The Dragon Prince’s Forbidden Affair
CHAPTER 4: Meeting the Prince

CHAPTER 4: Meeting the Prince

Aqua’s POV

I knew little about mates and what I did know was something about the moon goddess. I also knew thatshifters had mates, werewolves, and dragon shifters both. Was this what it was or was I beingdelusional? Was I a dragon prince’s mate? “Aqua,” Cade whispered to bring me back to reality. Isnapped out of my delusion and walked with Cade to everyone else. “Your majesties,” he bowed aftergreeting them, “this is my long-lost sister Aqua.” I wouldn’t call myself long lost, considering I wasabandoned and found easily.

I attempted to curtsy. “Hi…” I kept glancing at the prince. My heart had nearly jumped out of my chestand 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 servicesanymore, 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 ismy Daughter Princess Hannah.” I couldn’t wait to hear what the prince's name was. “My son, the futureKing, 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 adjustbefore given any responsibilities.”

“And what if I don’t want to be here?” I asked because knowing Prince Lexus was engaged wasenough 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 youweren’t raised here to begin with.” I wondered what exactly he regretted but I knew it had more to dowith the royal family than anything to do with who I am. “We’re doing good work here for the kingdomAqua.”

Cade nodded in agreement. “We’re a primary aspect in the success of running the kingdom… Well, Imight not be very soon but you guys will if I’m not,” he chuckled nervously after he spoke. “Our familyhas served and helped better the kingdom for generations. You should let me and some of the otherworkers 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 makethis kind of first impression as his sister. If I can even call myself that. “That sounds nice,” I answeredthen 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 onyour 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 isjust a job to him.

I watched him walk away then I walked into my room. I slammed the door behind me when I noticedsomeone was in my room. “Holy shit…” I swore as I realized it was Prince Lexus. I slowly opened thedoor, but he walked to me and shut it behind me. His arm was still against the door over my headholding it shut while he was draped over me. I didn’t say anything, I couldn’t but that was exactly myproblem. 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 wereraised in the human world, so that explains your ignorance.” He backed up. “Sorry, I’m just a littleirritated. Maybe ignorance isn’t the right word,” he said with a shrugged. “It’s obvious to me that we’remates. 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 twopeople 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, butyou 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 overcomplicated this is that mates are extinct.” I didn’t understand. “Diana stopped linking souls a fewcenturies ago.” I didn’t think the moon goddess would stop doing something like that. She waspassionate about the kind of love she gave the members of her species. It was crazy to think that themoon goddess existed, but I couldn’t doubt it now. “Here I was thinking I was a full soul like everyoneelse, 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’twant 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 hemeant 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 feelsomething no one has felt in centuries.” It was tempting.