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 POVIt all happened so fast that I could hardly grasp it. Alexander was in front of me, his eyes dark and wild. Then, the next thing I knew, his lips were on mine, taking away the last of my breath.My heart was slamming painfully against my chest, and everything inside of me screamed to de
When I was done, he grabbed a towel and stepped towards me, opening it.I couldn’t look at his face as he wrapped the towel around my naked body.Within seconds, he was gone from my vision. My eyes widened as I looked around the now-empty bathroom, my heart thrumming against my ribcage.He just vani
It made me curious about Joanne, the wolfless girl.I looked around at the mass of bodies lying at my feet before looking at her again. She seemed paralyzed and rooted to the ground.I’m sure she’s not used to seeing this much death.My eyes scanned her body, and that was when I saw it.Blood. Her
Joanne’s POVThe first thing I became aware of was the weight of silence.Not the kind that feels peaceful, but the kind that presses down on your chest until every breath feels loud.My eyes blinked open to velvet drapes and a carved ceiling that did not belong to me. I knew from the scent alone th







