I refused to contribute to or worsen those fears in any way. So when I’d promised her that we would wait, I meant it. And I had absolutely no intention whatsoever of breaking that promise. But—oh… how it hurt. Every drop of my alpha blood cried out with the primal urge to claim my mate. I need
MAEVE POV “Ooh—” Charlotte, still under the guise of Cora, gazed thoughtfully yet excitedly at the building we currently found ourselves in front of. “I’ve never been able to try this place. Can we stop here?” After another hour or so of exploring the various shops along Mona Road, the three of
Where had this fire come from? Was it because we’re fated mates? Or… was it because he was the first ever to show me what it felt like to be loved? I was not sure what to believe anymore. It seemed nearly every part of my life was shrouded in some bizarre mystery somehow. “It… it just hurt,” I
THIRD PERSON POV Little did Maeve know that the answer to her question lurked closer than she realized. As she and her two companions gathered themselves and left the bistro, Bella sat at a not-so-distant table, hidden in plain sight behind a large potted plant and a carefully placed menu. She w
Sinking into her chair in the middle of a café, surrounded by a cheerful and bustling crowd on all fronts, Bella felt stuck. The plan she had hatched with Luna Victoria depended entirely on Maeve’s social disgrace. It was no longer purely because of Prince Xaden. This was a matter of revenge against
MAEVE POV It wasn’t long before we returned to the mansion and, with our shopping trip officially at an end, it was time for the princess to return to her duties at the palace. “Thank you for letting me tag along,” Charlotte murmured, beaming at me as she emerged from the bathroom, once again dr
It was an unexpected move, but not unwanted in the slightest. I couldn’t get enough of the wonderful sensation of his body so close to mine. This close, I was overwhelmed with the crisp, cool scent of his body wash. Like pine and clean lakesides and everything beautiful about nature. His dark, lus
MAEVE POV I didn’t get it. I spent the last hour—maybe more—reading chapter after chapter in this pregnancy book, while Xaden busied himself with a pile of paperwork and a few phone calls to several dignitaries, but nothing I read bore any similarities to what I was experiencing. Fetal weight