Chapter 56 - A future queen.

Liam

King of the new world. King of all I surveyed. To say that it was overwhelming was an understatement! I couldn’t show my parents how incredibly scared I was. They had so much faith in me, all I could do was hope that I didn’t disappoint them and that their faith was enough to carry me through. It was a little disappointing not to have recognized my mate on the night of my birthday.

My mother made sure all the single females in our entire kingdom were invited. When I didn’t find her, I wondered what it meant, but then uncle Ralph informed me that some of the girls couldn’t make it to the party. That was a huge relief because it meant she might still be out there. I knew that most males didn’t always find their mates the night they turned eighteen.

Most of the time, we had to wait a year or two since the females were generally a little younger, but I couldn’t help but feel disappointed. I spent my entire life fighting to make my parents proud of me. I spent my entire life trying to