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What am I supposed to do? And why did my family suddenly change their mind about my wife?
Yesterday, and even in the weeks leading up to the wedding, my family reminded me every day that I shouldn’t fall in love with my wife. They said if I did, itwould only end up hurting her. Because no matter how much I love her, the mate bond will erase any warm feelings I have for her.
I’ve never so badly in my life wished that I didn’t have a soulmate. I don’t want to meet her. This marriage is my duty as crown prince. But I want to make the most of it. I want to get to know Wisteria without any barriers.
Last night, I could hear Wisteria crying. I think she thought I couldn’t hear her—I pretended I couldn’t. But not even the soundproof rooms block everything. She eventually ended up crying herself to sleep, but I couldn’t sleep after that.
I don’t want to hurt her. That’s the last thing I want. But what alternative do I have? Why did my ancestors put me in this position?
I rub my hands over my face, wishing for the thousandth time that things could be different. But this isn’t just aboutme—it’s not even about my future mate. It’s about all the dragon shifters. It’s about ensuring that we have a future where dragon shifters stay strong.
I hear Wisteria in her bedroom. I heard her take a shower about an hour ago, but she still hasn’t come out. She’s avoiding me and I can’t even be upset about it. Yesterday, I was the one avoiding her.
I turn when I hear a knock on the door. I was so focused on listening for Wisteria that I didn’t even notice anybody walking down the hallway. I listen at the door for noises and hear Natalia and Jason on the other side. When I open the door, Jason has a huge grin on his face.
“Hey, little guy.” I reach for him, hoping he’ll come to me. He ignores me.
Natalia scoffs. “No hello for your big sister?”
“Hello, Natalia,” I say. “All my greetings have to go to Jason—he’s cuter than you are.”
She frowns but nods. “You’re right. He is cuter.” She shifts Jason higher up on her hip and holds out a bag toward me. “Do you have a couple hours free so you can babysit for me?”
I hesitate—not because I don’t want to help my sister out, I do, it’s just last time I babysat for her, Jason spent the entire time crying.
“Please,” she says. “Your wife can help. She’s surprisingly good with kids.”
“Fine.” I sigh, grabbing the bag from her. I sit it down on a side table and then take Jason from her arms. “If he starts crying, I’m not going to let you leave him this time.”
“He’ll be fine,” Natalia says.
But his lower lip pokes out as he reaches for his mom. I try to bounce him a little to distract him.
“It’s just two hours,” Natalia promises. She kisses Jason on the head. “Bye.” She turns and runs out the door.
Two seconds after she leaves, Jason starts wailing.
Great.
I bounce him in my arms. “It’s okay. Mommy will be back soon.”
But he doesn’t care. He just keeps crying.
The sound of a door opening has me turning around. Wisteria walks out of her bedroom looking absolutely adorable. Her white blonde hair is down, showing off her natural waves. The flower crown is back, which I secretly like. I’m not even sure where she got the flowers, though maybe it’s part of her fae magic. I still need to research fae magic. Her purple eyes look curiously from me to Jason. She smiles as she walks over.
“Hey, Jason,” she says, cooing at him.
Okay, now I get why my sister was upset over the fact that I greeted my nephew before her. I’ve never been so jealous of a thirteen month old, but right now I am.
Jason stops crying when he sees her. He, like a complete traitor, reaches his arms out for her. She goes to reach for him but pauses to look at me. I pass him over with a sigh.
Of course my nephew likes her more than me.
As soon as Jason is in her arms, he smiles up at her, and then puts his head against her chest. It’s almost like he’s taunting me by snuggling with my wife.
“Unbelievable.” I shake my head at my nephew, but he’s closing his eyes, falling fast asleep. I flick my gaze up to Wisteria, mywife, who is watching Jason with soft eyes. It’s easy to see why my family has welcomed her so quickly. But what I want to know is WHY my family, after warning me not to, went and fell in love with her.
Wisteria slowly looks from Jason to me. Her eyes fade from purple to gray but flash back so fast that if I blinked I would’ve missed it. She smiles, though I can tell that it’s forced, and then she walks over to the couch, taking a seat.
