“You don’t have a choice,” the King said firmly, his aura darkening as his anger started to take place. “This is your duty as the royal son, Lucas. You can’t back out of this because it’s not up to you.” Lucas bit his lip and nodded. He wasn’t sure if this was what he wanted, but he knew he didn’t
Mia smiled at him; he was quite handsome. If she weren’t aiming to marry one of the royals, she would have settled for him. She could see his aura clear as day and she knew that he was of the Alpha bloodline. The paparazzi were all chanting for Mia, and she was nearly blinded by the flashing light
Third Person POV “Leave us,” Mia said to her warriors once she was settled in her room. “Settle into your own rooms.” Rachel showed them where their rooms were in passing before taking Mia and Emily to their joined rooms. They were able to throw their belongings into their rooms before joining M
After a moment of pause, Emily finally sighed and nodded, relenting. “I can’t say no to you,” Emily breathed. “But you can’t be long.” “I assure you, I won’t be,” Mia said softly. She quickly changed into the maid’s uniform and Emily grabbed a new outfit for Rachel to wear in the meantime. Mia
It wasn’t a wall she ran into… it was… Xaden… Would he recognize her? Did he even know what she looked like? “Are you alright?” Xaden asked once she was steady. He released his hold on her, and she immediately missed his touch. “Y…yes,” she stammered. She was ashamed of the fact that s
Xaden’s POV That one maid looked so familiar, but I couldn’t figure out where I had seen her before. She was very nervous about being around me, and I wondered if it was because I was a royal, or because of something else. It almost felt like she was hiding something. I brushed the thought out o
“Do you need to visit the pack clinic?” I asked. “I could make some arrangements and—” “You are very kind,” she said quickly, stopping me. “But no… thank you though.” I nodded and watched as she turned and ran further away from me. That was such a strange encounter. I wasn’t sure what to think o
Third Person POV “He’s such a jerk!” Mia hissed in her room, folding her arms across her chest as she paced back and forth. “They can’t seriously expect me to marry such an asshole.” “Oh, but you must. Your father ordered it,” Emily reminded her. “I’m sure it was just a misunderstanding.” “You
A footstep sounded down the corridor and soon, someone was entering the foyer. I looked up to see former Queen Leonora enter; she still lived in the place, though she kept to herself mostly.“Packs are starting to gather in the Capital center. We should get going,” she announced.“But not everybody
The doors were already opened in preparation for their arrival. It didn’t take long for a very pregnant Charlotte to enter the foyer, a wide grin on her face when she saw us.“I’m so happy to see you!” She cooed as she rushed towards us. “I’ve missed you both so much.”Xaden was the first to hug her
Maeve’s POV10 years later.I pinned my red locks away from my face and brushed the stray strands off my shoulders, giving myself one last look in the mirror. A knock on the door brought me out of my thoughts and I turned in the direction of the door, inviting whoever it was to enter.“Your Majesty,
I glanced briefly at Xaden to see if he had noticed it as well. He was glancing between Nicholas and Charlotte.After a minute, Nicholas turned his attention from Charlotte to the rest of the room.“Sorry to interrupt,” he said, his eyes narrowing as he fixed his attention on Ethan. “But I need ot t
Maeve’s POV I stared at Queen Leonora in shock as she told the room of people, including Eric, that this woman was his mother. Eric’s face was pale as he took in the familiar features of his mother. The eyes that looked like his, the smile that he clearly got from her. Now I knew why she was so fam
“We shouldn’t stay here,” Eric said, breaking through the silence. “There could be more bears lurking around. We should get her back to the palace.”“Maeve, are you okay to walk?” Mirage asked, assessing the blood beneath her. It was an alarming amount of blood, but she was no longer looking pale.M
Xaden’s POVWith the Bear King and most of the bears being dead, the war had concluded. Now it was just time for a final sweep of the territory and some damage control. They also had to find out if there were any other survivors other than the ones that were already at the palace, being protected by
Mia narrowed her eyes, watching Xaden tear through even stronger bears, making his way to their leader with ease. His wolf was fully in charge and his wolf was more powerful than ever.Henry soon joined with Sarah, his hand grasping her protectively. Lucas saw them approaching and raised his brows a
Third Person POVMaeve had completely passed out; her heart rate had decreased significantly, and her breathing was shallow. She was too weak to have given birth to an Enigma without consequences to her own health. Eric knew this and couldn’t believe what was happening.The woman tried hard to clean