So… her sister could be, too."Your Majesties," Fiona said, bowing to the king and queen. She lifted her head and said, "My family received a letter stating that my twin sister had been released from her job at the castle for unscrupulous behavior and that she was being sent on the next boat. My par
The crowd was shocked that he had the audacity to try to argue for his daughter's forgiveness with all the evidence provided.King James stared at him a moment before he said, "Interject—what?""I am equally appalled by Madalynn's behavior," Romero stated, surprising us all again. Turning to his dau
All the evidence pointing to Madalynn came smoothly. It was as if someone was made aware that Ethan and I started our investigation, so in order to distract us, the evidence was "sent" to us piece by piece. If that was the case, then that someone would have already eliminated anything that they did
**Rosalie's POVI hadn't been feeling well all day. What I had thought could potentially be indigestion turned into some fairly severe cramps by early afternoon, and when Seraphine came to check on me, she took one look at my abdomen and said, "Miss Ro, dear, you're in labor!"Stunned, I said, "But…
In the back of my mind, I knew....I was dying.They were trying to save me, but I was dying. There was too much blood. They couldn't stop it. They wanted to do something quickly to help, but they didn't know what to do.I tried to shift my focus to my baby. I wanted to see him so badly, to hold him
**Ethan's POV'Keep pushing them!' I shouted to my warriors using the mind-link, watching yet another line of our enemies break. Dozens of wolves gave way, their line crumbling as my superior forces came over a ridge and bore down on them, their snouts dripping with blood as they gnashed their teeth
Sh*t! I could feel the blood around my neck leaking out, but the other two wolves also had gotten up from the ground and were coming back for me. Suddenly, the one that was biting me loosened up and collapsed.'Alpha? Are you okay?' One of my warriors finally noticed my situation and was able to ru
"Look at me," the woman demanded. My eyes moved to lock onto hers. "Do you know the source of your agony, Alpha Ethan?" she asked me.I couldn't respond verbally, but I knew the answer to the question. Rosalie's beautiful face flickered before my eyes.But her face did not wear the calm, serene exp
The entire family had gathered in the dining room and was chatting amiably over a very impressive spread that had been laid out by the kitchen–two prime rib roasts, a honeyed ham, and three roast ducks were the centerpieces of the table, all of which were being enjoyed liberally by everyone.George
RowanMom ran her fingers across Selene's head, admiring her fine white hair. She looked every ounce the doting grandmother instead of a ball of uncertainty, like Maeve. Maeve was pacing back and forth near the fall wall of my bedroom, her arms folded across her chest and her head bent as she tried
Kacidra joined in the conversation. "Maeve is right, Rowan. We need to know what's happening with you and Hanna, or else we'll never be able to help."Rosalie's voice was calm and supportive as she asked, "Is it Hanna that's troubling you, son? Is she doing all right?My first instinct was to tell t
Gemma and Ernest had flown down with my parents and their son George, who was just two months older than Maeve's sons.A moment later, the library door opened and more of our family members poured in, as if they were fully aware of the thoughts I'd just had and I'd summoned them. I pushed aside my n
RowanThe castle was abuzz with its usual day-to-day activities. Servants and maids passed me in the hallway carrying baskets of laundry and trays of tea. I could hear the clattering of cookware as I left my office and walked toward the grand staircase off the foyer, seeing the door to the servants'
"Who? What happens?""There's so much more out there," Mara said dreamily. "So, so much more.""Maeve!" Troy called from down the beach.I turned to look at him, and when I turned back to Mara, she had taken off. "Wait!" I called after her, but she had already made it out of earshot, her footsteps l
Best of all, Troy was happy. He was at peace and at home. But there was still much work to be done.We were spending several weeks jumping from island to island, taking stock of the wellbeing of the inhabitants, and making a list of what was needed. Most of the islands were in need of medicine, inf
Maeve–Four Months LaterSuntra was not what I was expecting. I had become accustomed to the seemingly endless white-sand beaches of Avondale, where the sand grit was so fine it felt like powdered sugar as you walked barefoot in the surf. Suntra's sand was coarse and golden and dappled with tidepool
I straightened up a bit, shifting Oliver's weight in my arms as I narrowed my eyes back at him, sizing him up. A man roughly my father's age came bounding out of their house, waving at me apologetically as he leaned to whisper harshly in the ear of the man I assumed was his father.Whatever his son