WRITER’S POV • • Anna and kal had both left the viscounts, mansion and were already home, she had excused herself for the day and went to change, whilst kal had a secret meeting with his raiders“the mission was successful your grace, we have acquired the goods from the suppler, thankfully there wasn’t much mishaps since we weren’t being expected, one of the wolves called, “although we cant pin anyone of them because they weren’t there, the tip you gave us helped a lot my lord, the soldier added which delighted the alpha, but he was not to be praised, in fact it was his bride, but she wanted to be anonymous, even in this room there are people that may be against him, he can’t trust anyone, but he needs to asks herWhy? Why was she doing all this even after how he treated her, even after all that happened, what was her aim, she wouldn’t gain anything from ruining t he lives of those men, but like he thought, she really didn’t feel like the princess he used to know he needed to make

##WRITER’S POV -• • After the celebration, they left the king on a good note, he was sad to see his beloved daughter leave again but he had to, they had reached the manor after a few hours, tired and weary from the party, and the duke picked Anna up in bridal style as he was still asleep and took her to his room, where they slept offShe had risen up the next morning a bit alarmed by her surrounding but calmed down by just the scent of her alpha before she got a good look at the room “morning” she heard him mumble, the bed dipped as he edged closer to her in all his shirtless glory“ugh-I can’t believe I slept so deeply” she muttered making the duke laugh before tasting her soft lips once more, he had just come back from sword training and left her on the bed to take a bath, but Anna had other things in storeMichael had lowered himself into the big bath. enough for four people, the heat making him relaxed, closing his eyes and clearing his mind, till just the thought of ivy remain

WRITER’S POV**My child!” The king shouted as he barged into the manor of the duke, his frantic foot steeps gained closer to where the princess had stood to welcome her father“Why are you standing my child!” The king exclaimed with so much panic as he laid his eyes on his daughter. “I heard about what happened, why the hell did this happen Michael, you promised to protect my daughter! Explain yourself” the king fumed, he thought everything was alright with them even though he knew the alpha was reluctant to mate her in the beginning“It is all my fault your highness” Michael bowed, “I could not protect her”“and the person that did this?” “it was a maid hired in this household, she was also found dead a few hours ago, ““so, this case is a dead end if our only source of information on why she wanted to harm is gone” the king sighed in frustration“Father, I promise I’m alright, I didn’t take the poison fully and I have been given the antidote, I am well enough to be on my fe

ELAINE’S POV**Survival was the first instinct I was taught when I was born, I saw how my mother’s life changed when my father lost all his fortunes, we were miserable, living every day off scrape, and my father began to beat my mother coming back home drunk every night and, in the morning, a new bruise on her faceBefore she had dies, she told me never to settle for less, that I should aim for a good life, that if my life begins to move from good to bad, I should run, that love was not enough, I needed the money and power tooI didn’t heed her warning, I fell in love at 16 by 17 I was pregnant with him and had a child, he was in his late 20s but I was so in love, he was a wine maker a renowned one, our life was good, but it wasn’t what I wanted, this wasn’t what I dreamed to have I loved my daughter anna with all my heart when she was born, but my heart wasn’t here I knew I could get more, and be more, I stayed for a decade with him, but he started getting sick, the money started

KAL’S POVLove….Such a Small word yet could mean so much, the emotion could burn you from inside out and make you feel things you never have, I thought my heart had closed forever, never loving again after my parents had passed, to me the moon goddess was an enemy, who only took people who were dear to meIt pissed me off when I remembered my mother always hoping the moon goddess would bring me a mate when they are no more, that she did not want me to be alone, I paid no mind to her, after all, she hoped for she passed away after thatI didn’t feel anything after that, any approach from any woman or omega put me in dismay and I did not feel a thing, the most persistent being princess ivy, yet I still did not feel it, that spark or pull otherBut I spoke too soon, my mouth died right down the moment I met her, my Anna, she was like a ray of sunlight that I needed in my life, I wanted nothing but to have her in my arms every day, her soft skin and voice, from the tiny freckles that dus