Chapter 660

• The castle felt empty and too quiet. During the day, I hardly saw Adelie as she fell into her own routine with her own responsibilities. She’d adapted to her role as future queen with ease and people flocked to her naturally.
• Zoran became her personal Zeta, and they clicked instantly. She spent a lot of her time going to the town square and taking formal meetings in an office there. She was the one to tell me that we had an orphanage near the eastern border of the town, something Duncan had neglected to tell me. The pack took to her instantly, showing her acceptance, and I loved that they all liked her.
• “King Kai!” Sophie squealed as she ran through my open office door, and I heard Edmund’s footsteps as he followed behind her.