XADEN POV Before my mind could comprehend what was happening, my body hurled itself out of Lucas’s path of attack on its own accord. It took a couple of seconds to catch my breath from the sudden motion, eyes wide as I gazed at my brother, who was now, by all accounts, adequately peeved. His cle
“No,” he said, cutting me off. “This is by far greater than anything I could want. I cannot afford to be selfish, not when our kingdom is at stake.” Now that sounded an awful lot like our father talking. However, Lucas was an alpha in his own right. He had always been firm about his beliefs for
MAEVE POV “I’ve never been out without being recognized before,” Charlotte said, strolling down the sidewalk of a busy Mona Road with a face-splitting grin as she eagerly took in all the sights. “It’s like I’m an entirely different person!” And, as far as the public was concerned, she was. Aft
Grinning, I turned to Charlotte and Maggie, who wore similar looks of awe and glee. “I love it! Let’s find more.” It must have been close to an hour or two, but it felt like mere minutes before we left the store, arms full of shopping bags. Maggie needed a moment to organize all the bags to be abl
THIRD PERSON POV She hadn’t been seen. It was close… so, so close, but she managed to stay hidden. Hiding around the corner of a beauty salon, Bella’s heart pounded frantically against her chest as she watched a dreadfully familiar-looking girl walk down the sidewalk of the ever-popular Mona R
All of a sudden, the line filled with a tense silence. And for a moment, she worried the call went dead, until the Luna spoke up once more. “… Are you absolutely sure?” Bella’s mouth opened, poised to answer, but it was like her throat closed up. Was she confident that she saw Maeve? It certainl
THIRD PERSON POV With the swift press of a button from her manicured thumb, the call came to an end, and Victoria tossed her cell phone onto her bed, inches away from her open purse as she continued to pack. Vaguely, the television could be heard playing in the background of the bedroom, something
He let out a sigh. “Darling. In case you have forgotten, she poisoned an alpha prince and tried to do away with his child. We have much more pressing matters at hand.” She clenched her fists. “Don’t you—” “Victoria.” Her mate’s brisk interruption made her freeze. All of a sudden, Burton’s fe
“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