Book 1: A Bright Future

Raven

I press kisses along Kieran’s neck as he carries me through the palace I felt so alone in for so long. Now, not only am I its queen, but there’s no shame in my husband dragging me out of a party after announcing he needs to fuck me. I feel beautiful and wanted for the very first time within these walls.

His skin burns under my mouth, rich with his scent. I want him, need him, even with the baby already growing in my stomach. It’s lucky we want a big family because I don’t know how I could ever stop feeling like this.

Kieran kicks open the door to our room, and I expect him to toss me on the bed. His scent is growing headier, proof of how much he wants me. But he lays me down like I’m glass, nothing like the brother I thought I grew up with.

“I love you,” he says.

“I love you too.” I grab the collar of his royal robe. “Now come here.”

He obliges with a smile and crushes his mouth to mine. When he joins me on the bed, flattens