Aqua’s POV
I knew little about mates and what I did know was something about the moon goddess. I also knew that shifters had mates, werewolves, and dragon shifters both. Was this what it was or was I being delusional? Was I a dragon prince’s mate? “Aqua,” Cade whispered to bring me back to reality. I snapped out of my delusion and walked with Cade to everyone else. “Your majesties,” he bowed after greeting them, “this is my long-lost sister Aqua.” I wouldn’t call myself long lost, considering I was abandoned and found easily.
I attempted to curtsy. “Hi…” I kept glancing at the prince. My heart had nearly jumped out of my chest and I felt lightheaded.
The King looked towards Konn. “You think she could be the holder?”
Konn nodded in response. “She shows signs, one big sign is a sharp sense of intuition.”
The King then addressed Cade. “You realized if she is the holder, we won’t require your services anymore, correct?” I didn’t’ consider that since he was being so nice to me but I’m sure he did.
“Yes, your majesty but I am considering staying for another position.”
“It’s nice to meet you Aqua.” The Queen spoke to me first. “This is King Peter, I’m Queen Jane. This is my Daughter Princess Hannah.” I couldn’t wait to hear what the prince's name was. “My son, the future King, Prince Lexus and his fiancée, the future Queen, Sadia.” Of course, he had a Fiancée.
After I met everyone Konn escorted me out of the great hall. “You’re going to have a week to adjust before given any responsibilities.”
“And what if I don’t want to be here?” I asked because knowing Prince Lexus was engaged was enough to ruin my spirits. I don’t know why when I didn’t even know him.
“You don’t have a choice.” It was weird because I thought he gave me one before. “It’s my fault you weren’t raised here to begin with.” I wondered what exactly he regretted but I knew it had more to do with the royal family than anything to do with who I am. “We’re doing good work here for the kingdom Aqua.”
Cade nodded in agreement. “We’re a primary aspect in the success of running the kingdom… Well, I might not be very soon but you guys will if I’m not,” he chuckled nervously after he spoke. “Our family has served and helped better the kingdom for generations. You should let me and some of the other workers here around our age show you around the kingdom.”
If I were the holder they’ve been looking for then I would be taking Cade’s place. I don’t want to make this kind of first impression as his sister. If I can even call myself that. “That sounds nice,” I answered then stopped at my new room.
Konn stopped while Cade kept walking. “I’m going to be busy this week, but I’ll give you instructions on your first day on the job.” Touching words coming from a father I never knew. I guess I read him wrong. When he showed up at my home in the human world, I thought he wanted to connect with me. This is just a job to him.
I watched him walk away then I walked into my room. I slammed the door behind me when I noticed someone was in my room. “Holy shit…” I swore as I realized it was Prince Lexus. I slowly opened the door, but he walked to me and shut it behind me. His arm was still against the door over my head holding it shut while he was draped over me. I didn’t say anything, I couldn’t but that was exactly my problem. Why couldn’t I just ask him what was going on?
“Are you feeling this?” He might have referred to the weird way I felt when we met and even now.
I chuckled nervously and paused before responding, “Oh… yeah, I just thought it was normal… right?”
I watched as his emotionless expression turned into a smirk then a light deep chuckle. “You were raised in the human world, so that explains your ignorance.” He backed up. “Sorry, I’m just a little irritated. Maybe ignorance isn’t the right word,” he said with a shrugged. “It’s obvious to me that we’re mates. That’s why I’m here.”
So, I was right about that. I took a deep breath. “Doesn’t that complicate things? Aren’t mates two people chosen to be together by the moon goddess?”
Lexus crossed his arms. “Held together by the tugs of the mate bond. It does complicate things, but you wouldn’t understand why. “I accidentally let a scoff slip out and now he was lightly glaring at me. “You know I could reject you at any moment?”
“You haven’t,” I muttered. “I don’t even know what that means.”
“It’s painful.” He leaned against the door next to me. “We’d be unlinked but the thing that over complicated this is that mates are extinct.” I didn’t understand. “Diana stopped linking souls a few centuries ago.” I didn’t think the moon goddess would stop doing something like that. She was passionate about the kind of love she gave the members of her species. It was crazy to think that the moon goddess existed, but I couldn’t doubt it now. “Here I was thinking I was a full soul like everyone else, but I guess you’re my other half.” Was I a half he could live without?
“Your fiancée over complicates things too… you can reject me.”
Lexus ran his hands through his kinky curly hair. “I won’t bother, not any time soon anyways. Don’t want the X.”
I blushed because I was taking it in a way he might not have wanted me to and I didn’t know what he meant by ‘the X’. “Why not?”
He looked at me from the side of his eyes. “Other than the X I also want to have some fun, don’t you?” It sounded to me like he wanted to use me or like he wanted us to use each other. “We could feel something no one has felt in centuries.” It was tempting.
I took a few steps away from him. “I just got here… I don’t want to make any trouble for the sake of fun. Apparently, I might have to work for you for most of my life so let’s not make it weird…” I’d have to work for Sadia too when they get married so that’d make it even worse. Lexus walked back in front of me, and we were practically pressed against each other. “You’ll have to work for me for a long time, a part of that is doing whatever I say.” He seemed like the type to abuse his power and position which was disappointing. I was going to agree because it was the easier thing to do, but my ex’s words ran through my head. ‘You’re just too submissive and that’s not really what I’m looking for.’ “And what if I let the king and queen know?” I didn’t want Lexus viewing me the same way and getting bored of me. I also didn’t want to be the woman he cheated on his fiancée with. Lexus grabbed my face by my jaw but surprisingly gently. “Fair enough.” He let go of my
Last night Cade took my phone so it could have service here. I just finished getting ready for my tour of the kingdom. This morning he sent me a text saying they’d be waiting out front for me. When I found them, I noticed Stewart was with them. It was nice to see a second familiar face. With them were another girl I never met. “Stewart said you met last night, and this is Arma,” Cade introduced us. Arma shook my hand. “I work in the garden.” “That seems fun.” I was trying not to make it too obvious that I was nervous. All the friends I had back home made it difficult to socialize with. “We’re going into the city by flight, do you know how to fly?” Arma asked. Cade answered for me. “Don’t tell any of the other workers but her shifting abilities are sealed for now. She can ride on my back. I’m serious about secrecy.” He looked at me. “Everyone here is obsessed with gossiping, try to keep a low profile,” he warned me. “You don’t have
Cade looked in the direction of Lexus who we all had noticed walking this way. I didn’t expect to see him again so soon. “I doubt we’d see someone having a mate any time soon though,” He ended the conversation. He stood up once Lexus approached us. “Is something wrong? You never come into the city.” Lexus glanced at me then looked back at Cade. “You could’ve invited me.” His tone gave off that he was annoyed. “We usually hangout on Saturdays anyways, I don’t mind the city too much.” Cade chuckled. “You’re right about that. Sorry for not inviting you. We just wanted to show Aqua around, I thought you’d find it boring.” Lexus eyes were fixated on me since Cade shifted the attention my way. “Oh, that’s kind of a waste of time.” He looked me up and down. “What with the outfit?” I frowned. “I don’t have my own clothes yet and it’s not a waste of time.” I looked around. “I’ve never seen a place like this before.” The beauty alone was enoug
I pulled away after we kissed. He stared down at me. “What?” I asked. I stared at his engagement ring and my chest got heavier. All I could do was be mad at myself. Lexus looked at his ring when he noticed I was. “It’s not your job to worry about it.” “Did you tell that to the last girl?” My eyes were watering up which made me even more mad at myself. Lexus sighed of annoyance. “No, I told her I’d kill her if anyone found out.” He rubbed the back of his head. “It was a different situation that I regret Aqua. Are you guessing or did someone tell you?” Maybe I shouldn’t be repeating what Arma, Stewart or Cade tell me. I don’t want to get anyone in any trouble. “I…” “It wasn’t Cade right?” Lexus changed his question. I shook my head. “No, no.” It wasn’t a lie since Arma implied it and not Cade. Cade was the one convinced Arma was wrong. “It was mostly a guess; they didn’t say anything with detail. You’re not going to follow through
The week of adjusting went by and I hadn’t seen Lexus at all. Maybe this was going to continue, and I wouldn’t have to worry about running into him. If I stay away from him then we’ll have no problems. Arma and Stewart made some time in the past week to hang out with me. They showed me around more so now I was more familiar with the castle and the city. They’d argue a bit sometimes, but I could tell they were close friends.I made sure to take my meds today since I forgot to take them yesterday. I needed to be able to concentrate on my new work. I don’t want to make a bad impression on my first full week of work.Today was my first day on the job and I had to meet Konn in the castles lounge. I guess I spoke too soon because Lexus was there. I did work for him so of course I’d have to see him on a regular basis. I had to ignore the pull of the mate bond. Cade was there too. “Morning Aqua.” They greeted me.“Mo
We flew to the pack house on Lexus’ back. During the ride I told Sadia about my intuition and abilities to see things happening on the physical plane in the present time. She was excited and named all the things she’d want me to do for her with my abilities when she becomes queen. They consisted of spying on people, light revenge, and a few harmless things. Oddly, they had nothing to do will running the kingdom but maybe she was just excited and getting ahead of herself. When we got there, I had an odd feeling. Something didn’t seem right. The house was huge and in the forest. “This is where you live?” I’m not sure how I’d react from seeing a werewolf for the first time in real life. I had seen some on tv and when I was younger dreamed of them a lot. “For now, but thankfully when I marry Lexus I’ll move into the castle.” She said as if she was counting the days. I don’t blame her… I would too. Lexus looked annoyed and I could only assume it was because
Lexus’s POV from earlier in the day After I left Sadia and Aqua together, I instantly regretted it. They already spend time together shopping, and I didn’t need them spending even more time together. If they got close, then that would mess up any chances I had with Aqua. Aqua asked me if I loved Sadia and if I were being honest, I would have told her I didn’t. I haven’t told anyone how I actually feel about Sadia, not even Cade. There’s no point because either way we’re staying engaged regardless about how I feel. Cade understands my relationship with Sadia but not how I feel about her. When we got to the conference room I was annoyed to begin with. “Let’s make this quick.” I sat down at the long table. “What else do you guys want Ruben?” Ruden was the son
Aqua’s POV After I learned that I had a second brother yesterday I decided to confront Konn. We met in the same place as yesterday morning when he assigned me my job. “Okay, Cade is assisting Lexus today, which mean-” “I’d like to spend time with you today,” I cut him off. Konn raised his eyebrows. “Alright, you can shadow me for the day. I’ll assign someone else to assist the princess today.” He wrote notes down on his clipboard. “Follow me.” I started to follow him down the hall. “I heard you have another son.” I thought it was weird he never mentioned it to me and neither did Cade. Konn kept walking without saying anything for a few minutes. “I do have another son. Gray is my youngest child. I didn’t mention him because I haven’t told him about you yet.” I think him not telling Gray about me was weirder than him not telling me about Gray. I had so many un