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
We wanted to tell him we would no longer mingle with the Lycans, but to our surprise, Mathias was already coming for us with his army of Lycans. When he faced us, he accused us of wanting to attack him. Someone had informed him that we were coming, but the person did not tell him what we were plan
The werewolves fought me for my decision, claiming that the Snow King would come for me and that if he failed, the child in her womb would seek revenge. I did not care. I was grieving my friend, and I was willing to die in those moments because I felt like a traitor. A name that was alien to me ha
Nikolas POV I could not wait to get back to Forest. Throughout the journey back from Hill, I kept thinking of Aliana and wondering what she was up to. I was sure she wasn't hopeful that I would return early. I had a joke to crack with her when I got home, and I could not wait to see the expression