Urgent knock came outside the door. Princess Loaisa shifted above the pile of sheets. Groaning and moaning as she buried her face down on the pillows, determined to ignore the sound so she could go back to the best sleep she ever had. However, the knock came as much as her determination to ignore it. Her face was distorted as she lifted her head and glared at the closed door. Maid chambers usually just got in. She never locked the door anyway.
"Your Highness?" the maid called in between her knocks. "Princess Loaisa!"
Recognizing the terror in her voice, Princess Loaisa abruptly rose from the bed and gaped on the empty space next to her. The mattress was cold against her touch. Her mate was in sight and the side of the bed he claimed to be his last night, or before sunrise, considering t
