Alexander “I’m guessing you have already seen this,” my father said, his tone dry. He pressed play on a remote and the giant screen on the wall sprang to life. “…allegedly, Alpha Alexander’s leaked military documents prove he has been associating with vampires in the south, meeting with them on th
Alexander “I’m sorry to bother you, Sir, but I had to show you immediately.” I plucked the letter out of the soldier’s fingertips warily, keeping my eyes locked on his as I did so. Something in my gut was telling me not to trust this man. It was, after all, the same soldier who dared to disrespect
Alexander We finished up our training session and I walked back to our room at the far end of the West Wing slowly, thinking carefully about what I was going to say to Fiona. I could not accuse her outright. But how could I even bring it up without accusing her? What was the first thing I could sa
Alexander I paced out to the training field with different scenarios playing out in my head. Fiona had replied to her father’s letter, and it was easy to jump to the conclusion that meant she was working for him. But I had seen the way Fiona’s father treated her. The day of her wedding, when I fou
I frowned. “This is just a contract marriage,” I said. “Why are you asking me about love?” Alexander looked at me silently. His breathing became heavier, and then he rose to stand. He turned away from me, putting his hands on his hips and looking across the room to the open window. Then he spun ar
“You need to eat something.” Nina knelt beside the couch. She pressed a wrist to my forehead and frowned. “Be right back.” My eyes fluttered closed, and I focused on regaining my breath. My heart was racing, making me realize how very out of shape I had gotten since I put training, and basically al
I was sure now that Alexander had read my father’s letter. Even still, he had been trying to give me the benefit of the doubt when he confronted me. That left a margin of hope for me to hold onto. The sun was setting as I rode back to the palace, and it was full dark by the time I was walking up to
I woke to a fresh wave of disappointment in the morning, shivering awake in the cold, realizing as I came to consciousness that I was still alone. Before I could forget, I sat up and took another pill immediately. I took a bath next, letting myself soak in the lavender-scented, piping hot water unt