Sasha’s Pov
Dawn hadn’t broken, but the cave had begun to glow softly, moonlight filtering through a jagged c***k in the stone above. Alex was still asleep beside the fire, his chest rising in slow, quiet rhythm. Even at rest, he looked like a blade, dangerous, gleaming, made for war.
And now I knew exactly what kind of war he’d been forged for.
Alexander Eldrōde.
Crown Prince of the Alpha Dominion.
The name alone made my blood turn to ice.
I’d spent years fearing the Eldrōde name, first as a shadow on maps, then as a real force that tore territories apart. I’d heard of their ruthless methods, their merciless code, their obsession with control and legacy. I never imagined I’d sleep beside one.
Kiss one.
Trust one.
But it wasn’t just that he was a prince. It was that he chose to bu
