Chapter 212 Ginger Tea – Aleksandr’s POV

The obsidian floor of my office held the morning light in a way that made the polished surface look wet. Outside, the city stirred. Inside, the clock on the wall ticked through its ninth hour, and the jury was still deliberating. The silence felt intentional, as if the castle itself had decided to h...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 Wolfless - Amelia’s POV

2. Chapter 2 One Day - Amelia’s POV

3. Chapter 3 Intruders - Marcus’ POV

4. Chapter 4 Planning - Marcus’ POV

5. Chapter 5 The Dress - Amelia’s POV

6. Chapter 6 Why? - Amelia’s POV

7. Chapter 7 The Trade - Amelia’s POV

8. Chapter 8 The Devil’s Den - Amelia’s POV

9. Chapter 9 For Tomorrow - Amelia’s POV

10. Chapter 10 Livestock - Amelia’s POV

11. Chapter 11 Don't Let Them See - Amelia’s POV

12. Chapter 12 Sacrifice - Aleksandr’s POV

13. Chapter 13 Skoll - Amelia’s POV

14. Chapter 14 Pretty Cages - Amelia’s POV

15. Chapter 15 Sylvia - Amelia’s POV

16. Chapter 16 Bring Him Back - Aleksandr’s POV

17. Chapter 17 Wives Who Die - Amelia’s POV

18. Chapter 18 A Little More Normal - Amelia’s POV

19. Chapter 19 Sunlight - Amelia’s POV

20. Chapter 20 Hating Myself - Aleksandr’s POV

21. Chapter 21 Trembling - Aleksandr’s POV

22. Chapter 22 Hungry… But Not For Food - Aleksandr’s POV

23. Chapter 23 Hope - Amelia’s POV

24. Chapter 24 Potential - Aleksandr’s POV

25. Chapter 25 Scepticism - Aleksandr’s POV

26. Chapter 26 Let’s Try - Amelia’s POV

27. Chapter 27 Concentration - Aleksandr’s POV

28. Chapter 28 Entwined - Amelia’s POV

29. Chapter 29 Magma - Aleksandr’s POV

30. Chapter 30 Meditation - Aleksandr’s POV

31. Chapter 31 Just a Birthday - Amelia’s POV

32. Chapter 32 Something Wrong - Aleksandr’s POV

33. Chapter 33 Birthday Girl - Amelia’s POV

34. Chapter 34 Brunch - Aleksandr’s POV

35. Chapter 35 The Kiss - Amelia’s POV

36. Chapter 36 Tainted - Aleksandr’s POV

37. Chapter 37 Trapped - Amelia’s POV

38. Chapter 38 The Centennial Curse - Amelia’s POV

39. Chapter 39 Whiskey - Aleksandr’s POV

40. Chapter 40 Self-Destruction - Aleksandr’s POV

41. Chapter 41 Alternatives - Aleksandr’s POV

42. Chapter 42 Hiding - Amelia’s POV

43. Chapter 43 Do Something - Amelia’s POV

44. Chapter 44 The Connection - Amelia’s POV

45. Chapter 45 Dawn - Amelia’s POV

46. Chapter 46 What If… - Amelia’s POV

47. Chapter 47 Home - Aleksandr’s POV

48. Chapter 48 Let Them Stare - Amelia’s POV

49. Chapter 49 Breakfast - Amelia’s POV

50. Chapter 50 “Emergency’ - Aleksandr’s POV

51. Chapter 51 Mate is Worthy - Aleksandr’s POV

52. Chapter 52 Dreaming - Amelia’s POV

53. Chapter 53 The Garden - Amelia’s POV

54. Chapter 54 Courting a Mate - Aleksandr’s POV

55. Chapter 55 Content - Amelia’s POV

56. Chapter 56 No - Amelia’s POV

57. Chapter 57 Jumping at Shadows - Amelia’s POV

58. Chapter 58 Bolder - Amelia’s POV

59. Chapter 59 Evidence - Amelia’s POV

60. Chapter 60 Late - Aleksandr’s POV

61. Chapter 61 Photographic Evidence - Aleksandr’s POV

62. Chapter 62 Nora - Aleksandr’s POV

63. Chapter 63 Bone-Deep Cold - Amelia’s POV

64. Chapter 64 Dignity… and Wealth - Amelia’s POV

65. Chapter 65 Mate - Aleksandr’s POV

66. Chapter 66 Rage - Aleksandr’s POV

67. Chapter 67 Right - Aleksandr’s POV

68. Chapter 68 Darkness - Amelia’s POV

69. Chapter 69 Chosen - Amelia’s POV

70. Chapter 70 Yes, She’s Gone - Aleksandr’s POV

71. Chapter 71 Hunting - Aleksandr’s POV

72. Chapter 72 Fake Mate - Aleksandr’s POV

73. Chapter 73 Growling - Aleksandr’s POV

74. Chapter 74 Imposter - Aleksandr’s POV

75. Chapter 75 Fighting - Amelia’s POV

76. Chapter 76 It Will All Be Over Soon - Amelia’s POV

77. Chapter 77 Drop An Alpha - Amelia’s POV

78. Chapter 78 Kaela - Aleksandr’s POV

79. Chapter 79 Mine - Amelia’s POV

80. Chapter 80 Precious - Amelia’s POV

81. Chapter 81 Smells Good - Aleksandr’s POV

82. Chapter 82 Superior - Amelia’s POV

83. Chapter 83 Control - Aleksandr’s POV

84. Chapter 84 Running - Amelia’s POV

85. Chapter 85 Pain - Aleksandr’s POV

86. Chapter 86 Failure - Amelia’s POV

87. Chapter 87 Closure - Amelia’s POV

88. Chapter 88 Rage - Amelia’s POV

89. Chapter 89 Patience is a Virtue - Aleksandr’s POV

90. Chapter 90 Exhaustion - Amelia’s POV

91. Chapter 91 Breathe - Amelia’s POV

92. Chapter 92 Justice - Aleksandr’s POV

93. Chapter 93 No… Aleksandr’s POV

94. Chapter 94 Out of Time - Amelia’s POV

95. Chapter 95 Kiss Me - Amelia’s POV

96. Chapter 96 Do It - Amelia’s POV

97. Chapter 97 Ours - Aleksandr’s POV

98. Chapter 98 Complete - Amelia’s POV

99. Chapter 99 Run - Amelia’s POV

100. Chapter 100 Whole - Amelia’s POV

101. Chapter 101 Hush - Aleksandr’s POV

102. Chapter 102 Anxiety - Amelia’s POV

103. Chapter 103 Peer Pressure - Amelia’s POV

104. Chapter 104 Fretting About Cheese - Aleksandr’s POV

105. Chapter 105 Want Everything - Amelia’s POV

106. Chapter 106 Why Can’t You? Aleksandr’s POV

107. Chapter 107 Like a Queen - Amelia’s POV

108. Chapter 108 It’s Time - Aleksandr’s POV

109. Chapter 109 Rites - Amelia’s POV

110. Chapter 110 Proud - Amelia’s POV

111. Chapter 111 Nearly Done - Aleksandr’s POV

112. Chapter 112 Speeches - Aleksandr’s POV

113. Chapter 113 Dancing - Amelia’s POV

114. Chapter 114 Allies - Amelia’s POV

115. Chapter 115 Not Subtle - Amelia’s POV

116. Chapter 116 Finally - Amelia’s POV

117. Chapter 117 Beautiful - Amelia’s POV

118. Chapter 118 Tradition - Amelia’s POV

119. Chapter 119 Is That Really Me? Amelia’s POV

120. Chapter 120 Calm - Aleksandr’s POV

121. Chapter 121 Vows - Amelia’s POV

122. Chapter 122 Vows Part 2 - Amelia’s POV

123. Chapter 123 Deference and Disapproval - Amelia’s POV

124. Chapter 124 Speech - Amelia’s POV

125. Chapter 125 Human-Married - Aleksandr’s POV

126. Chapter 126 Traditions - Aleksandr’s POV

127. Chapter 127 The Lake - Amelia's POV

128. Chapter 128 Three Days In - Aleksandr’s POV

129. Chapter 129 Duty - Amelia’s POV

130. Chapter 130 Tooth and Claw - Aleksandr’s POV

131. Chapter 131 Councillors - Aleksandr’s POV

132. Chapter 132 Did It - Amelia’s POV

133. Chapter 133 Even With The Drool - Amelia's POV

134. Chapter 134 Bite, Claim… Aleksandr's POV

135. Chapter 135 White Walls - Amelia’s POV

136. Chapter 136 Lies - Amelia’s POV

137. Chapter 137 Healing - Amelia’s POV

138. Chapter 138 Stop It - Aleksandr’s POV

139. Chapter 139 Theories - Aleksandr’s POV

140. Chapter 140 They Can Try - Amelia’s POV

141. Chapter 141 Something Less Noble - Aleksandr’s POV

142. Chapter 142 Party - Amelia’s POV

143. Chapter 143 Potential Queens - Aleksandr’s POV

144. Chapter 144 Pain - Amelia's POV

145. Chapter 145 The Curse Must Break - Aleksandr's POV

146. Chapter 146 Protect Our King - Amelia's POV

147. Chapter 147 Outrageous - Amelia’s POV

148. Chapter 148 Scared - Amelia’s POV

149. Chapter 149 Silverstone - Amelia’s POV

150. Chapter 150 Books, Books and More Books - Aleksandr’s POV

151. Chapter 151 Northern Packs - Aleksandr’s POV

152. Chapter 152 Wrong… Amelia’s POV

153. Chapter 153 The Queen’s Condition - Amelia’s POV

154. Chapter 154 Trap - Aleksandr’s POV

155. Chapter 155 He Couldn't… Amelia’s POV

156. Chapter 156 Useless - Aleksandr’s POV

157. Chapter 157 Afternoon Tea - Amelia’s POV

158. Chapter 158 Numb - Amelia's POV

159. Chapter 159 Taken - Amelia's POV

160. Chapter 160 Four Days - Amelia’s POV

161. Chapter 161 What About The Council? Amelia’s POV

162. Chapter 162 Lashes - Aleksandr’s POV

163. Chapter 163 Jailbreak - Amelia’s POV

164. Chapter 164 Seven Hundred Years - Aleksandr’s POV

165. Chapter 165 That’s An Order, My King - Amelia’s POV

166. Chapter 166 What? Aleksandr’s POV

167. Chapter 167 Six Heartbeats - Amelia’s POV

168. Chapter 168 Quiet - Aleksandr’s POV

169. Chapter 169 Victory Lap - Amelia’s POV

170. Chapter 170 Insane - Aleksandr’s POV

171. Chapter 171 Bowing - Aleksandr’s POV

172. Chapter 172 Undignified - Amelia’s POV

173. Chapter 173 Mating - Amelia’s POV

174. Chapter 174 Papers - Amelia’s POV

175. Chapter 175 Waiting... Aleksandr’s POV

176. Chapter 176 Chin Held High - Amelia’s POV

177. Chapter 177 No Such Thing - Amelia’s POV

178. Chapter 178 A Dense List of Charges - Aleksandr’s POV

179. Chapter 179 Three Minutes - Aleksandr’s POV

180. Chapter 180 Relief - Amelia’s POV

181. Chapter 181 Last Drops - Amelia's POV

182. Chapter 183 That’s New - Amelia’s POV

183. Chapter 184 Perfect Morning - Aleksandr’s POV

184. Chapter 185 Kings Don’t Pout - Aleksandr’s POV

185. Chapter 186 Shopping - Amelia’s POV

186. Chapter 187 Politics - Amelia’s POV

187. Chapter 188 Pointless Privacy - Aleksandr’s POV

188. Chapter 189 Ours. Good. Close. Aleksandr’s POV

189. Chapter 190 Not Civilised People - Amelia’s POV

190. Chapter 191 Done With It - Aleksandr’s POV

191. Chapter 192 Smug She-Wolf - Amelia’s POV

192. Chapter 193 Legalities - Aleksandr’s POV

193. Chapter 194 Three Bites - Amelia’s POV

194. Chapter 195 Meet Me In Sylvia’s Office, My King - Aleksandr’s POV

195. Chapter 196 Worship - Aleksandr’s POV

196. Chapter 197 Right - Amelia’s POV

197. Chapter 198 Probably Overkill - Aleksandr’s POV

198. Chapter 199 Intimidation, Not Beach Volleyball - Amelia’s POV

199. Chapter 200 Mark… Properly - Aleksandr’s POV

200. Chapter 201 Humming - Amelia’s POV

201. Chapter 202 Thirty Seven - Amelia’s POV

202. Chapter 203 Beautiful - Amelia’s POV

203. Chapter 204 A Sulking She-Wolf - Amelia’s POV

204. Chapter 205 Pup, Pup, Pup - Aleksandr’s POV

205. Chapter 206 Unknown

206. Chapter 207 The Palace Never Sleeps - Amelia’s POV

207. Chapter 208 Like a Stone in Still Water - Aleksandr’s POV

208. Chapter 209 And… Stop - Amelia’s POV

209. Chapter 210 Coffee… Aleksandr’s POV

210. Chapter 211 Smell - Amelia’s POV

211. Chapter 212 Ginger Tea – Aleksandr’s POV

212. Chapter 213 May I Ask… Amelia’s POV

213. Chapter 214 Bishops and Guards and Servants – Aleksandr’s POV

214. Chapter 215 Thousand-Yard Stare – Amelia’s POV

215. Chapter 216 A Decision - Aleksandr's POV

216. Chapter 217 Three Sizes Too Small – Amelia’s POV

217. Chapter 218 Redwood is Awake - Aleksandr’s POV

218. Chapter 219 Chaos – Amelia’s POV

219. Chapter 220 Harder Than Any Punch – Aleksandr’s POV

220. Chapter 221 Something Harder – Amelia’s POV

221. Chapter 222 A Beta’s Emergency Furniture – Aleksandr’s POV

222. Chapter 223 Redwolf – Amelia’s POV

223. Chapter 224 Second Time Around – Amelia’s POV

224. Chapter 225 Scheduled, Not Chosen – Aleksandr’s POV

225. Chapter 226 More Frustration than Progress – Amelia’s POV

226. Chapter 227 Eat The Toast - Amelia's POV

227. Chapter 228 Kill Rogues. Hold Mate. Aleksandr's POV

228. Chapter 229 Hungry Pup - Amelia's POV

229. Chapter 230 Timing – Amelia’s POV

230. Chapter 231 Cold and Trembling - Aleksandr's POV

231. Chapter 232 News – Amelia’s POV

232. Chapter 233 Mira - Aleksandr's POV

233. Chapter 234 Obsessive Fixation – Amelia’s POV

234. Chapter 235 Satisfaction – Aleksandr’s POV

235. Chapter 236 Conspiracy Theories Given Stationery – Amelia’s POV

236. Chapter 237 Fluorescent Harshness – Aleksandr’s POV

237. Chapter 238 Democracy – Amelia’s POV

238. Chapter 239 The Simple Things - Mira's POV

239. Chapter 240 And Another Thing… Amelia’s POV

240. Chapter 241 Little Jellybeans - Aleksandr’s POV

241. Chapter 242 Famously Terrible at Cooperating – Amelia’s POV

242. Chapter 243 Ask Better Questions – Amelia’s POV

243. Chapter 244 Ten - Amelia’s POV

244. Chapter 245 That’s the Spirit, My Queen - Amelia’s POV

245. Chapter 246 Boneless - Aleksandr's POV

246. Chapter 247 Mortified - Amelia's POV

247. Chapter 248 Saw Something - Aleksandr’s POV

248. Chapter 249 Throw Them Out The Window – Aleksandr’s POV

249. Chapter 250 Things That Can Kill Us – Amelia’s POV

250. Chapter 251 I Was Never In Nappies - Aleksandr’s POV

251. Chapter 252 Ginger Tea and Oat Biscuits - Amelia's POV

252. Chapter 253 Oxygen - Aleksandr's POV

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