Elara sat on her bed, her mind in utter shambles. She felt like her entire world had lost its balance. Was she even in the same universe, anymore? Just a month ago, she’s the Crow leader, hellbent on destroying the current king and her family’s murderer, her emotions as stable as ever, with Aki beside her. Now, she’s mated to the very person she swore to destroy, about to help him regain the crown she swore to take back. And to top it off, she wasn’t even sure if she and Aki can ever go back to how they were before. She took a deep breath then let it out slowly. She wiped her face with her hands as if doing so would wake her up from this dream. She wanted to rest, to just sleep comfortably for today before going back to this chaos. But she couldn’t. Her conversation with Aki just

