Ethan shook his head again. "Don't be unreasonable, Rosalie. I know you're very intelligent. You're just not thinking straight because you're mad. Come back to camp. Now."That was the old Ethan. He was commanding me again. "No!" I told him, and I turned away, thinking perhaps I'd go into the fores
I woke up with a slight headache. Dizziness washed over me as I looked around the tent and tried to remember what happened. Everything came crashing back to me, and I lay there for a moment with my hand pressed to my temple.My stomach grumbled. I had no idea what time it was because there was no c
"Um…thank you," I responded flatly. However, I had to admit it was very pretty. Did he make it for me? I just could not picture Ethan going to the field and picking wild flowers one by one…Seeing I had no more comments, he spoke again. "I know today is also your coronation." 'Yes, I am aware, and
"It's beautiful," I admitted honestly.My praise lightened his mood for sure. He let out a small smile, and bent over to tie the leather strap around the baby's wrist. It was his first gift from his father."Thanks a lot, Ethan," I told him. Then I put down my plate. Although I was hungry, I was al
**Madalynn's POVI was so close. My guys almost got her. They were supposed to bring her to me, and I could almost feel my claws sinking into that stupid bitch Rosalie. F*cking tramp. I had lost everything because of her. I was going to make her pay. I was going to rip her heart out in front of Eth
"Wonderful. Nightfall is approaching, and we have much work to do."-------------------**Ethan's POV"What is it, Talon?" I asked him as he came inside of the tent."Alpha… I want to talk to you about Rosalie." He stood in front of my desk, his hands folded in front of him."She asked to leave agai
She didn't even look at me when I came in. Her eyes were still locked on the tent wall across from her. I wasn't even sure if she was blinking."Rosalie?" I called her name, but she didn't turn to look at me. She was wearing the same clothes she'd had on the day before when I'd come in, sweatpants,
**Rosalie's POVI was tired of it all. Tired of him treating me as if I was a child. Tired of him acting like he could control every aspect of my life.I was supposed to be the queen of the north, and I demanded respect from everyone–including him. Ethan had been acting crazy since the moment he r
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