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
Joanne’s POVStella’s eyes went wide, and I saw the confusion flash through her eyes. I was in so much shock that I couldn’t move. I watched as the life started to drain from her eyes. She stared down at where Alexander’s sword impaled her.“I… I…” she gasped, trying to hold onto the little bit of l
Joanne’s POVThe room went quiet around us, the soft clink of China fading to a hush.Nora smiled at me with slow, deliberate cruelty.Her blue eyes glittered like cut glass. Beside her, Lena’s smirk sharpened.“Tell me, stray. What were you doing in Alexander’s room last night?” Nora asked, her ton
“Whether she can or can’t dance doesn’t matter. She will learn,” he said; he stood from his seat and stood directly in front of me, shielding me from the petrified eyes of the room.I was grateful to him at that moment, and I let out a breath.“Well, she needs to have some skills or she’ll be hopele
Joanne’s POV“Christa…” I whispered, shocked to see one of the only ones from the Long Lake Pack who was semi-kind to me.For a heartbeat, I thought my eyes deceived me. She looked smaller now, shoulders drawn in, her blond hair matted and cropped unevenly, her face pale and sharp. But it was her… t







