I loved him. I always will.
Jayden; my Crown Kent, my fated mate, my downfall.
That was before he chose a crown over my soul. Before the man who claimed me in the dark shattered me in the light, publicly choosing another.
Five years and a magical curse later, I’ve built a new life. A new kingdom. But he’s back, a commanding CEO standing in my boardroom. He doesn’t remember our past, our passion, or the children who have his eyes.
He looks at me like a stranger, but the bond between us ignites, an unspoken pull that defies his memory and his wedding ring.
He’s a husband and a father to a son with another woman.
And me? I’m the mother of his forgotten twins.
To protect my children, I might have to fight the man I still love. Or worse, become the monster he was always taught to hate.

The sharp rap on my door pulled me from sleep. My skull throbbed with a dull ache, and moving felt impossible.


Fragments of the previous night flooded back without mercy. The way Jayden had claimed me, again and again, until I thought I might break apart completely.


Part of me desperately wanted to believe it had all been some fevered dream. But the tender ache between my thighs and the warm evidence of him still coating my skin told a different story entirely.


I turned my head toward the empty space beside me. He had vanished.


Yet his presence lingered everywhere. His scent saturated the pillows, the twisted sheets, my very skin.


Another knock echoed through the room, followed by a familiar voice. "Jasmine? May I enter?"


Ebony. My pulse spiked with sudden terror.


I bolted upright, clutching the bedding against my naked body. "Hold on! I need just a moment."


Chapter 32 - Chapter 32 Walls of Devotion