By now, she should know that I was a fool for her. As much as I wanted to tell her, I held my tongue and listened. "You may speak, but do not refer to me as Alpha again. How can you dare to be formal after everything we shared?" I asked her, and she looked at me with misty eyes. A look on her face
"I am in no position to tell you what to do," she replied, and I shook my head. "If we are going to spend the rest of our lives together, you should learn to suggest your opinions," I said, composing myself and processing what I had just heard. "I love you and know you did all this for you and you
Nikolas POV The whole issue with my mother had destabilised me. I wasn't supposed to feel the way I was feeling. I was supposed to be happy. My joy was supposed to be immense, but I felt more worry than joy. What Aliana had told me got me thinking. Gabriel had told her this without even knowing th
"I am glad you are a lot more relaxed now. Just trust me, Little wolf. I do not make false promises," I said, and she nodded and giggled. The relief in her eyes showed she trusted me. It was a lot of responsibility for someone to look at me the way Aliana was looking at me. Letting her down will no
Nikolas POV "Niko," my mother said, smiling at me and battling her disgust. I went to sit on the second chair at the table. "I see you look better," I said, trying to make it less awkward. "Gezel and Erica did a great job. They call me Queen, you know," she said, smiling, and I nodded. "Were you
We ate in silence, and she appreciated the food but ate slowly. "So, are you king now?" She asked, and something in her eyes revealed that she knew the truth. She must have had a lengthy discussion with Gezel and Erica. I wondered what they might have told her. "Not yet, King Frederick is opposing
"You know nothing about politics, Niko; these wolves would betray you as they did, Mathias," She said. "So what do you propose?" I asked her, wanting to know how far she was willing to go, and she nodded with approval and sighed. "Obey the Lycan unity law, and the committee will side with you agai
"This is all my fault. Had I been there to guide you all these years, none of this would have happened. I need you to listen to me, Niko. You couldn't have fought for all of this, received battle scars, and lost comrades to throw it all away for a woman," she said, pointing at the scar on my left ey