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
How could he look so much like his son and be completely different?“He—He tells me nothing,” I stammered, balking at the king, whose glare never wavered. “I only asked him about the lunar banquets held here at the palace, and he was kind enough to tell me what he could.”“Now, why do I find that ha
“I know it doesn’t mean anything coming from me,” I said with a calmness that surprised even me, “but I care about Xaden very much. He has saved me more times than I could ever begin to repay him for, even from my own family.”He remained silent. Almost eerily so. Still, I dared to keep going.“I kn
MAEVE POVA couple of days had passed since my little chat with the alpha king, and I was not sure what to make of it.Confrontation, I had expected from the get-go, along with heaps of intimidation, warnings, and threats—and I certainly received just that. What I hadn’t expected, however, was how e