The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

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Isabella and Rodrick were waiting for us at the front door. I can suddenly see where Griffin has his careful and worrying nature from. Where Rodrick rushes up to me and gathers me in a bear hug that has me feel like he is breaking my ribs. Isabella smacks her mate telling him to be careful and then fuzzes over me making sure I am alright.

It’s a thirty-minute drive, Griffin surprises me when he suggests we go there in two separate cars. Again Rodrick seems to want to speak up while Isabella stops him from doing so, agreeing with their son. Only when we get to the car I finally get his plan.

“Close your eyes, Darling sleep for thirty minutes it will do you some good,” He tells me as he gets into his truck.

He just gave me an opportunity to rest a little more. A moment I needed so I do as he said and I curl up in the passenger seat. Where the rumbling of the car engine “sings” me to sleep instantly. Attentive as he is Griff wakes me up five minutes before we arrive at the food festival. Giving me the chance to feel less drowsy.

After parking he jumps out to open the door, something he has always done. Tonight it feels like a reminder of how good life can be with him. How special and cherished he makes me feel every day. I ignore the little voice in my head that I should be wearing his mark already. That I have no idea when I will be able to wear it because the thirty minutes of sleep in the car were far from enough. And a part of me regrets agreeing with this plan.

Maybe Griffin was right, maybe this is all too much, too soon. Still, I can’t help but bask in the light of the setting sun. Enjoy the wind on my skin and the buzz of the night that is alive with happy people. The

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air is pregnant with the smell of various foods.

suggests we get a table to sit down on every time we find something to eat. He spotted some tables you can reserve for a little money. While the lawn chairs won’t be very comfortable this table at least gives me a place to sit down when I need to. And pausing

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wanted to go home first. And at the end of the night, I was swaying on my legs with how tired I was. During the car ride home, I could not sleep because Griffin was clearly upset with me. Even if he said no when I asked him about it. The tick in his jaw, and his white knuckles because he was gripping the steering wheel too

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word. We had gotten into arguments before, when I was strong, when I felt safe. Now all that had

can make

that I would

fault in who I am and what I do that he will leave me. The dark place where I want to spare myself from that pain so much that I will find fault

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from and the one

talk about this in our room

no choice but to believe him and just wait. Trying to stop myself from spiraling

to when we reach our chambers and Griffin struggles to open the door because he seems unable or unwilling to let me go. I am still not in that dark place, all I am is anxious about what he will tell me. Being anxious is

and getting a clean one of his shirts for me to sleep in. All without saying

am so scared you don’t want to be

I ever imagined when

continues.

protect you. It is st upid because you never needed it. It was just a feeling I loved” He falls quiet just staring at his hands like he doesn’t know how to