Chapter 55: An Unexpected Visit

I pull open the cabin's front door and find Prince Mykal standing there.

"Hello, Aurora," he says, smiling so brightly his beauty is nearly blinding.

"I've only been gone three days!" I blurt out, too surprised to see him to self-edit. "Did you miss me that much?"

"I did," he replies charmingly.

I'm not sure if he's joking or not.

"Who's there?" my father calls out from behind me, and I realize I've kept the prince standing outside this whole time.

"Come, in, Mykal," I say, stepping aside to allow him to enter.

My father gabs at the royal Lycan now standing in his living room.

"Dad, I'd like you to meet Prince Mykal Boreal."

My dad's jaw drops open and he fumbles to make some sort of bow. "Hello, um, Your Highness?"

"Please, sir," Mykal says affably. "There's no need for formalities. Call me Mykal."

"What brings you here, Mykal?" I jump in, saving my father from his own awkwardness. "You've come a long way to see us."

"I'll confess," the prince says, reaching out to take my hand. "I w