian found out I was pregnant, he had all but forbidden me from doing anything asides existing but when I talked about baby names, he lit
A few days ago, Hawke was found dead in his cell after weeks of him trying to eat himself as he turned rogue. In the early hours of this morning, Luna Grace ended her life by repeatedly stabbing her throat with a fork until she bled out. That was after she spent the past week screaming and crying ou
“I said the same thing!” She exclaimed with an awkward smile. While she stared at me without saying anything, I tried my best to make my brain function properly. “What do you mean – pregnant? I – What?” My mouth dropped open and the towel in my hand fell to the ground. “A baby?” At that moment, I h
Hawke would not be the first Alpha from Dark Moon that dreamt of taking the throne for himself but he was the most brazen of them in all of history. Dark Moon had a penchant to feel superior and my father let this one’s bravado grow. “Are you done gloating?” He asked and I laughed. “This would be
*KILLIAN* Despite the mountain of work awaiting me, I squeezed out time to see Hawke. For a long time, I pondered how to clip his wings, how to bring him down from his high horse and see him suffer. Having him where I wanted him made my steps light and my body weightless. His gaze burned into me w