The Dragon Prince’s Forbidden Affair

I hadn’t seen Aqua all day except for in piano class. It was hard being around her when I knew things between us were over. We didn’t speak to each other after. Since Cade and Konn knew what was going on they were fine with us not working together until Tuesday. Cade was going to aid for me again until then.

I was finally let in to speak with my parents. Cade waited outside for me. “What did you want to talk to us about?” My father asked.

“I’ve been thinking about my upcoming marriage.”

“Are you having doubts?” Mother asked.

I sighed because I never had to talk to them about something like this. “Yes, but the main thing I want to discuss is if I decided to call off my engagement would there be any limitation to who I could marry? I want to know if I started to look again.”

Mother looked disappointed; I wasn’t used to seeing that. “It’s awfully late to call off your engagement. It’s public but if you were sure about calling it off, I don’t see why there would be any limitations.”

“We’d prefer you marry a dragon shifter.” My father said. “You probably shouldn’t marry any of our workers or any reporters either.” There it was.

“And what if I did want to marry a worker?”

Mom frowned. “That sounds like a scandal Lexus, what’s gotten into you? I thought you loved Sadia. She’d make an amazing Queen.”

“What if mates were still a thing?” I wanted them to be thinking about my exact situation without knowing it was my exact situation. “What if one of the workers were my mate, in that scenario would it be acceptable?”

“Why are we answering impossible hypotheticals Lexus? It’s not acceptable to marry someone who works in the castle, it would be inappropriate. Your adviser being from the human world is a lot to deal with already. We don’t need to add another controversy.”

Mother sighed. “Are you actually interested in an employee?”

“No mother, I wanted to know the details around my limitations. I’m guessing hybrids are also unacceptable?” Aqua might have been a hybrid so that would have been two problems.

absolutely must.” Father

like I could convince

after I walked out. “How’d it go?

hypothetical questions that weren’t really hypothetical.” I looked down at my phone when it

was about Aqua? There wasn’t any point in that, they don’t approve right?” Cade was annoying

know that.” I

and I really want to. Me and Cade did a few things for wedding planning

in wedding planning. “I’m fine with anything

question. Can I come see you?” she

tonight.” This wasn’t the best time for us to see each other. Especially because

with Aqua?” I wasn’t

just spoke with my parents and now I’m with Cade”

tonight, bye.” She said before

down at the window seat. “Hannah would make a

sat down. “Do you really like my sister that much? You would break off your engagement and give up the throne for her?” I wasn’t sure what the throne meant to me. I thought it was cool I was going to be King and rule. I felt prepared but it’s not like

bad if the answer to his question were, yes? “Maybe but not if it ruins my relationship with my family. If I gave up the crown to marry the adviser, it would be a scandal. My parents are afraid of our people seeing us as a joke like many other famous families.” I wasn’t super close with my family, but I was close enough with them to know I didn’t want to be disowned. “We have to be a respectable family in everything we do.” It wasn’t ever a problem for me until now. “I’ll go through with the rejection if that’s what Aqua wants.” I sighed. “I saw her with Calvin yesterday. She must have met up with him after she basically broke up with me. I’ve never felt so jealous before. Konn knows everything now too.” I didn’t want Konn to look at me any differently, but he might have. If anything, he’ll probably see himself

away. “Aqua wouldn’t tell me much about what happened yesterday. I didn’t know my Father knew so I’m guessing a lot more

she didn’t want

“That’s bullshit.”

sighed. “How?

mother told me the same thing recently. Family shouldn’t

I answered his original question the way Konn wanted me to. “That’s all I can

for her situation but yeah. She