"How come?" I asked, and Ania sighed. "Forest had always been a haven for werewolves, and there was a time King Mathias had werewolves in the ranks. He saw them as equals, and reproduction between both races wasn't prohibited in Forest. Our parents were the products of that time. My father told me
Nikolas POV My time with King Aleksander was informative, and I had something to work with. I planned to dig deeper to know how to deal with Frederick. If he was my uncle and could work against me, I wondered what he did when my father was alive. I kept my suspicions to myself and focused on what w
"You are seeing someone?" Racheal asked her daughter, and she nodded. "Yes. Miles Bradford from Snow," She said quickly, and the dreamy look on her face showed she wasn't lying. I wanted to laugh, but I held it. "Frederick's nephew?" Aleksander exclaimed, and she shook. I did not want to be aroun
Aliana POV The day was very long. I did not know if I should remain in the palace or spend the night in my father's house. Nikolas had told me he wouldn't be spending more than two days in Hill, so there was a possibility he would return the next day and not tonight. He wasn't in danger of anythin
It was mysterious because her baby was stillborn. Mathais never saw the baby and her corpse, his half-brother Leon helped him with the funeral. The two were close," My father said, and I saw he was going down memory lane. He had just given me information that he had never discussed with me. "Why wo
Aliana POV I gave my father a minute and did not trouble him to speak. I planned to listen to him and not interrupt to get the whole story. He took a couple of deep breaths and continued to talk. "One day, Gamma Giles told me that he had overheard Leon planning to usurp power. He wanted to murder
He said we should be happy that he did not wipe us out. The letter was long, and it enraged us. He had killed half our population because of his brother and the officers who were trying to kill him. We had had enough. I had had enough. We knew we would have no future under a mad king, so we decid
Aliana POV I spent the night tossing and turning, thinking of everything my father had told me. One thing that stuck with me was why Mathias would fall on his sword. Did they not fight in their wolf form? I knew I would not have peace without an answer, so I planned to speak to my father in the m