“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
THIRD PERSON POVBurton slammed the car door shut behind him, relieved that he finally had a moment to breathe.Those five minutes of conversation felt more like an hour, what with Prince Xaden constantly hounding away at him every time he so much as tried to speak to Maeve. Frankly, it was a miracl
“Welcome, Alpha,” the guards said in unison, simply stepping aside for him to enter.Kenneth barely acknowledged them, and instead walked right on through the grand palace doors, with a confidence as if he owned the place, passing lines of omegas as they worked to clear the aftermath of yesterday’s
His brow furrowed as he slowly rose to his feet. “And why not?”“Why should I?” she questioned. “She’s never done a thing for me, nor has she been at all considerate of what I want and how I feel. She’s an eyesore, and I have much better uses of my time than feeding that ego of hers.”“Because she’s
THIRD PERSON POVIsabelle’s mind raced furiously as she stormed through the palace, aimless, purposeless. All she knew was that she couldn’t be around her father a moment longer, not when he was saying such things to her.The fact that he dared to prioritize Maeve over his own daughter—it was unfath