The Prince’s Unwilling mate

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“Everybody, Tim and I ate expecting” Kate blurts out the second the last

one of us is seated.

Just as it always is with the Hemming family everyone gets up in a rush to hug and tease the parents– to–be. I love my family and I love how close- knit we are. When I think back on it, being able to have my own family like this. A loving mate, pups who love us and each other. Had a big part to play in the fantasy ofwanting to meet my mate. Slowly I am beginning to realize that David was not the right mate for me. I still wonder why the MoonGoddess made that mistake, to begin with. But he cares more about status than he does about a happy family. I used to wonder if he always was like that, or if just started during Alpha training.

Lately, I stopped thinking about that, because it doesn’t matter Griffin isn’t like that. He is set to be a King, not just an Alpha. Yet here he is in jeans and a T–shirt. Congratulating my sister with her pregnancy proudly telling her about his gift.

“Really, I get to train with Mike Woods? I swear Ayla if you don’t keep this one I will whoop your ass” Kate states half mockingly and half serious.

Griffin beams at her words because to him the approval of my family

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means the most to him. Again confirming that I might not be ready yet, but I will be ready. Probably even within the six months, Griffin has given me.

“Don’t worry I plan to keep him for as long as he will have me. One day I will be your Queen though and whopping my ass then would be treason” I can’t help but to tease back.

Griffin walks back toand pullsclose to him.

“Darling, I am never letting you go, Darling, you are like a dream ctrue” He murmurs in my ear.

All there is left forto do is to lean into him smiling. Because this man is a dream ctrue for me too. I just lost that dream somewhere and was too tired to look for it.

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We spent the rest of the afternoon chatting, to the point where Kate forgot to start dinner. I caused her to break down in tears. Mom and Grandma were sure it was just her being hormonal from being pregnant. Of course, Kate said that wasn’t the problem. She just wanted to do something special for the first ther family was here. We all suggested getting stake–out but it only seemed to upset her more. Until Griffin asked if he could take us all out to dinner. To congratulate the happy couple. As a sign, he was welcomed into the family. Our

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slightly hormonal mother–to–be accepted this after giving it sthought.

We found a place that had a good all–you–can–eat spareribs deal. It was not on background so human owned and operated. We laughed at the waiter’s confused faces when they noticed how much we could actually eat. We were sure to leave them a big tip though, for the effort.

By the twe get back to our room in the pack house, I notice Griffin is a little tense.

“Can we talk for a second, Darling?‘ He asksthe second the door closes.

I nod, I wonder what he has to tell me, but the fear I used to feel when he would say something like that is gone. I trust him now, the all- consuming fear that he will find out I am not good enough is gone. Not because I feel I am good enough. Because I know HE feels that I am good enough. He has seen all my flaws and all my fears. And as cliché as it sounds he lovesbecause of them, not despite them.

“You know how your Cousin could wait to becan Alpha until he raised his family?” He suddenly asks and I think I know where this is coming from.

Queen Isabella had already toldI would only have a few months to get used to living in the castle before becoming the Queen. At the tI had been a little disappointed Griffin didn’t tellupfront. But I trusted

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he would tellin his own time. So I just nod, not wanting to disturb him. Something was holding him back from telling me, and whatever it was he was ready now.

“I have been hesitant to tell you yet because I didn’t want to complicate things between us further. But I have trust in us and our relationship now. I know you won’t run to the hills not even when I tell you hard things like this?” He tellslooking at his hands.

So that was the reason, he was scared it would be too much, too soon for me. So I still don’t interrupt him. I just take his hand in mine hoping to reassure him a little. And it seems to work he givesa gentle smile before continuing his story.

“Don’t getwrong, I want it all a family with you, I want to build a future with you. More than anything in this world. The thing is we would have to build that future while being the King and Queen we would not have a lot of tbetween completing the mating process and taking over the throne” He finally told me the truth, the thing that was scaring him.

“I know, Griff, that is why I have been doing training with your mother online. She is teaching me everything I need to know about becoming a queen. I still want to take it a little slower than a normal mate would. But I do love you, and I do see a future ahead of us” I say before kissing him, hoping my lips can reassure him with more than words.

He leaned into the kiss pullingonto his lap, deepening the kiss. It

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doesn’t take us long before we fall into the passion. We end up making love again, again his teeth brush over the place in my collarbone where I know his nwill be soon. I had started fantasizing and dreaming about what the mark would look like. But what Griffin was doing to me. now was better than all my fantasy combined. So I let myself get carried away on the wayes of passion.

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Queen Isabella had toldshe wakes up at 8 AM every morning, so I set my alarm. It meant I only had a few hours of sleep. Hopefully, it will be worth it in the end. What Griffin had toldyesterday madethink. And it madereconsider sthings. I knew the exact reason he toldabout having to beca Queen so soon was because he did not wantto overthink things. And I didn’t really know how he would feel about this. For once I was going to do what I felt was right though. Queen Isabella textedback that she was able to take a call now. With that I slipped out of the bedroom, leaving a still–soundly sleeping Griffin behind. To keep something a secret from him deliberately for the first and hopefully, last tsince I told him I was giving him a chance. If anyone would have toldI would set an alarm and het out of bed early after falling asleep at 3 AM. Just to discuss something with my mother- in–law I would have laughed in their faces. Now I was nervous if Queen Isabella would supportin this. After all, I would be asking her to lie to her son. All while putting a white lot of trust in me.

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“What is the matter sweetheart, Griffin toldwhat happened with ex–mate. Did something else happen?” Queen Isabella sounds worried over the phone.

I should have told her more about the reason why I wanted to call her.

“No, there is not it’s just Griffin, he seems a little worried that becoming a Queen soon after completing the mating process is a bit much” I‘ started.

“Oh, I see do you want to know what it was like for me, I mean I can reassure you or if you want I can give you more training” Isabella replies, she is sweet I clearly went about this the wrong way.

“No, no, nothing like that, it’s just I want to reassure Griff, and you said you were going to host an event to introduceto the pack right? I was thinking maybe I could help host it. Show Griff I am ready?” Yesterday when I was watching Griff fall asleep this seemed like an amazing idea, now asking Queen Isabella I got a little nervous.

“Sweetheart, I love that idea, we could host something in four weeks. So we can over sdetails you need to see in person. Have a little food. tasting etcetera” She kept rambling on getting noticeably more and more

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