LOGIN“What is it?” She asked.“What if I go into labor during the wedding?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.She let out a snort, suppressing a laugh as she shook her head.“You aren’t going into labor today,” she assured me.“How can you be so sure?”‘You’re due yet,” she reminded me, raising h
Joanne’s POVSeveral weeks later. “It’s over…” I said, tears spilling down my cheeks. “I can’t believe this is happening right now. Why today out of all days?”“You’re going to be fine,” Kay said, standing behind me with a worried frown. “We will just get it resized… It’s no big deal. The seamstres
It made me nearly primal with need.He finally broke away from my lips and started to trail kisses down the side of my face; his kiss was exploratory and gentle, like he was mapping out all my features and committing them to memory.When he reached the sensitive part of the nape of my neck, I felt a
Joanne’s POVNobody dared to move; nobody dared to speak.Alexander just looked puzzled while most faces were pale and wary.“What did I just miss?” Alexander asked, turning to me. “Did he hurt you?”I shook my head, putting a hand on his arm.“No,” I tell him softly. “I’m pretty sure he just gave m
Another noble, then another… then another.Those nobles grabbed their wives by the hands and pulled them down as well, and though they huffed in protest, they wouldn’t dare go against their husbands in front of the King… they wouldn’t dare go against the King.Soon, dozens of nobles and their wives
Joanne’s POVThe throne room erupted.Gasps echoed from every corner of the chamber. Several nobles immediately began whispering amongst themselves while others looked completely stunned. Their wives were with their hands on their chests and some covering their mouths like they couldn’t believe what
“There would have been,” my father cut in; his voice sharp as a blade. “If I had trusted the son who actually sees the truth. The son who never once failed his missions.”I tensed, and I could feel Joanne tense from behind me.His eyes cut to me.“Alexander warned us. Alexander uncovered the assassi
Alexander’s POVJoanne’s lips moved expertly against mine; my tongue dipped between her lips, tasting her. My hands roamed her body as I lay her on the bed; her curves were soft as I
Joanne’s POVThe slave quarters were deadly silent; no one dared to breathe, not even me. Mainly because my lungs ached from being kicked in the chest. The ones who had kicked and surrounded me had stepped away from me.In this moment, even the torches seemed to flicker lower, shadows strung back fr
Joanne’s POVWatching Alpha Antohny die was not something I thought would happen today. I honestly had no idea how they didn’t detect that he was telling the truth and that I was his daughter from the blood test. But I had a feeling Alexander had something to do with that.I liked how he held me the







