“I’d rather not talk about that,” Victoria said stiffly, making the two women exchange a surprised glance. “Not when she—”“Why, hello, ladies!”The sudden voice of her mate exclaimed from beyond the far archway, forcing her two guests to whirl around to face him as he rushed forward to exchange gre
THIRD PERSON POV“K-Kenneth!” Burton exclaimed, wide-eyed as he took in the alpha before him.Tonight was a big night for the kingdom—with lunar banquets being held in practically every single pack across the land—and it was one that Kenneth had always made a point to spend at the royal palace. Not
“Kenneth—” Burton feebly tried to interject.“That the quiet, unimpressive girl we’d known for twenty years was engaged-to-be-mated to Prince Xaden, and was carrying his child out of wedlock.”And, suddenly, Burton found himself locked in Kenneth’s line of sight.“The girl—” Kenneth drawled with a g
“What am I supposed to do?” Burton all but shouted, drowning in utter helplessness. “Prince Xaden will not let me within a hundred miles of my own daughter, and if I so much as even look at her the wrong way, I will lose everything!”Kenneth, however, was completely unfazed by his plight. “Yes, and
THIRD PERSON POVWith Burton at his beck and call, Kenneth stormed out of the office without another word or second glance. After twenty long, arduous years, his patience was finally starting to pay off and Maeve would soon be in his clutches.All he had to was take her.His mind ran awhirl as he ba
MAEVE POV“Mmm…” I winced, pressing my fingers into my slightly throbbing temples with some pressure.About an hour had passed since we returned home from the lunar banquet. Everything was fine and we were preparing ourselves for bed, until I felt the sudden onslaught of a small headache beginning t
My hands tightened around his—a silent gesture of gratitude. By now, my headache was mostly gone, just by his touch.Xaden was silent for a brief moment. “I’m… excited to go to the clinic with you tomorrow,” he admitted. “We don’t get to do a lot of things together out in public, so, even if it’s fo
THIRD PERSON POVVictoria stared wide-eyed at the grand interior of the building she was currently sitting inside, brimming with unsettled nerves.Earlier that morning, she’d received a call from a man she didn’t know—who turned out to be Kenneth’s beta—and was briskly informed of the details of her