Chapter 27

Wade

An ear-splitting scream jolts me from sleep. I’m up ready for an attack, but what I see makes me drop my fists. Adelaide, wild-eyed, screaming and scrabbling back over her bed before she runs out of mattress and lands on the floor with a thump.

I make my way around the bed but before I can get close someone streaks past me. Prince Marc is next to her in a flash, gathers her up in his arms, and sits on the chaise lounge; Adelaide in his lap. He holds her as if she’s a toddler. Stroking her hair, “Shh, it’s OK, you’re safe… Shh, it’s alright. You’re at home, little one.” he mutters soothingly.

A growl starts in my chest, but before I can do anything about someone else putting his hands on what’s mine, a large calming hand rests heavily on my shoulder. “It’s OK son, she won’t remember,” King Xander states reas