King Xavier’s POV:
I watched as Flora let the darkness consume her. Every muscle ticked at her soft breaths and the rise and fall of her chest. Mate or not, this she-wolf is incredible. I watched how she took charge, leading her people and providing organization for them during the chaos. My body vibrated with pride at the way she collected every lost wolf and dragged them to her make-shift graveyard.
“She would make an excellent queen.” Sylus says, the adoration oozing from his voice.
I began peppering her face with soft kisses. Her skin leaves tingles on my lips, convincing me to carry on. You really are something else, aren’t you little wolf? If only we had met when I was 18, things may have been a lot different.
“I will never forget you, little wolf.” I whisper into her hair, l
