Chapter 24. Czar at Peace

Matilda POV

Ever since Rhys was a little boy, I had never seen him so bothered by anything or anyone. His impotence was a constant reminder that he was not as up to standard as he wished, but this woman—or rather, servant—had become a bigger issue.

Again, he did not know her name when I asked, giving me only a number. PP69. He had described her as best he could, and I began my silent investigation. Despite his being aroused by her, I wanted to be sure that she was the right person for Rhys. He was like a son to me and, though his biological mother was still alive, he treated me like his mother.

Serena, his mother, had wronged her mate, her son, and her pack as a whole by cheating on the Alpha. She had desecrated the sanctity of the mate bond and, blinded by his obsession, the old Alpha had refused to punish her. He forgave her, and she kept break