I smiled a little, not knowing if he could see it or not.“That’s really too kind of you. It took no more than two hours, at best. It was no trouble and…” I slowed, letting out a short awkward laugh, “if I’m being honest, I’m embarrassed that I gave him something so subpar.”“Why’s that?”“I mean… h
The omega girl’s eyes widened for the briefest of moments before she quickly composed herself, though it was difficult to mask the way her face suddenly turned ashen. “Alpha Prince Eric is not taking visitors, miss, as he is in a delicate state—”“Please,” I insisted before she could run off or turn
MAEVE POV“Friends?”The word tumbled out of his mouth in a confused daze. A flurry of emotions washed over his face, worn and weary from a lifetime of neglect, of pain. It was almost as if the word was foreign to him, a word he might have read or heard but never thought was possible for him.“Of co
I pat his hand, grateful for his kindness.And, for a moment, a comfortable sort of silence blanketed the room.“You know,” Eric suddenly supplied, perking up a little, “the tradition of exchanging rings as a symbol of one’s love and commitment—”My heart skipped a beat, remembering the half-confess
MAEVE POV“A lunar banquet?” I repeated, eyes widening.I turned my attention back to the hustling omega servants down below as they hastily gathered the fallen banners and continued to decorate the courtyard. Slowly, the space was beginning to line with ornate fabrics of a beautiful deep mauve, bor
The nervous twitch of my mouth was difficult to hide. The rich and influential sure loved their fancy banquets and parties.And this was to be my life now.As a—soon-to-be—Luna Princess, I would be expected to join Xaden and the rest of the royal family for certain social events, and likely to even
We were in a far corner of the courtyard, preparing to move another planter, when—“And just what do you think you’re doing?”The loud, bellowing voice that boomed across the bustling courtyard made my blood run cold, and a mere glance at Eric’s back, all stiff and unmoving, told me he felt the same
MAEVE POVAnd now that I was all alone in that courtyard—filled with beautiful banners that Eric and I had helped to set up—and just a short distance away from Alpha King Arlan’s terrifying form, all of my bravado vanished in the blink of an eye.Eric was gone, and I knew that perhaps it would be wi