Page 142 of Soulmateless
I laugh. “I would've told you if we were related. I'd kill you before you made a move on me.”
He throws himself in a fit of chuckles before going back to silence. “I have no clue. She clearly wantssomething.”
“Yes.” I take a moment to think. “I mean, you are the grandson of Amara. And you were willing to listen. I think you'll have a lot more influence on this kingdom than you think.”
Amias becomes quiet, taking a deep sigh. “I can only hope. It doesn't seem to be going well. Especially with the whole wish incident.”
“But maybe that's why she wants us together.” I stroke his cheek again. “She believes in us. She believes inyou. Whatever happened to Cosmo's wish, it doesn't mean all hope's lost.”
He slowly starts to grin. “I hope you're right.”
I grin under his gaze. I believe in him. He’ll change the kingdom. We both will. Amara won't be a burden to my kingdom and we can heal each other. It will be okay.
There's vibration from his phone. I groan. “Fuck off!”
Amias reaches out for it. He pauses as he narrows his eyes on the phone. “It's Mother. It might be important.”
I groan. This one. So attached to his family, isn't he?
He takes the phone call, turning his back to me. I listen to the muffled sounds of Amorette while Amias makes short replies. He hangs up after a minute or two and turns over. “We have to go. Mother wants to have a birthday redo.”
I scowl. “To make up for thebirthdaythat was almost your funeral?”
He kisses my cheek. “Thank you for saving my life back there. I'm forever in your debt.”
“Pay it up with cuddles and kisses,” I playfully stick my tongue out.
He leans down and nuzzles my neck. “I will always give you cuddles and kisses. That's not a problem.”
He suddenly moves away from me and gets up from the bed. I roll my eyes but reluctantly follow. “When we get back, we're stripping and going back to cuddling.”
“Oh trust me, I won't forget to do that,” As I stand up from bed, he grabs me by the waist from behind and kisses my neck. “I won't leave you unsatisfied forever.”
I cross my arms, resting my head on his. Why can't we just stay in each other's touch forever? “I know you won't.”
Chapter 47
Ignatia
“Oh wow,” Amorette gasps. “You two look gorgeous."
My arm is locked with Amias’. I'm wearing a long red dress that hugs my body perfectly. My hair's up in a high ponytail and I'm wearing black flats after I nearly fell over in the heels Amorette had put in the closet for me before we got there. Amias has on a classic black suit and tie.
Unknown to them, the collar of the suit is hiding the marking fairly well, which is what we decided we would do for tonight. Amias would find the right time to sit down with his family and get them to understand, one on one. When there's more privacy and a calmer time where they could be more open to things, maybe the reveal can be a lot smoother.
I sit next to Amorette who is wearing a long hot pink dress with sleeves coming off her shoulders. Bruce matches with a red suit. Erasmus sits across from us in a pale blue tuxedo, next to a girl in a blue dress shaped similar to mine. I've seen her around before. I believe her name is Maya.
Beside Amias, I scan our private room in the restaurant called Cosmos Soul. The long table draped in white has dimly lit candles with leaves circled around them. Vines with various flowers weaved in hang down from the ceiling. The walls around us are bare brick.
“Thank you. You all look amazing as well,” Amias smiles. I dip my head in agreement, leaning onto his shoulder. I honestly just want to go back to bed with him around my waist, but this will do.
“Did something happen between you guys?” Erasmus glances between me and Amias. “You two seem different.”
Yes. A lot of things happened. A lot of things you don't want to hear about.
“Pipe down, swan,” Amorette hushes. “We all know they've been busy with their new romance blossoming.”
Amorette and Maya giggle as Erasmus and Bruce scowl. They don't seem comfortable with the subject.
