Page 200 of The Chosen One Universe: Volume One

Eduard leaned down and kissed him, holding Sawyer’s face in his hands. “I’d like to take you for a walk on the beach later.”

“I’d love that.”

“Good, now let’s go feed Draco before he gets growly. He was not impressed with Bebe’s idea of lunch.”

Henry snorted. “No, he wasn’t. Not a single piece of meat on the table. By the way, I forgot to ask, what exactly is Bebe?”

Eduard tilted his head to the side. “What do you mean?”

“What kind of creature, or whatever, is he?” Sawyer added. “Henry and I were guessing, but we didn’t want to be rude and insult him.

Eduard laughed. “Technically, Bebe isn’t a creature. His great great something grandmother was a minor deity so he has some gifts that aren’t quite human, but he is, in fact, human.”

“No way,” Henry said. “I voted for peacock.”

Eduard shook his head. “Not a bad guess, my love, but no. Bebe is who he is.”

“I liked him,” Sawyer said. “He made me feel good about myself.”

“And that is why I adore Bebe. No matter how you’re feeling when you arrive, you always leave feeling like a million bucks.”

Eduard led them back downstairs and found Draco sitting on the patio with a plate full of food. He had his mouth open to take a bite of one of the biggest burgers Sawyer had ever seen when he realized they were there.

“Eat, Draco. You obviously need protein.”

Draco nodded and took a giant bite. He groaned around it, pulling a laugh out of the rest of them.

While the others settled around the table, Eduard pulled Sawyer aside. “I need to go speak to my father for a little while,” Eduard said. “I’ll be back later.”

“You okay?”

“I’m going to explain to him who you are. I feel like he’s going to need some time to adjust before I spring you on him. He’ll be as surprised as we all were.”

“Do you want me to come with you?”

“No,” Eduard said softly. “But thank you for offering. I want to give him a chance to wrap his mind around it before you meet him. We also have some business matters to discuss. Enjoy the afternoon and don’t forget that you can ask Cecil for anything you want.”

“I won’t. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”

“I’ll be fine, love. You’re here, that’s all I need. We need to get used to this, don’t we? And if we get my father on our side, the rest of the clan should fall in line without too much trouble.”

“Okay, if you’re sure.”

“I am. Eat, relax. Walk through the gardens. Whatever you’d like. Just save the beach for me when I’m back.”

“Deal,” Sawyer promised. “Hurry back.”

“I will.”