Oh no. This is going to be a disaster… “You don’t need to worry, Maeve,” the queen said, trying to comfort me. “It’ll only be the family you’ve already met.” The family I already met. I couldn’t help but wonder if that really meant everyone. “Will… Eric be there?” I asked. The queen seemed s
Maeve POV “I’m so relieved to have you here, Maggie,” I exclaimed once we were finally in the car. “The car rides home have been so lonely the last few days.” To be precise, it had been three days since my first almost disastrous meeting with Alpha King Arlan and the rest of the royal family. Th
The moment the spaghetti hit my tongue, I could taste all those amazing flavors… all of the sauce, cheese, and herbs. A small moan slipped past my lips. He grinned at me. “Delicious, isn’t it?” Indeed, it was. But then I detected that ingredient that I couldn’t quite place earlier. And it was—um
Maeve POV “A… date?” I repeated, stunned, not entirely sure I heard him correctly. However, I could not deny the somersaults my heart and stomach made upon hearing those words, nor as I caught that warm glaze in his eyes. “You want to take me out… on a date?” Was this what he had been planning i
A day for just the two of us. Suddenly, any worry in my body vanished, replaced by something light and wonderful, and my heart began to pound for a very different reason. This was going to be not only my first date ever, but it was going to be with Xaden. Before, if I ever fantasized about such
Xaden POV I did it. I asked Maeve out on a date—no guards, no chaperones, and absolutely no interruptions. Just the two of us on a proper outing like an ordinary couple. I couldn’t believe that it had taken so long for me to do so. But here I was, waiting in the grand foyer as she finished get
This was, apparently, our first stop of the day: a small shop on the edge of Mona Road. Despite the normalcy of the location, the butterflies in my stomach fluttered. Being the hopeless romantic I was, I could think of only one activity that involved such a thing, and if my suspicions proved correct
Maeve POV I was not ready. Although I knew on some level that becoming involved with Xaden meant that my life would practically unroot itself and I would be thrust into a world and lifestyle completely foreign to me, I had not fully realized what that would entail. All of the curious stares, the
“That’s kind of you, but not necessary,” I told him, remembering that the last pristine doctor he set me up with gave a false paternity test and pretty much ruined my life. If it weren’t for that one test, Xaden wouldn’t have strayed to another. “I have a really good doctor that I trust.” Kenneth
Maeve’s POV Victoria gave me a smug look and then stepped away as she turned to face Alpha Kenneth. “Alpha Kenneth,” she said in greeting. “Maeve was teetering on your territory and I’m doing my services by taking care of the issue. She is my daughter after all and it’s my responsibility to make
She stared up at him and saw that he was serious, but she wasn’t so sure if he was right. She just hoped that her son made the right choice and didn’t break Maeve’s heart. …. Maeve’s POV The mansion was quiet; it was late in the evening, and I knew most of the mansion staff were sleeping, incl
Third Person POV The Queen and King remained in the garden a moment longer with Princess Mia. She had watched Xaden leave the gardens with a lungful expression on her face and then she sighed. The conversation wasn’t exactly how she planned; his viewpoints on certain topics were a bit alarming and
“Then what exactly were you trying to do exactly?” I asked him. “You didn’t really try to woo her now, did you?” “No…” he murmured, shuffling in his shoes. “I didn’t and that’s the reason I’m sorry. You have to pick up the slack because of me. Now she’s set to marry you…” “You knew about this?”
Xaden’s POV The more I spoke to Princess Mia the more bored I got. Sure, she was the princess of the Vixen territory, and she was a pretty badass warrior, but there weren’t many more interesting things about her. She was pretty basic, and the conversation became dull. The moment she started to a
I was completely alone, and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. Hours had gone by, and I remained barricaded in my bedroom, unable to move from the bed. There was a light knock on the door, and I knew that it had to be Maggie with my food. “Miss Maeve, you should eat something,” she said from
Maeve’s POV For a moment, I wasn’t sure what to do. I stared at my fiancé telling another woman that he would only have a child out of royal duty. He sounded almost cold and calculating as he spoke. Mia nodded along with each word he said, a frown marring her lips and a small crease between her pe
A smile spread across my face as I read the paper and then I quickly rushed out of the room and back into the living room. Maggie was still seated on the couch, staring at the door with a worried expression, but she jumped when I ran into the room. “The results, Maggie,” I said, showing them to he