Alaric’s POVI stare at Cara, simultaneously blindsided and stunned by her words. How can this be?Our children are alive? Ethan and Mia are our children?“But they seem so much younger,” I say. “Mia is so small…”“They were premature,” Cara explains. “Some of the trauma from the accident affected t
Cara’s POVI’m relieved at having told the truth to Alaric. He seems to have handled it much better than I could have hoped, already very protective of the kids. Maybe I didn’t need to ask him for the favor of protecting them, but in the moment, without knowing how he’d react, I wanted the kids to b
Alaric’s POV“There is no way you are coming with them,” I say. Standing, I turn from Mia, putting her behind me as I confront Noel. “You are not welcome in my home.”“Cara is my mate –”“She is not your mate. She is my mate, and the mother of my children.”“Stop this, both of you,” Colin says. Movi
Cara’s POVEventually the car pulls up in front of a mansion. I’ve been here before, though it’s not one of the main ones that I’ve stayed at in the past.Despite not being the main accommodations of the Alpha King, the mansion is still sizable.The children are not new to big houses, basically bein
Alaric’s POVMy heart continued to race, even after Ethan interrupted us and Cara walked away. I’d been so close to kissing Cara, to returning us to that same moment we shared all those years ago, when I held her in my arms and kissed her senseless before we retreated upstairs to make love.No, it w
I have no idea why he hates me, and without knowing why, I have no idea how to fix it.I give Cara and the kids a few days to settle in before I start requesting we all sit down to dinner together. Not only does it make things easier on the chef and the staff for us to eat all together, but it also
Alaric’s POV“Noel,” I say, approaching the door. The butler and the security guard both step to the side, allowing me access to speak with our unexpected visitor. “What are you doing here?”“I said I’d visit,” he says. “Well, here I am. Where’s Cara and the kids? I want to say hi.”He did mention t
In the dining room, both Mia and Ethan are hugging Noel.Mia loves everyone, so that doesn’t sting. Ethan, though. He hates me but loves Noel? Why? What has Noel done that I haven’t done?Noel ruffles Ethan’s hair and Ethan laughs as he pushes his hand away. A new kind of jealousy fills me. One I ha
Cara’s POVAs we started to move about the stage, following the steps of our routine, I kept an eye on Lilia and her can of paint. I had my suspicions that it was intended for me. At a crucial moment, when we were at the front of the stage, the routine would bring us directly side by side.Perhaps t
Cara’s POVGeorgie asked me to return to my dressing room, where she arrived shortly after carrying the gown that she was supposed to be wearing that evening. On herself, she was wearing a robe.Looking at my own dress still filled me with a sense of mourning. It had been such a beautiful thing, des
None of them seemed even remotely guilty. They were all entirely confident, I could see it in their eyes.Only Lilia wore a different expression. When no one else could see her but me, she seemed smug, smirking. She pointed to a nearby camera.“I’ve been on camera this entire time, too, if you don’t
Cara’s POVIn my mind, there could only be one person responsible for this: Lilia.The beautiful embroidery, torn out. The rainbow-shimmering lace, in tatters.It had been such a gorgeous dress, a true work of art.To see it destroyed like this sent an icy chill down through my veins. This was worse
Cara’s POVThe night of the opening ceremony came much quicker than anyone would have liked. Even me. I’d been preparing as best I could for the events, and spending as much time with Alaric whenever possible to help revitalize Lucy.So far, I mostly just felt tired, not prepared, and Lucy remained
Cara’s POVKissing Alaric was as easy as breathing, especially when, after a moment, he gently opened his mouth and accepted my waiting tongue. His hands clenched at my waist, tugging me closer as he licked along the side of my tongue with his own before chasing mine back into my mouth and deepening
Alaric’s POVRuby’s request for a physical seemed to come rather suddenly after I picked up Cara from the rehearsal and brought her home, but I wasn’t one to ignore a healer’s orders, especially when she claimed she wanted to check me to see if they could pinpoint some medical ways I could help Cara
Cara’s POVLater, as all the girls were being fitted for our gowns for the opening ceremony, Ruby surprised me by walking into my dressing room. I was in my gown, with the tailor marking where to make the hem at my feet.The gown needed some work yet. It was much too small in the chest, and far too
Cara’s POVI moved without even realizing it. One minute, I was on the stage. The next, I was down near the exit, standing beside Alaric. My hand clutched Lilia’s by the wrist, as I pried her touch away from his chest.Both Alaric and Lilia seemed surprised by my sudden appearance. A few breaths lat