The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

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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 of me wanting 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 to me and pulls me close to him.

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

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

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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 time her family was here. We all suggested getting some take–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.

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after giving

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

we get back to our room in the pack

Darling?‘ He asks me the second

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 loves me because of them, not

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

had already told me I would only have a few months to get used to living in the castle before becoming the

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disturb him. Something was holding him back from telling me, and whatever it was he was ready now.

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 tells me looking at

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

to build that future while being the King and Queen we would not have a lot

a little slower than a normal mate would. But I do love you, and I do see a future ahead

leaned into the kiss pulling me onto his lap, deepening the kiss. It

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into the passion. We end up making love again, again his teeth brush over the place in my collarbone where I know his name will 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.