The Royal Marriage Alliance by Scarlett Haven

Author:Scarlett Haven [Haven, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

Wisteria

I wake up with my head pounding. I rub at it, wincing when I touch a tender spot at the back of my head.

“Wisteria.”

I slowly open my eyes, taking in my surroundings. It only takes a moment to realize I’m in my bedroom, in the middle of the extremely large bed. A purple throw is covering me, but I’m lying on top of the duvet. I feel the bed dip down beside me and I look over to see Stellan. His worried blue green eyes meet mine.

“How are you feeling?” He pushes my hair out of my face gently.

“Headache.” I try to push myself up, but before I can, Stellan is there. He puts pillows behind me, helping me sit up. He grabs a bottle of water, putting it up to my lips. I take it from him—I’m not completely helpless—and take a couple of sips.

“The healer said you’d feel better soon. If you stop shielding Evander, you will heal quicker,” Stellan says.

I gasp, sitting up straight. My head hurts worse from the move. “Evander! We were attacked!” I try to push myself off the bed, but Stellan gently nudges me back down.

“Evander is fine. You can drop your shield now.”

My shield?

As soon as he mentions it, I feel my magic still spread out over Evander. I can feel him on the other side of the estate. Knowing that he’s safe, I drop my shield. As soon as I do, the magic snaps back to me, and the headache lessens.

Stellan’s shoulders relax when he sees that I’m doing better.

“How long have I been out?” I ask, then blink. “Wait, how did I even get here?”

“It’s been three hours.” He runs his fingers through his hair, letting out a long breath.

“Are you mad at Evander? It really wasn’t his fault.” I chew on my bottom lip, trying to gauge his reaction.

“Why would I be mad at my brother?”

“Because he—we—wrecked your favorite car.”

Stellan cracks a smile, but it quickly fades. “I don’t care about the car, I just care about you.”

“Evander wasn’t hurt at all?” I ask, trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach at his concern for me.

“No. Because you shielded him—nobody could touch him.” He narrows his eyes. “In all that time, you couldn’t put a shield around yourself?”

I shrug, wincing at the pain in my shoulder. “It all happened so fast. My first instinct was to protect Evander—he hasn’t shifted yet, so I figured he wouldn’t heal as quickly as me. By the time I thought to put a shield around myself, I had already hit my head and couldn’t summon the power to do it. I put everything I could into my attack and then everything went blank after that.”

“We caught the guys, thanks to you.” Stellan scoots closer to me. “My brother may not be old enough to shift yet, but he’s still supernatural. He heals quick. Next time, protect yourself.”

I nod, but I don’t say anything. If it came down to it, I’d still choose to protect my family before myself.

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