After dinner, I made arrangements with King Chiron to meet me and Queen Lakelyn at the Fairy Kingdom tomorrow. I told him I would call him tomorrow morning with a time, after I talk to Queen Lakelyn. He agreed and we said goodbye to him and King Izzoth. I shut the door behind them and leaned against it taking a deep breath. Conri walked up to me, and wrapped his arms around me, "Princess, I can feel your doubts. You need to stop. You are doing an amazing job already and this was only your second full day. I would say you are pretty fantastic." King Fenris walked in and said, "I tend to agree with your mate. You already have the kingdom smitten." I laughed, "I guess we'll see about that when the shit show starts."
Queen Nina said, "They've already been through the whole vampire thing. Remember? Your parents exterminated them using our kingdom as home base. I don't want to see another bat as long as I live." Then she shivered. I laughed and said, "Sorry about that. Mom and dad
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I woke up the next morning at my usual time, feeling surprisingly rested. I tried to get up, but I had a giant arm pulling me close to him. Each time I moved away; he would tighten his grip. I had my back to him, but I could feel him chuckling quietly. I said, "I need to get out of bed. I need to work out, so that I can get this day started. I really want all of the alliances done today, so I can concentrate on just having fun with Miranda, tomorrow." He smiled, "You are so good to our people. You're so good to me and my family. I want you to be able to have fun with her tomorrow. You deserve a day for you." I turned to face him and said, "Are you okay with me being out without you?" He said, "You're going to have plenty of protection. I will miss you though." I smiled and said, "I'll miss you too. Now, are you going to let me out of bed? Maybe you could hold the bag for me and spar with me this morning?" He said, "I guess. As long as we get to take a shower together after it." I sa
We all held hands and we were at the Fae Realm in the blink of an eye. I looked around at it was beautiful! The colors were so vibrant. The smells were almost mouthwatering. The only thing around us was beautiful green fields. I said, "This place is gorgeous." to anyone who is listening. Conri tucked me close to him and said, "Something doesn't feel right. I'm not letting you out of my sight, Ash." I smiled, "You are amazing. You know that, right?" He just smiled. Selene said, "You two are cute. The High Court is right here." I said, "There is nothing here." Selene snapped her fingers and they all appeared. A lady with long white hair, and a very fair complexion stood, "Selene, how nice of you to be here. Who is this underling you bring to us?" Selene said, "Adelina, this is no underling. This is Ashina. She is my direct descendent. The man standing next to her is her mate and Lycan Prince, Conri." Adelina walked to me, stared at me, up and down, then got close to Conr
After Selene left, Conri pulled me to him, "Do you have any idea how much I respect you for everything you are doing?" I smiled and climbed up his body so that we are face-to-face, "No, but I do love the way that sounds." He said, "You have been amazing me every day with something new that you are doing. The way you handled the Fae was nothing short of genius." I said, "I don't know that it would've been that successful if Selene hadn't been with us." He said, "You're the one who did most of the talking. She just introduced us. That's all." I kissed him lovingly and said, "I appreciate all of your support and your love. It means everything to me." He smiled, "You will always have it, my Princess." "So," he continued, "Since we aren't going to have our date night tonight, how about we do it tomorrow night." I cringed, "I'm so sorry. I honestly didn't mean to do that." He waved his hand, "This is more important. We need to get rid of the threat against my other half. I w
After dressing in a black, calf-length dress, and a pair of black, ankle boots, I put my hair in a high ponytail, just so I wouldn't have to mess with it. I put on a little eye liner and a clear lip gloss. Conri growled as I was finishing up. I said, "Something wrong with what I'm wearing?" He said, "Absolutely not. I just really like the way that dress hugs your breasts." I laugh and walk close to him. I said, "It's all for you, and only you." He pulled me closer and said, "Mine." I laughed and said, "Come on, my Prince. We have a meeting to go to." When we walked into the main hall, I was immediately bombarded into a hug. "Hi mom," I laughed. She said, "Oh, my baby. I'm so proud of you. You should see the turnout in the hall." I said, "I hope it's everyone." She said, "Pretty much. I also brought Nico along. He needs to be here." I said, "I was hoping you would. I will show you our wing when we're done with this dinner and meeting." She said, "That would be awesome!"
After the meeting, Conri and I took my parents and Nico on a tour of our wing of the castle. I took them to the gym, and King Fenris walked in. He said, "Your daughter has taught me a few things. Not just fighting techniques either. She also showed me what I was doing to keep injuring my hamstring, and she showed me how to avoid it." Dad put his arm over my shoulder and said, "That's my girl." Then mom put her arm around my waist and said, "Please; if you would've had your way, she would've never learned to fight. That's MY girl." I rolled my eyes, "They've had this argument since I was ten and started training with the warriors." Conri and King Fenris laughed as Conri said, "She may be your girl, but that's MY baby," and pulled me away from both of them." They all laughed while I rolled my eyes again. When we got to the sitting room, Queen Eden was talking with Queen Nina. We all sat down as Queen Eden said, "Ashina, you really need to watch yourself tomorrow. Okay? There a
We all stood, held hands, and blinked. Miranda opened her eyes and almost started screaming. "TOY STORE," she yelled. I laughed and said, "You get to choose three things that you have always wanted." She hugged me tightly and said, "Thank you Princess!" I said, "You are very welcome. Let's get you those items you've always wanted." We walked around the store and she found two of the items she always wanted, a huge dollhouse and a bike. I laughed when Ezram sighed, "Of course she would pick the two most awkward things to carry. I laughed and said, "Let me see about getting a car." I mind linked Conri to get a car in front of the toy store. He said, "Be there in five." I said, "Conri will have a car in front of the store in five minutes. It ended up being three minutes, and Conri was driving. I smiled, "I thought you were going to work on your paperwork." He smiled back at me, "I can't concentrate with you not there." I just shook my head. I walked back into the store an
I laughed and said, "You like it?" He jumped out of his seat and was in front of me, holding my hands in a heartbeat. He said, "If I had seen you in this on your birthday, there is no way we would've made it to the party. I don't want to go anywhere now. I want to take you straight to our room. Or even throw you on that couch." I gave him a glare and he held up his hands saying, "But I promised I would take you out on a date, so that's what we will do. I just can't guarantee how long my wolf will be able to stay put." I laughed, "You will be fine. Nyla is helping him stay calm." "If you say so," he said while shaking his head and running his hands up and down my sides, "Damn, woman, you are hot!" I laughed and said, "Yours is the only opinion that matters to me. I'm glad you like the outfit." He said, "Do me a favor, try to stay close to me. I will do anything you want me to, just stay close to me." I smiled, "I wouldn't want to be away from you. And you look very hot tonigh
Conri POV "What the fuck just happened," I yell at all of her guards, then I look at my mate and see her hold her stomach, pull her hand back and she's bleeding! I run to her and catch her before she hits the ground. Her guards scatter as they start looking for the shooter. Dear Goddess, you can't take her away from me yet! Ash opened her eyes, just a little, and said, "I will be okay. This is not our ending," and she went unconscious in my arms. I jumped in the SUV that some of the guards were riding in and told four guards to come with us to the pack hospital. They jumped in while I held my mate in the back seat. I was so close to losing my shit when Trina, her closest ally besides me, said, "She's going to be pissed that there is a hole and blood on that dress." I c