When I heard him say that, I was stunned. “She... she's very pretty,” I said, clearing my throat to hide my surprise.
However, James ran a hand through his hair and cleared his throat. "She's my wife's niece... She's a pure-blood Lycan, which is even worse. That's why the Council of Elders has been trying to pair me with her. They say she would be the perfect Queen for the Kingdom," he hinted, pausing to take a sip of champagne.
It was the first time I had ever seen James speak so softly, almost with a childlike vulnerability.
In fact, I had heard a few things about her. Many said she was the only one of the queen's family lineage, which made her a very important girl in the kingdom.
However, I never thought the elders of the council wanted her to be queen.
“Oh, a queen?” I said, al
