him as he took a few tentative steps into the room.
Suddenly a black hooded figure walked from a side room. “Prince
Jorel. I see you are well.”
Jorel just growled. He pushed Ally further behind him.
“Don’t hide your mate, Jorel. I would like to meet her.”
The woman’s voice sounded familiar. Ally couldn’t place it, but she knew she’d heard it before.
“Traveler, to what do we owe this pleasure?” Jorel asked.
“I come to talk to your mate. I remember what your heartstone was
like when I first removed it from your chest. I won’t leave her here if I think you’ll hurt her.” The woman walked toward them.
Jorel might be above hitting a woman, but Ally wasn’t. If the woman was here to cause problems, then she’d chosen the right one today.
“I am not here to fight. I just want to ask Allyson one question,” the woman said, coming even closer. “Allyson, are you happy here? Do you want to go home?”
“She is home,” Jorel growled.
“That won’t do you any good. She has been here long enough to make an informed decision. If she decides to go back, I will send her back.” And there was nothing he could do about it. Although the Traveler hadn’t said the words, Ally knew she meant them.
“What about our litter? She is breeding. What would those in her world do with our children?” Jorel no longer tried to push her away.
Instead, he tried to hold her closer to him.
“Let her answer for herself,” The woman barked. “Do you want to
go home?”
Ally didn’t know why she believed the woman, but she did. This was her ticket home. Her path back to a normal life. So did she really want to leave? Could she?
“Ally, don’t do this. After last night, you have to know that we need to stay together. We have a lot in common. Not to mention my children growing inside you.” Jorel turned to her and captured her hands.
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“Look, I know you’re not all bad. But I do miss my home, my job,
my friends.”
“Do you remember how it felt to grow up without your parents?
Would you make your own children go through that? Would you make me? I might not be the good guy, or the guy who deserves you, but I am the guy who loves you with everything I have. Please don’t leave me.”
His voice pulled at her, reminding her of his confessions. Could she abandon him as he felt everyone else in his life had done? Could she take his children away from him? And the biggest question was, could she leave him? As she thought about how bleak her life back home seemed, she could feel every muscle in her body. Her arms and legs ached. Her head hurt, and she was tired. And the only thing she could think was that she wanted to go lay in the bed next to Jorel.
She turned toward the Traveler, and the muscles in Jorel’s arms tensed. “As much as I miss home, I am where I belong.” As the last of her words left her mouth, Jorel pulled her into his arms and captured her lips with his.
“If you will let go of the princess, I will finish patching you up.”
The doctor’s voice surprised them.
Ally tried to take a step back, but Jorel didn’t let her out of his arms. “I know I don’t deserve you. But I am going to do my best to make sure you never regret that you didn’t leave me.”
“I can’t regret it. I love you, and I don’t want to be anywhere but here.” Ally knew life her would never be the same.
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Epilogue
When the royal twins turned one month old, the king made a new
announcement. He gathered the royals and stood in front of his thrown.
“As a reward for bravery, I have decided that the next of our people to be matched by the Traveler will be our own Fi’on.”
Fi’on’s head snapped in the direction of where the king stood. He
had to be kidding. She didn’t want to be mated. She wanted to be the head of the royal guard. Not head of the female guard, not the princess’
personal guard. No, she
Suddenly a black hooded figure walked from a side room. “Prince
Jorel. I see you are well.”
Jorel just growled. He pushed Ally further behind him.
“Don’t hide your mate, Jorel. I would like to meet her.”
The woman’s voice sounded familiar. Ally couldn’t place it, but she knew she’d heard it before.
“Traveler, to what do we owe this pleasure?” Jorel asked.
“I come to talk to your mate. I remember what your heartstone was
like when I first removed it from your chest. I won’t leave her here if I think you’ll hurt her.” The woman walked toward them.
Jorel might be above hitting a woman, but Ally wasn’t. If the woman was here to cause problems, then she’d chosen the right one today.
“I am not here to fight. I just want to ask Allyson one question,” the woman said, coming even closer. “Allyson, are you happy here? Do you want to go home?”
“She is home,” Jorel growled.
“That won’t do you any good. She has been here long enough to make an informed decision. If she decides to go back, I will send her back.” And there was nothing he could do about it. Although the Traveler hadn’t said the words, Ally knew she meant them.
“What about our litter? She is breeding. What would those in her world do with our children?” Jorel no longer tried to push her away.
Instead, he tried to hold her closer to him.
“Let her answer for herself,” The woman barked. “Do you want to
go home?”
Ally didn’t know why she believed the woman, but she did. This was her ticket home. Her path back to a normal life. So did she really want to leave? Could she?
“Ally, don’t do this. After last night, you have to know that we need to stay together. We have a lot in common. Not to mention my children growing inside you.” Jorel turned to her and captured her hands.
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“Look, I know you’re not all bad. But I do miss my home, my job,
my friends.”
“Do you remember how it felt to grow up without your parents?
Would you make your own children go through that? Would you make me? I might not be the good guy, or the guy who deserves you, but I am the guy who loves you with everything I have. Please don’t leave me.”
His voice pulled at her, reminding her of his confessions. Could she abandon him as he felt everyone else in his life had done? Could she take his children away from him? And the biggest question was, could she leave him? As she thought about how bleak her life back home seemed, she could feel every muscle in her body. Her arms and legs ached. Her head hurt, and she was tired. And the only thing she could think was that she wanted to go lay in the bed next to Jorel.
She turned toward the Traveler, and the muscles in Jorel’s arms tensed. “As much as I miss home, I am where I belong.” As the last of her words left her mouth, Jorel pulled her into his arms and captured her lips with his.
“If you will let go of the princess, I will finish patching you up.”
The doctor’s voice surprised them.
Ally tried to take a step back, but Jorel didn’t let her out of his arms. “I know I don’t deserve you. But I am going to do my best to make sure you never regret that you didn’t leave me.”
“I can’t regret it. I love you, and I don’t want to be anywhere but here.” Ally knew life her would never be the same.
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Epilogue
When the royal twins turned one month old, the king made a new
announcement. He gathered the royals and stood in front of his thrown.
“As a reward for bravery, I have decided that the next of our people to be matched by the Traveler will be our own Fi’on.”
Fi’on’s head snapped in the direction of where the king stood. He
had to be kidding. She didn’t want to be mated. She wanted to be the head of the royal guard. Not head of the female guard, not the princess’
personal guard. No, she
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