Ariella’s POV
Today was the day.
Alpha Rion was finally coming to the palace, and I was ready…every muscle tensed, every plan locked in.
I'd changed things up since that night of eavesdropping. No more risking a direct run-in with King Edric until after the party. He was probably tossing in his bed right now, plagued by those nightmares I'd planted in his head, the ones that clawed at him like wolves.
I knew he'd be craving my presence, begging silently for me to calm the storm raging inside him.
But I stayed away. Completely. It was all part of the bigger picture, the one that ended with his total destruction.
I would sneak into the kitchens whenever it was time to serve Edric…invisible as a shadow. The cooks were too busy prepping for the big celebration to notice me slip the s
