CHAPTER 7

JACOB

I am standing under my shower waking up after only a few hours of sleep. I couldn’t fall asleep last night, and for most of the night, I was thinking about my mate and saw her beautiful face in my mind. Gianna came, and she tried to get in, but I had locked my door and pretended to be sleeping, and eventually, she gave up and left.

I had already called and requested a phone meeting with the king and was told he would have time at 10.15 AM. That was in 30 minutes, so I had a good time still and took the time to wake up properly. When I turned off the water, I could hear someone at the door again, and I knew it was Gianna.

I dry myself and get dressed in jeans and a shirt, and now I hear another voice, Ryan.

“Why else would the door be locked.” I hear Gianna complain.

“I swear, he does not have a girl in there. He properly just needed some peace. There are strangers on our land, in case you forgot.” Ryan says.

“Yeah, right, I bet it is that princess!” She says, sounding like she