Viktoria’s POVI was at a loss. My father of all people had agreed to an arranged marriage with a fucking beast! What did Fynn have on him? For a split-second, I wondered if it was the fact that my grandfather and uncle’s murderer still hadn’t been found and Fynn knew something I had suspected all these years, but I quickly suppressed the thought. The last thing we needed right now was for our people to start doubting my dad’s ability to rule. Our people were tired of war. They were starving. My father couldn’t have chosen a better time for such a bold move! But I didn’t want to marry Fynn! Unfortunately, I couldn’t very well go against my father in front of everyone and he knew it! I was forced to sit at the banquet table and watch as our people carried in trays of food while the vampires sat hungrily looking at the beasts. Their heartbeats were echoing, and I was even finding it difficult to focus. I felt Fynn’s gaze on me, but there was no way I was going to look at him! I didn’t g
Viktoria’s POVI gaped at my father after what he just told me! He had been slowly feeding our people my blood over the past two weeks. He told me it was to stop them from trying to leave the kingdom to hunt, so of course, I willingly gave what I could, fully being under the misguided impression that he was doing the same. As were all the nobles. Only now, I find out it was only me, and he came to the most insane agreement with Fynn!“You have to do it, Viktoria.” He frowned as he stood looking at me with his hands on his hips. I woke up this morning wondering what the day would bring, but I wasn’t expecting this! That was what changed his mind about Fynn and me.“You are exactly like my grandfather!” I found my voice and shouted at him. I knew it would hurt the moment I said it, but I didn’t care. With this agreement of his, he had gone and done what he was trying to avoid while his father was still king! He used me! He traded me so he could have the ancient killed and we still didn’
Viktoria’s POV“That is not what I want.” Fynn rushed over, grabbing me by my shoulders. My guards stepped closer and were holding their blades against his throat while his beta stood behind him growling at them. My father was the voice of reason when he ordered my guards to stand down. “And I’m sure that a loveless marriage is not what you want.” I could see the pain in his eyes. “What happened on that last night was a misunderstanding.” He let go of me and stepped back. My father quickly ushered everyone out of the office, leaving Fynn and me alone. “I’ve taken care of those damn elders.” He turned and looked at me, stuffing his hands into his pockets. He told me that he had been trying to explain what happened, but I refused to listen. Honestly, I didn’t want to listen because hearing what he had to say would mean I would have to admit that I had put our people through a war that was unnecessary. I made all of them suffer for no good reason! Didn’t he see what position that was put
Viktoria’s POVI couldn’t believe that we were actually married as I lay in the early morning light studying Fynn’s face. My revelation of the night before still rang in my mind. I was madly in love with Fynn. I had been ever since I stayed with the pack. I would never admit it to anybody, not even Fynn, but over the past couple of years, I read everything I could find about the beasts. Our library didn’t have much, unfortunately, but it did have the basics that explained how their ranking system worked, which, of course, the ancient had put into place, choosing only the strongest of the beasts for the higher ranks. It also covered that they had destined mates, but not who decided on that destiny. I figured out why Fynn was so in love with me and why we had to go through that rejection thing for him to leave me alone, but it seemed as though whatever we did, didn’t exactly stick. I sneaked out of bed and out of our room to feed and was met by two beasts outside my door!They introduce
Viktoria’s POVI had to think quickly, but Fynn was faster than me as he promptly told my father at most, we needed about two days to check on one or two details. I smiled as I looked at my husband. He knew something. I knew he knew something that he hadn’t shared with anyone yet! Fynn knew those books of theirs inside and out. He left right after our meeting to oversee the move of the books to our library while I made space for their collection. My father had agreed to give us two days. He agreed that if we could find something more substantial to protect our people, we had to do it. I could finally breathe for the first time since my father told me what his plan was. I didn’t want to take the chance that only my blood would save them.I also have to admit that having the beast books back in our library felt good. It felt right. Fine, so I didn’t want to marry Fynn at first, but now I am glad I did. I loved him. Having these two days to find our answer also gave us the opportunity to
Viktoria’s POVIn the fourth hour, I could hear the witch start to chant and by now, I could feel that the ancient was fully awake. I could feel that he wasn’t strong enough to do anything yet, but there was a clear tugging sensation in my mind. I knew it was him trying to get in like he did before and I couldn’t allow it. I caught a glimpse of Fynn as he walked over to the door to check on me and my father. He frowned and whispered something in my mother’s ear and she nodded. I must have shown signs of distress because in an instant my father was beside me.“Viktoria, are you okay?” He looked worried as he put his hand on my forehead and I realized that my forehead was clammy. I had been concentrating so hard to stop the ancient from getting through that I didn’t even notice I was perspiring! My father quickly moved me over to where Fynn and my mother were waiting and Fynn shouted for the witch to stop.“NO! If we stop now, we won’t be able to do this for at least another year!” I sh
Viktoria’s POV“Are you a day walker?” My father hissed. I sighed. There was no getting out of it now. Fynn growled the moment my father gripped my arm and pulled me into one of the empty rooms near the front door. I could understand why my father was upset. Since he brought me into the castle the first time, he had been open and kind, and I had hidden one of the most important things from him. I pulled from his grip and took a deep breath before explaining how I found out that I was a day walker by accident. It wasn’t as if I was really trying to hide it, I just didn’t go around announcing it to everybody. My father had so many questions that he overwhelmed me a little and Fynn had to step in. He understood the implications of what this could mean for us.“Wait a minute.” My father frowned. “The ancient is the only other day walker we know of.” I could see the wheels in his mind turning as he came to realize what I already knew. I was just as strong as the ancient. I might not yet be
Viktoria’s POV“It’s a boy!” The doctor shouted, sounding as if he had just won the biggest prize. Silence fell as all eyes turned to me. I looked at Fynn who was wiping my hair from my forehead.“We have a son.” I smiled as a nurse rushed to my side and started to flashlight into my eyes. I could feel the tension in the room while the doctor was still doing something down there. All the eyes in the room were darting from me to him and back until he finally told us that it looked as if everything was going to be okay. I wasn’t bleeding abnormally like normal vampire females did when they gave birth and he couldn’t find anything else wrong with me. A loud sigh of relief rushed over everyone and I told Fynn to let me go so he could look after our son.A couple of minutes later, they brought little Friedrich to me and Fynn softly placed him in my arms. He was the most perfect porcelain doll I had ever seen, and then he scrunched up his little button nose and tears started to stream down