Victoria smiled. “If you insist.” She turned back to the waiter and ordered a glass of chardonnay and a small appetizer of steak bites, seasoned with garlic butter and finely chopped parsley. She hadn’t come here to eat a nice meal, but if it was offered to her, how could she refuse?“And for you, A
If he were to take the luna’s words at face value, then he was to believe that the quiet, demure girl he’d watched from afar for two decades was some devious, sexual mastermind who had managed to snag herself a prince outside the capital’s most famous brothel. A dirty devil who used this newfound po
KENNETH POVI’d always been of the belief that if one is persistent enough and puts in the hard work to achieve something, good things would surely come.I used to think I knew what that meant.Not becoming alpha until I turned thirty had certainly tested my patience well enough. As did my daughter’
Dr. Meadows, however, didn’t seem fazed, shaking her head. “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to stare. It’s just… you look very familiar.”Oh.There was no denying it. She definitely knew who he was.Anyone could see who he was if they looked at him longer than two seconds.Given his… tendency to be confront
“Xaden,” I whispered.“Hmm?”“What do we do if… if he does come early?”The ensuing silence lasted for what felt like forever but must have only been a few seconds.“Yeah…” Xaden eventually murmured with a sigh. He leaned back against the leather car seat, absentmindedly stroking my hand with the pa
MAEVE POVMy stomach twisted and churned as I stood, paralyzed, in the company of the one man I never wanted to see for the rest of my life. The man whose cold and unforgiving eyes haunted my dreams and whose falsely sweet voice made my skin crawl.Why…?Why is my father here?The last time I saw hi
With a low growl, Xaden abruptly vanished from my side and took a woeful Maggie into the kitchen. I watched, helpless and worried that he wouldn’t scold her too harshly for this. She hadn’t known about my tarnished relationship with my father… I’d never thought to tell her about it because I never w
I… I didn’t know what to do anymore.“W-What brings you here, Father?” I asked quietly, trying to divert the conversation.His eyes widened innocently. “Is there something wrong with me wanting to see my daughter?”“Cut the small talk, Burton,” Xaden spat impatiently. The warm, comforting touch of h