i already know that he's previously engaged, but is it wrong for me to think that maybe the plan has already fallen through and now he's just free to be with me?I don't even know why I care. I'm not supposed to. All I wanted was to be free, and now all I can feel is this dull ache in my chest at th
Valeria’s POV“Brother,” Nikolai says in a cautious tone, raising his palms over his head as though surrendering. “Calm down. I am not touching her.”I thought this would be enough to snap Ares into his senses and realize that we’re not doing anything wrong. But no. Ares continues to go up the stair
“Again.” Ares grits his teeth. “This is none of your fucking business.”They start to pull at me from one direction to the other, and it’s just so annoying and dehumanizing that I break free from them both. “Enough! I don’t care about what either of you are going through, so just let me go.”They bo
Ares’s POVI barely get my knuckle to make contact against the hard wood when suddenly, Heather comes rushing down the hallway on her way straight to me. “King Ares,” she calls out, forcing me to step away from the door. “Alpha Owen and Gianna are waiting for you in the West Wing drawing room.”“Ri
So marrying Gianna just wasn’t an option anymore. It’s just not possible for me now.I shake my head. “Alpha Owen… I cannot and will not marry your daughter.”It’s like I dropped bombs in the room with those words. The father and daughter fall silent, as still as statues and as shocked as people who
Valeria’s POV“Are you sure it doesn’t hurt anymore?”Celine is kneeling by my feet, inspecting my ankle with a keen eye and a worried expression. She keeps looking at me to gauge my expression and I just keep staring back at her to communicate that I’m okay. But it seems that she really wants to h
I curtsy, and I see that she raises and approving brow. “You are Valeria?” “Yes, Madame Anna,” I say. “I wish to be a maid.”She nods, watching me. “And what do know? Do you have any experience?”Behind her, Celine is wincing. I can tell she wants me to tell the truth, so I do just that. “Not being
Valeria’s POVGianna Sinclair. Silver Crescent Pack.At first the names just swirl in my mind like flying dust gathering around unused furniture, but then it finally makes contact. It finally makes sense.The woman in front of me is none other than Ares’s betrothed. She stares at me and smiles, wai