I sighed. "You've been so brave to go through all of this and follow Ethan.""I couldn't stay in the castle, not under the circumstances. Alpha did everything he could to serve his country, and we'd follow him to the end of the world. Plus, the king wouldn't go easy on me or Talon being Alpha's conf
Seeing that I was worried, Vicky squeezed my hand. "Rosalie, sorry about your situation.... Please, just give Alpha some time. It has been a few rough months for him.""Vicky, I know this wasn't something you could control. Georgia has tried too, but Ethan just does whatever he wants," I muttered.V
**Ethan's POVAfter another operation, I tried to get back to work, but it was difficult. The situation with the new joiners kept weighing on my mind. Seeing them in battle, just standing there, or fighting with little skill, made me so angry. I'd wanted to stop fighting the enemy and attack them my
"What is it, then?" I folded my arms, returning her annoyance with more of my own.Rosalie sighed and shifted her position slightly on the bed. "These rogues that you're holding, intending to execute, I don't think that's a good idea.""F*cking Vicky," I muttered, pissed that she'd told Rosalie my b
**Rosalie's POVThe agreement Ethan and I had made changed the situation I found myself in. Though I still would've preferred to go home, once he saw that I was living up to my end of the bargain, he began to show more leniency to me. Even later that first evening, he let Vicky come back into my roo
A couple of days went by, and I didn't see Ethan at all. That wasn't unpleasant to me because I had my baby with me, and Vicky came and visited frequently. Still, when I was alone in the tent, and the baby was sleeping… my mind wandered.I thought about how Ethan had reacted when I'd pressed that kn
**Ethan's POVI walked into Rosalie's tent, not exactly sure what I was doing there or what I even planned to say to her when I spoke to her. But I needed to see her. Regardless of whether I was a heartless rogue or not, I always had one soft place in me, and Rosalie and our child were nestled in th
She didn't respond this time and just looked off in the distance again, like she used to do when she was withdrawn."Rosalie, listen, I have to go out and fight. I'll be responsible for a lot of lives, including your friends, Talon, Vicky, Georgia," I said bitterly. "I don't need you to care about m
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