Chapter 103

Jackson stares down at the tiny woman who is…god, she could be his mate’s identical twin, couldn’t she? Except, a little older…

“Rafe Henry Sinclair,” the woman hisses, moving closer to the Prince, glaring daggers into his face. “What the fuck are you two playing at?”

“I’ll explain everything, mom,” Rafe growls softly through his teeth, turning away with Ari in his arms. “But right n in his arms. “But right now, you need to heal her!”

Jackson stares, confused at Rafe, because.

Well, why is he calling this woman mom?

Didn’t Ari just…..

And then, as the woman shoves Rafe hard on the shoulder and they start to stride towards a door built into the edge of the cliffside, everything suddenly comes together.

That woman

he’s seen her before, of course – seen her picture a thousand times in print and on television. Ella Sinclair – the Queen of the nation, Rafe’s mother.

And mother of three more children, including the eldest Princess, Ariel –

Ari –

Jackson groans, tilting his head back and covering his face in his hands, cursing himself for being such an idiot-

God, how could he have not put that together last night!? It’s not like she was even being sneaky about it! A girl named Ari, living with her “cousins,” Rafe and Jesse Sinclair!? Who the hell did he think she was!?

“Are you coming?”

Jackson drops his hands from his face to look towards the door, where the Queen has stopped for a moment to glare at him while she holds it open, inviting him to follow where

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obeying his summons not because at Queen has given them, but because his mate is inside now. And he’s

his. His to carry, his to protect, and he’s not leaving her side again before he knows she’s okay. Maybe not even then not for a

a short hall to a simple room. The Queen shuts the door behind him as Jackson

her fingers up in Jackson’s face to draw his attention to her. “I don’t know who you are, but you need to fill me

the door, staring at the Queen, not knowing what to say.

straight as the Queen rolls her eyes and moves to sit on the edge of the bed, taking Ariel’s hand. “He’s Ariel’s

probably saved

stares at Rafe and then turns that shocked gaze back on Jackson, who just stands

starts

come on, then,” the Queen sighs, waving him over as she leans over Ariel and to look over the wounds. To Jackson’s shock, the Queen rather callously grasps the end of a crossbow bolt

to not pull the bolt out? What kind of

doctor is she-

all right? She’s going to heal her.

Jackson’s way before she starts to snap out questions about what happened, and when, and how long Ariel’s

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them all a

he can before the Queen takes a deep breath, settling herself on the side of

and closes her eyes, looking of all bizarre things like she’s just meditating.

and Jackson turns to him, gesturing towards the Queen, silently asking if they’re all

to the side, silently asking him to take a step away. Jackson hesitates but then follows, glancing towards the door, wondering if he should run and get a real doctor or something –

going to be fine, okay?” Rafe whispers, glancing back towards his mom

face, wondering how the hell he’s

but he takes a deep breath and shakes his head, probably forcing himself to calm down too. “Thank you,” Rafe says, crossing his arms and looking back towards his sister, laying so pale on the bed. “For taking care of her. It…it kills me that I wasn’t there.”

at the Prince like he’s

flinches a little at the intensity on the other man’s face. And then he laughs, just lightly. “I guess

doesn’t he? But of course he does he just told the Queen that Jackson’s Ariel’s mate. “Yeah,” Jackson says after a minute, running a hand through his hair and looking over at Ariel again, not wanting to take his eyes away for a single second. To his shock, color has already started to come back to her cheeks.

it seriously possible? That…

of his skin when the Prince puts a hand on his shoulder. But Rafe, to his credit, doesn’t

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