LENNOX'S POV
"Happy anniversary, Ellie."
I stared at the framed photograph in my hand, wondering how three simple words could hurt so much. Evelyn was smiling in the picture, her beautiful brown eyes sparkling with happiness as she leaned against my chest. I remembered the exact moment it was taken. She had spent nearly ten minutes trying to convince me to smile, and when I refused, she had threatened to tell the entire kingdom that their terrifying Alpha King was afraid of a camera.
That was Ellie. She had never been afraid of me, not even when everyone else trembled at the mention of my name. She would argue with me over the smallest things, steal food from my plate during dinner, and laugh whenever I complained about her stubbornness. Somehow that little human had walked into my l
