Maya’s POV I hadn’t seen Sebastian or Zane since the coronation. That was a week ago. Rogue wars had erupted across the Northern territories—the North. My North. My home. And Sebastian, ever the king who led from the front, had gone to personally command the army, determined to crush the uprising himself. I sighed, rolling up my sleeves as I bathed the cubs. The three of them were a hurricane of joy, splashing in the oversized marble tub like it was their personal lake, every floating toy they owned bobbing around them. Their laughter echoed off the walls, loud and free. When they finally tired themselves out—after soaking me more and treating me like their favorite splash toy—I wrapped each of them in the soft, embroidered royal clothes Sebastian had personally chosen and got them ta