ALEX POV
The door to my father’s office shut behind me, but Vaden’s words still echoed in my mind, reverberating like the aftershocks of an explosion.
The king’s revelation was still echoing in my mind as I left my father’s office, half-numb with shock. My mate—a queen? Not just any queen, but the Witch Queen? And the High Priestess of the Green Coven, too? My head spun with the weight of it all, as if every belief I’d held about our future together was suddenly up for grabs. I had so many questions, but what hit me hardest was how I’d even begin to tell Alice. She was already stressed; I’d seen it all morning, and I’d felt Leo’s agitation in my head amplifying it. This new bombshell would do more than overwhelm her—it could break her I rubbed my temples, trying to push back the tide of
