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My eyes widen at his confession. “Really? I didn’t know that.”
“I only know this because I meet with the fae regularly. I’ve met my future daughter-in-law a few times,” King Basilicus frowns as he admits it. “Her eyes are orange a lot around me.”
My eyes widen as I feel his emotions. Normally, he’s very good at hiding what he’s feeling. I can feel his stress. He’s worried about his son’s arranged marriage. He feels helpless to do anything about it.
“I don’t mean any disrespect. I can just feel the power radiating off of you,” I admit. “It’s incredible.”
He nods. “Dragon shifters are very strong. So are wolf shifters.”
“Yeah. I feel the power from Damian too, though the power has been shifting from Damian to Devin slowly over the past few months.”
“It has?” Devin glances over at me, his eyes widening a fraction.
I put a hand to the base of my throat. “Yeah.”
“It’s because of Tori,” King Basilicus says. “Fate thinks you’re ready to take over as alpha, which is why the bond revealed itself. As soon as you complete your mate bond, the alpha power will completely transfer over to you.”
“But I haven’t finished high school yet.” Devin leans forward.
“I took over as king when I was seventeen.” King Basilicus turns his attention to me. “The reason for my visit, I feel like I forced you to decide the other day. I want to make sure that this is what you want. Do you feel like you’re ready to be queen?”
“Do I have a choice?” I ask.
He shrugs. “You have a younger brother who is more than capable of ruling. There is always a choice. While I want you to do this, I can’t force it on you. What do you want to do?”
I take a deep breath. “I admit, the thought of being queen is a little scary. But I’ve been considering it since you asked me to join the Alpha Council. While I don’t feel qualified to rule the dark fae, I do know that I will do everything I can for them. They deserve freedom. My brother, Nico, would make a great ruler. But fate chose me. With Devin by my side, I know that I can do anything. I want to do this.”
King Basilicus grins widely. “That is what I wanted to hear.”
Did I seriously just say that I wanted to do this?
Wow.
I’m about to be queen.
Am I really ready?
“I am going to go home for a day, but I’ll be back.” King Basilicus stands from the couch. “You will not be alone. I know you have the support of the wolf shifters, but you also have the full support of the dragons.”
My breath gets caught in my throat. “Thank you, King Basilicus. That means a lot to Devin and me both.”
“I’ll make the announcement on Monday morning. The world will know that we stand behind you.” King Basilicus offers me one last smile before turning and walking out of the front door.
My heart races like crazy as I watch him leave.
Everything is changing. The dark fae are finally being recognized by the rest of the supernatural world. It’s everything my father wanted but could never achieve. And it’s just being handed to me.
He’s going to be so mad.
Sunday, February 14
Wedding plans.
Monica sits in front of me, passing me a cup of coffee. I eye the coffee, hesitantly looking at her. I raise an eyebrow in question. She then pulls out a very large notebook from behind her back.
“We need to talk wedding plans.” She opens the blank notebook and puts a pen to the paper.
I groan. “No.”
