Normally, I didn’t mind traveling by boat.
But for the first couple of days, every wave turned my stomach and made me run straight for the bathroom.
I wasn’t sure if it was because I was pregnant or because I was so sad over losing Jared… again.
The mate bond was gone all over again. I’d had to do it, though. It was the only way to be there for my family and right now, they needed me more than Jared did.
The threat to the Dark Realm was nearly gone. Hestia was all that was left, and she was weak.
Lena was in trouble, and so was the White Queen line.
Even though the boat was small, Xander assigned two Royal Guards to me. They followed me around everywhere I went and were constantly stationed outside my door.
They didn’t talk to me much, but I knew they were always there.
I went to the back of the boat and watched the Dark Realm fading into the distance.
The memory of Jared’s pained, broken look as the boat pulled away from the dock swam in my mind.