Chapter 35: Axel's POV

I sat in my office, drinking the third bottle of wine for the day. I made sure it wasn't berry based —anything but those.

I convinced myself that it was that dreadfully intoxicating taste of berries that had made me do what I did to Violet.

I couldn't even face her.

She was a princess. Human or not, I should have never taken her like that. She deserved better. I should have given her better.

Of all the things she did for me when I was still with her parents, I shouldn't have paid her back like this.

"But you liked it," my wolf whispered, causing...