Queen Elise
For a long moment after Caleb finished speaking, I could only stare at him, my hands still trembling in his.
His words were so gentle, so raw, so unbelievable, it rippled through my heart like a stone dropped into still water, sending shockwaves of emotion through every corner of my being.
Erick accepted us.
My son.
The Alpha King.
The boy who grew into a man forged from iron and responsibility, who carried the weight of an entire kingdom on his shoulders and guarded me as though I were made of glass.
He accepted my bond with Caleb.
It sounded impossible.
Too fragile a hope to even breathe on.
Too beautiful a dream for someone like me, who had endured decades of duty, sacrifice, and loneliness.
My heart raced, my breath caught halfway in my chest, and I stared at C
