The Dragon Prince’s Forbidden Affair

Last night Cade took my phone so it could have service here. I just finished getting ready for my tour of the kingdom. This morning he sent me a text saying they’d be waiting out front for me. When I found them, I noticed Stewart was with them. It was nice to see a second familiar face. With them were another girl I never met. “Stewart said you met last night, and this is Arma,” Cade introduced us.

Arma shook my hand. “I work in the garden.”

“That seems fun.” I was trying not to make it too obvious that I was nervous. All the friends I had back home made it difficult to socialize with.

“We’re going into the city by flight, do you know how to fly?” Arma asked.

Cade answered for me. “Don’t tell any of the other workers but her shifting abilities are sealed for now. She can ride on my back. I’m serious about secrecy.” He looked at me. “Everyone here is obsessed with gossiping, try to keep a low profile,” he warned me.

“You don’t have to tell me twice,” Stewart reassured us.

Arma joked, “You keep secrets up the ass, but you also gossip like the rest of them.” I’m sure Arma was included in that too.

I took this as an opportunity. “Like the secret you’re keeping about what Lexus was really doing last night.”

tell you all my secrets.” She looked at Cade before continuing. “He’s the only one I tell secrets and I don’t tell him yours,”

into his dragon form and we ended up all climbing on. “Well Lexus was just sitting outside your room while I was cleaning,” Stewart reluctantly muttered. “He wasn’t really doing anything so I wouldn’t think anything of it. He told me not to say anything or I’d be fired so you guys can’t say anything. If you do, you’ll be risking my job which means I’m back on

was sitting out there waiting for you

advice led me to believe maybe he had done this before. “It’s okay, I’m probably not his type anyways… I work for

by

wanted to respond but we dropped so quickly I was afraid we were crashing instead of landing. We climbed off quickly and I was practically sliding down. Cade spoke as soon as he shifted back to his human form. “Aqua don’t listen to Arma okay? Prince Lexus is my best friend, he loves Sadia so don’t buy into any thought you might have of him being interested in you. He wouldn’t be interested

worry I get it. I once dated a girl I worked with and it didn’t work out. I know how feelings can

work with Lexus; you work for him.” If Cade took his work so seriously, why did he have a close friendship with

get that too. I’m not even looking to be with anyone since I’m still trying to get over my ex-boyfriend.” I’m not sure how true that was anymore

lecturing and show Aqua around.” Stewart took the lead. “I love this kingdom, and this is just the central city. We can’t show you much

king and queen who designed the castle didn’t think we should enter in our dragon forms. That’s why the buildings are so wildly different. There was a time when our dragon form was seen as informal.” Cade answered my unasked question. “That’s what most outsiders wonder when they see the difference between the public

was small in comparison. I couldn’t shift and it drove me crazy. Shifters were walking side by side with some in their human forms and