LOGINElena's POV"Princess." The Queen's smile was still in place. The eye behind it had gotten somewhere it had not been a minute ago. "You are a very sensible girl.""Thank you, Your Majesty.""Very.""Thank you.""Adrian, darling. We will not need the steps.""No.""A quiet notice will do. The Luna Pr
Elena's POVMagot did not say a single word the whole time she dressed me.She had laid the gown out on the bed before I came back from the west wing. Heavy raw silk the color of new oak. Long sleeves. A high collar. The kind of dress you put on a woman so that nobody looking at her can argue she do
Elena's POVI turned to leave.I did not even decide to turn. My body did it. I was halfway back through the door when his free hand caught the sleeve of my dress and pulled me a quarter step toward him, and the hand at the knot of the towel let go to do it.The towel fell.It made a soft heavy soun
Elena's POVHis hand was still on my hip.The dream had been going long enough that I was no longer surprised by it. The mouth at my throat said my name. I made the sound again, the sound I had not known I could make, and somewhere on the other side of waking I knew the sound was real.I opened my e
Elena's POVI swallowed.Being this close to Adrian in a thin cotton nightgown made my face hot.I had been thirty in another life. I had a husband. But I would say my whole body was burning in a way that I never felt before.Adrian was still watching me. He was very good at watching."You went pale
Elena's POVI had not heard him come in. The kitchen had gone quiet. Magot had not moved.The room had changed without anyone moving in it. He was behind me.I turned around.Adrian had Lucas's small head pressed flat against the front of his own coat, the back of his hand cupping the boy's hair. Hi
Adrian's POVI had no intention of attending my so-called wedding.Having a Luna Princess was an inconvenience I had agreed to, so my father would finally stop bringing it up. I also didn't care who the girl was, so I let my stepmother, Luna Queen Selene choose for me. My past mistakes taught me not
Elena's POVI waited.Vivienne's color had been climbing through the speech, and when it broke, it broke beautifully. Her hands flew to her cheeks. Her eyes filled. Her mouth opened on a small, terrible *oh*."No," she whispered. "No, no. No. My wedding has to be perfect. Everyone needs to witness m
Elena's POVIt took me a moment to realize I woke up in my old bedroom, the room I lived in until the day I left to marry Derek.I was in my old cotton nightdress with the chipped buttons. The ceiling had the water stain that my father had refused to fix for me. The iron-latch window was the small o
Elena's POV"I'll allow you to choose your own death for the sake of our ten years of marriage," my husband Derek said, "You should feel grateful, Elena."I looked at Derek standing before me. His face was completely cold as he said those cruel words.I lowered my eyes and saw what had been placed i







