“I was at the temple,” Xavier spoke as Mia stepped into the throne room after being summoned.

Being summoned meant getting reprimanded. That didn’t always happen, not yet. She knew her role and played it out well. She stayed polite and graceful every time she stepped out of her room. And despite wanting to choke the air out of her husband, the alpha king, just for breathing around her most times, she didn’t. She had kept her heart in check and remained in control, even though ...