Maeve’s POV“Your Majesty, we didn’t find anyone around the perimeter,” one of the guards said an hour later. He stood at the entryway of our bedroom. I was lying in bed and Xaden was standing in front of the guard with his arms folded across his chest. “Could it be possible that it was only a shado
I nodded and I let him brush his lips across mine; my cheeks warmed almost immediately.Without another word, he left the garden and went back to the castle, leaving me alone with his mother and sister. I took a deep breath and turned to the queen, curtsying as gracefully as I could.“Good morning,
Maeve’s POV“A baby shower?” I asked, raising my brows at Charlotte’s eager face.“Yes!” Charlotte all but shouted.“Manners, Charlotte,” the queen scolded softly, but she had a smile on her face.“Sorry, mother,” Charlotte said with a sheepish grin before turning back to me. “But yes, we would love
“That would be great,” she answered. “I have a few more in the car. I’m just going to put these away.”I nodded, walking past her and outside. I walked down the large porch steps and reached her waiting car. The trunk was still open, and a few grocery bags were inside. Just as I was about to grab on
Maeve’s POV“You are the man who was watching me through the bathroom window,” I breathed, my voice coming out as nothing more than a whisper. Panic and fear consumed me as I wrapped my arms around my body, staring at him through the rearview mirror.A smile spread across his lips, and he still said
I could hear Maggie’s shaky breath and then she said, “Yes… oh, my goddess!”I immediately hung up the phone and called Burke.“Get me the security tape of outside the castle,” I barked into the phone. “And gather some of the mansion guards. Someone took Maeve!”“Yes, Your Majesty,” Burke said befor
Xaden’s POV I burst through the doors of the emergency room and Burke was quick to greet me. “Where is she?” I asked, holding my hand up to stop whatever he was about to say. I was feeling a sense of dread and panic all at once and it wasn’t a feeling I particularly liked. I wouldn’t feel good u
“My child,” the Goddess said, cupping my face with her warm and delicate hands, bringing my gaze up to meet hers. “I’ve come here to warn you; your child is in grave danger.” My heart sank hearing her words. “W…what?” I asked, staring down at my baby who was now awake and staring up at the Godde