DOMINIQ....
I KNOCKED SOFTLY on Celestine's door. I knew she needed as much rest as she could get but I couldn't help worrying about her. Her health had deteriorated tremendously and it started when Tamara and Jaylan left the house many years ago. My mate was closer to our younger children than she was to Verik. She failed to understand that Verik was the next king and he needed to be groomed to be so. She always felt I was hard on Tamara and Jaylan but they needed to stand on their own two feet knowing fully well that they didn't have a chance at the throne--unless somehow Verik dropped dead one day.
As it was, the throne was threatened and that bastard was somewhere loitering close, waiting for his chance to get to it. A grim smile touched my lips. I was prepared for him, waiting for
