Adrian sat on the other end of the couch placing his mates head on his lap running his hands through her hair gently. “even I don’t deserve her but she still stayed with me after what I put her through, our time together wasn’t always pleasant, I hated her very being at first but I was still drawn to her, then when she got hurt, it was like my world came crashing down around me, I didn’t believe a monster like me could have a mate but there she was integrating herself into my life,” Adrian smiled a little before he continued speaking.“then I found out Throne was her father, it felt like fate was trying to break me and funniest thing is that you can’t break what's already broken, my lycan side didn’t care who her father was but my human side couldn’t stomach the fact that his worst enemy’s daughter was his mate, I did the only thing I could think of, I ran but she still found her way too me, then I knew we could never be apart so I crush that feeling and decided that no one could stop

Stephen stared at his little sister wandering what she knew, does she know the reason why he left, did my mother tell her something else, Stephen frowned as different thoughts ran through his head, “stop frowning it will give you wrinkles Stephen” Sarah said as Stephen was brought out of his thoughts giving her small smile. “What were you talking about before, you know why I left, who told you?” Stephen questioned but tried not to scare her while he stared at his little sister.With a smile Sarah leaned in and whispered into Stephen’s ear “don’t worry, brother, I will tell you later,” Sarah said before she pulled away from Stephen turning to walked towards Adrian and Serena.The little girl had beautiful blonde hair, ocean blue eyes that complimented her olive coloured skin, her face was heart shaped as well as her lips. this little lady was going to be the talk of the town when she is older, Serena thought as she smiled at the young girl who was currently standing in front of her mat

“You look beautiful Duchess Karenina” Stephen said with a proud smile pulling me in for a hug, “thank you Stephen, you don’t look bad yourself” Serena giggled causing Stephen’s smile to widen. “Oh I know but your mate is stealing all the attention, every female can’t take their eyes off him” “I know right and he was the one complaining that I would be the one getting all the attention” Serena pouted causing Stephen and Adrian to laugh“He is not wrong, you're getting your fair share of attention from the males here too, he looks like he wants to rip all their heads off” Stephen laughed, causing Adrian to glare at him.“Don’t encourage him he already had murder in his mind before we even got here he promised to rip out their eyes and their limbs if they even look at me, can you believe him” Serena sighed“Funny thing is that if I was in his place, I would do the same thing too,” Stephen said, making Adrian smirk. “You guys are two peas in a pod, I can’t take you anywhere,” Serena p

Adrian and Serena walked side by side into the large beautifully decorated dining room, thankfully they were both seated together and Stephen had to sit beside his older sister, Lisa, who wasn’t still speaking to him. Every royal had to take their seats before everyone else was allowed to sit, ”you may all take your seat” Queen Elena said as everyone else started to take their seats.“I welcome you all to the first winter ball hosted in the North ever since my dear sister Queen Tiara died and so we decided to have it here this year to honor her memory and everything she did for her people” Queen Elena said in a sad tone but only a few knew this was all an act and she really didn’t care about her sister “Well said Queen Elena, your sister was a beautiful soul and she deserves to be celebrated,” Thorne said with a wide grin, while Serena had to bite her tongue to stop herself from saying anything she would regret at the end of the dinner.“Also my Sister, Queen Ella decided to grace us

Serena woke up to the sound of birds chirping from the open window of their room, Adrian was fast asleep and his hand was resting on her waist, she removed his hand gently trying not to wake him up. When she was out of bed she cleaned up quickly changing into a suitable gown. When she was done cleaning up she left the room leaving Adrian alone. Serena walked down the quiet hall every time she passed a servant they would bow and she would return their greeting with a smile. A few minutes later Serena had gotten to her destination which was the garden, ever since she was little she always loved nature and everything it provided them with.She took a seat on the bench placed in the garden and suddenly she felt like someone was watching her she turned and found a woman dressed in the most elegant green dress she had ever seen, she was also wearing a silver crown with beautiful gems embedded in them, Serena guessed she was one of the royal that was attending the ball.“Hello, I’m sorry I d