The Dragon Prince's Forbidden Affair novel Chapter 49

I leaned my head against the window. "If she didn't want to tell you details then I can't."

"That's bullshit."

I sighed. "How? It's personal."

Cade rolled his eyes. "My mother told me the same thing recently. Family shouldn't be this closed off from each other."

"Konn didn't go with us." I answered his original question the way Konn wanted me to. "That's all I can say. What's going on with Lynn? She's still upset over an affair that happened twenty years ago?"

Cade leaned over with his elbows on his thighs. "I don't expect you to have an ounce of empathy for her situation but yeah. She said she's not going to leave him so that's good. It really messed her up. I just hope she doesn't take it out on Aqua."

I watched Gray, Kaya, and Polly run around the open area in front of us. "It would be stupid if she did."

Cade looked at them. "Hey, stop running around inside."

Gray stopped and rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He walked to us. "Lexus, my Dad won't let me go to the ball, can you please let me go? I'm going to bring Kaya and Polly with me."

I chuckled. "Anyone I invite needs to have been approved two weeks ago."

Gray pouted. "Okay."

"Gray." Cade said to get his attention. "You're not mad at Aqua for being the holder, right?"

"He's not." Kaya spoke for him. "He wants to be the holder but he's not mad at her." Gray nodded in agreement.

"Are you okay with Aqua being a part of our family?" Cade asked.

Gray looked confused. "She's been a part of our family, she's older than me."

Cade chuckled. "I mean are you okay with her spending time with us?"

"That's what family does." Gray looked at Kaya. "You spend time with Polly."

Kaya nodded. "Now you have a sister like I do."

"Guys, let's go see if the butterflies are by the fountain again," Polly said.

We watched them run off. "Why'd you ask him those questions?"

Sadia blushed. "What do you mean?"

"Do you?" I repeated.

Sadia looked away. "Yeah, I do Lexus. We are getting married, and we've been doing stuff." I've had sex with Sadia maybe three times and we've done other stuff, but we were never as intimate as me and Aqua were. we've just had sex more than me and Aqua. I only had sex with Aqua once, but it was the best sex I've ever had. "Do you?"

I thought she might reverse the question. "I don't know what love feels like Sadia."

Sadia frowned. "It's the best feeling in the world but also the worst. It brings out happiness, but also fear and jealousy. It makes me feel like it'll be easy spending my entire life with you and I'd do anything to have that. Love is intense and unsure." I thought Sadia was only interested in what I could do for her. "It's been hard barley seeing you lately."

I looked out the window. "You fell in love with me fast. I assumed it would take longer, maybe after we were married."

Sadia scoffed. "I liked you before we were engaged but you never really noticed." Cade was right about both the things he said. I was clueless as to Sadia's feelings for me. If she found out I cheated on her with Vella and Aqua she'd be heartbroken. I didn't think that was the risk I was taking. "That's fine since we're together now." She smiled.

"How come you didn't wait until later to come over?"

Sadia sighed. "I've been a little jealous of Aqua. I know it's stupid but since she's your full-time aid now you've been spending so much time with her. I was prepared for you to spend a lot of time with Cade but not a girl you didn't grow up with. Aqua's my friend too so I know it's even more stupid." She was beating herself up over seeing the truth.