Jade’s pov:
I felt like I was at peace, and yet something in the back of my mind kept telling me I was forgetting something of great importance.
Realizing I had basically passed out, in the middle of the chaos that followed the fall of the barrier, I woke up with a jolt.
I sat straight, eyes wide, breathing labored, and I vaguely heard someone tell me, “It’s okay, love.”
Love?
Love? I mentally repeated, a little bit too numb to function or think for a moment there.
That could only be Alex, and tears gathered in my eyes as I looked around for him, and saw him sitting on a chair next to the bed I woke up in. I was familiar with the room. And knowing I was still at the Alpha King’s palace made me feel anxious to leave already.
“Don’t cry, love,” he drawled as he drew patterns ov
