The Selection of the Four Princesses

The silver moonlight washed over the ballroom floor, illuminating the polished marble. Kaelia braced herself for the crushing weight of the mate bond. She expected an agonizing fire in her veins. She anticipated a desperate, primal need that would force her to drop to her knees and beg for Prince Drystan’s touch. But as the seconds ticked by under the full moon's glow, the overwhelming urge never