Izzy's Mating [Part 1]

Isabella, the princess of the empire, sat on the edge of her nest and wished that she could cry.

The doctor had just left. She had called him to confirm what she had already suspected, though the hope had lingered that she was wrong. She was grateful that she didn't have to worry about the doctor telling anyone; part of a physician's vows was to keep their patients' secrets. Her sister Athena, though, was a different story.

Athena already knew something was amiss. How could she not? She was her twin, after all, and she knew Izzy better than anyone. She'd never been able to hide anything from her, and she didn't expect to be able to now. Athena had told her yesterday that her scent had changed, her head tilted in puzzlement. And what Athena knew, Elizabeth knew as well because she wouldn't even entertain the idea of keeping something from her.

Very soon, the two of them would convince one another that they needed to tell Logan and Ellis, out of concern for her, o