As if dealing with the possibility of being Hawke’s daughter was not enough, a strange rumour spread about me. People were saying I was barren. “What even is this?” I massaged my temple as I flung the newspaper down. Eliza looked from me to the paper and back at me with a worried expression on her
For the third time, there was a knock on my door and Scarlett rushed in before anyone let her in. She seemed to be rushing towards me but in a flash, she was on the floor, her hands restrained behind her and Jack’s knee pressing into her lower back. Scarlett let out a screech and I blinked in disbe
“Are you an idiot? Even the blind can see that she is trying to create a rift between you and His Majesty.” To my surprise and Eliza’s horror, Jack clasped the front of my dress and lifted me out of my seat while I blinked in amazement. “Jacqueline Adela Bale, who do you think you have your hands o
“I need to do something,” I muttered to myself. If I was tired, then Killian was near death with his workload. As we walked, I caught a glimpse of a maid scurrying away so I asked her to call Scarlett. Scarlett entered my office a few minutes after I ended my walk. She didn’t look happy to be summ
The palace was quiet after the sudden layoffs. Even my maids moved about without making a sound. Mary stared at me more often in the days that followed and I could almost hear her internal struggle. It was good that she did not switch sides at the drop of a hat but I was beginning to get impatient.
‘Burn the witch!’ ‘The goddess is obviously angry with the impostor!’ ‘First, pretending to be the Alpha King’s mate and now this? If she cannot give us an heir then what use is she as the queen?!’ ‘Throw out the man beside the king.’ ‘A barren witch can never be our queen!’ I smiled despite my
*Killian* I lied. I told Amethyst not to worry, that the situation was simple but it was not. In truth, I had sent two troops already and they came back pelted with eggs and rotten tomoatoes. The protesters were inching closer to the palace gates and I knew that no matter how many warriors I sent
“Yes.” This time, he did not look at me like an invader snatching up his gold. “I will try my best.” Good. Now, I had something to distract the crowd but for me, it was not enough to distract the people. I had to weed out the thieves that had the audacity to act high and mighty to even their king
“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