FELIXI stalked through the halls of the castle, Albert and Joseph behind me.“Gather the men I listed for the war council,” I said grimly. “It’s time to meet.”“They’ve all been partying all night,” Joseph said, his voice tinged with concern.“Then pour some black coffee in them and slap them back
ISABELLAAs I slumped in the backseat of the getaway car, all I could think about was how quickly my life had turned upside down.Mere weeks ago I was blindly following around Felix like a puppy dog, desperate for scraps of his attention, knowing deep down that he would never choose me over his Dest
CHARLESI flew swiftly into the night, leaving the hidden encampment below me.So Isabella had not been successful. Pity. She was a nice girl, desperate for a place to belong. I knew exactly which strings of her to pull to get her on my side, and it had all worked out splendidly. She needed to feel
MILAI spent the day before the wedding putting last-minute touches on the table arrangements and bouquets for the bridesmaids. I was running around the castle, frantic, while Felix and Rowena focused on setting up the great lawn for the ceremony.Sea and Sky had been placed in the trusty hands of m
MILAI woke up before the sunrise the next morning, my body unable to sleep a moment longer.Today was my wedding day.Felix was still asleep as I slid out of bed and over to the shower. He was meeting Joseph and his groomsmen later to do his preparations, but mine were a bit more… involved.A car w
MILAIt didn’t feel real.Every few seconds, I kept looking down at the wedding band on my finger, still slightly in shock that it had actually happened. Felix and I were actually married. Despite everything that had tried to come between us over the last few months, we had beaten the odds.Our wedd
FELIXI woke up the morning after my wedding to Mila without feeling in my left hand.It was the morning of my 30th birthday, the day that the curse would set in if I did not find my Destined Bride. Mila and I were married now–everything was legal and official. There was no reason for the curse to a
MILAIt felt like my entire body was on fire with fury. I was furious at Felix, not only for keeping secrets, but for specifically leaving me out of the loop right as we were committing our lives and futures to each other. He’d broken my trust before, but this felt even bigger and worse.I had barel