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So the council isn’t going to berate her—which is something I was worried about. The council has always been for the alliance with the fae, considering fae blood made dragon shifters so much stronger. But now that they know she’s a hybrid—a mix of fae and elf, I thought they’d resent her or think she deceived us. I’m glad to know that, instead of rejecting her, they are accepting her.
“I’ll leave you two to get dressed. You can eat breakfast after you meet with the council,” Dad says.
Another morning we have to skip breakfast. Since Wisteria is a fae, she might be okay with skipping breakfast, but as a shifter, it’s difficult to skip a meal.
Wisteria turns to me as my father escapes out the door. “Please tell me the Dragon Council isn’t as stuck up as the fae monarchs are.”
I shrug. “I don’t know, I’ve never met the fae monarchs before. But if what my dad said is true, they’ll likely adore you.”
She wrinkles her nose. “Adoration I am used to.”
Ah, right. She told me as much. The fae have always referred to her as some kind of deity because of her strong magic. Little did they know, her magic isn’t even fae magic—it’s elf magic.
“You’ll be fine.” I kiss her quickly on the lips. “Meet me out here in ten minutes.”
“Ten minutes?” She squeaks, then runs toward her room to get ready. I watch her until she disappears, my heart racing fast in my chest.
I will tell Wisteria the truth about soulmates. Today. After this meeting with the council. She deserves to know the truth.
I close my eyes, trying to imagine her light pink eyes looking at me with such love in them. After she knows, she’s going to hate me. But I can’t keep it from her—not anymore.
Ten minutes later, Wisteria and I meet back in the sitting room. I’m in a black suit, ready to meet with the council. Wisteria wears a mint green dress—one I recognize from her shopping trip with my sister. Natalia did good, picking out dresses for my wife.
I pull my wife into my arms. I have to fight off the desire to skip the council meeting and just keep her here.
“You are beautiful,” I say softly.
Her smile widens as she looks up at me. “I know that fae are known for being classically beautiful, but fae men have never been my type. Now I understand, dragon shifters are what I’m attracted to.”
“Alldragon shifters?” I ask.
She laughs. “Maybe just you.”
I kiss her again, this one less chaste. When I feel Wisteria melt into me, I know I’m going to have to be the one to pull away. I allow myself a few more seconds to revel in her before I back up. “Are you ready to go?”
“I’m ready to get this over with.” She worries her bottom lip between her teeth, her pink eyes flashing orange for a moment before they turn purple.
“You’ll do great,” I say, knowing the truth behind mywords. Everybody who has met Wisteria loves her. She won my family over within a day of our wedding and they were determined not to like her for my sake.
I lace our fingers together as we walk toward the garage. I won’t be trying to get her to drive today, but it’s still a priority. Remembering that she can’t drive only makes me feel anger toward Emperor Emrys. How could he not teach his adult daughter how to drive?
I open the passenger side door of the car for her. She smiles shyly at me before getting in. My gut twists as I watch her.
How could I ever feel like this for somebody else? Magic soul bond or not, nobody could ever compare to my wife.
Wisteria
I take a deep, calming breath as Stellan leads me to the room where the council meeting is being held.
I have no idea what to expect with the Dragon Council. I can only hope that whatever this is will be more pleasant than meeting with the monarchs. If I survived that, I can survive this.
I gulp.
Admittedly, the monarchs aren’t anywhere near as powerful as these dragon shifters. And while fighting off three dragon shifters I handled easily enough, this is a council full of them. The council, no doubt, represents the best and strongest of them all. If they really wanted to turn against me, there isn’t a lot I could do to fight them off.
Stellan grabs ahold of my hand as he leads me inside. His touch gives me the strength to hold my head high. Using my training, I mask every emotion. I don’t wantthem to see my fear or anxiety. I want them all to see just how powerful of an ally I really am.
We pause by a door. I look up at Stellan and find him watching me.
