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Lying in Griffin’s bed reading while he is gaming is so calming–all the stress of the past months lifted
from my shoulders. Somewhere along the lines, I let my head rest on his shoulder. It feels like home,
Griffin just smiles at me every time I put my head back on his shoulder. I tend to jump up, talk, and
gasp when I am reading. I know it annoys some people but he doesn’t seem to mind. We skip on
getting lunch since we munched so much on the gummy bears and marshmallows. And it is blissful just
hauled up here together. Today is the first time I am a little anxious to leave him for a few hours. The
first time I realized just how much I was going to miss him. Confirming what Jessa told me, especially
after his idea to sell my Porsche and donate the bulk of the money to a good cause. One that I felt
connected to.
I’m not entirely sure I am ready to ept him as my mate yet. The idea still scares me to my very core.
What I can do is stop overthinking it. To just enjoy our time together, that is why I finally epted his
card in the morning. I still dislike the idea of having Griffin pay for my stuff. With my family, I do realize
that my jeans and knit sweaters won’t cut it when I am seen as the future Queen. He likes giving me
things, and he benefits from my gift. And he doesn’t know I am nning to get him a little gift too. One I
need his mother’s help with. So I feel a little nervous, it will mean everyone in the castle will know what
Griffin and I are.
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After having spent another hour reading with my head on his shoulder. Griffin kisses the top of my head
again. I wonder if he just likes kissing me on the top of my head or if he felt like it was the only safe
option to show me some affection. I will ask himter though. Because he is right we need to get
dressed quickly. His mother told me I didn’t have to dress up to go shopping with her. Still, I doubt if a
pair of sweats would be appreciated. My sweater dress, tights, and my cowboy boots it is. Griffin holds
back from touching me again, he doesn’t hide the way his eyes roam over my body though. After the
way he lifted me up in the car- shop, just with one arm I was pretty convinced he liked my body, size,
and all. But his gaze now is filled with admiration and that me happy. He swapped his sweatpants for a
pair of jeans. He kept his hoodie on, which made sense seeing as he didn’t have to go anywhere.
it
He told me he was just going to hang out with his Dad, blushing as he did. Most wolves and humans
would probably think it was silly that a 21–year–old would go visit his father when his partner was out.
To me, showed we had even more inmon, I still go book shopping with my mother all the time. I
still like firing up the BBQ with Dad. Family love) is a quality I always wanted to find in my mate. Griffin
ticks a whole lot of those boxes, that’s what reassures me I made the right decision. Once we are
dressed and I put on a little make–up we make our way to the castle’s main entrance where the queen
will wait for us. He started offering his arm again, only to stop himself and pull his arm back. This time
before he could I had slipped my hand in the crook of his arm. He is shocked but so happy he beams,
and walking down the hallways he has a little bit of a pep in his step and it makes me happy.
Queen Isabe is already waiting for us, she is wearing a simple but elegant look dress and a pair of
ts. Even like this, she looks like a
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queen, proper royalty. Looking down at my outfit I get a little nervous and I am about to ask Griffin to
turn around so I can change my clothes again.
“We won’t you look beautiful, and I am proud to have my mate seen like that.” Griffin urges me forward
towards his mother.
Like he read my mind. Telling me what I needed to hear as an answer to a question I never said out
loud. Queen Isabe gives me a big hug when I get within her reach. Sheplimented my dress, and
she sounded so genuine that I believed her against my better judgment. I was in way too deep, if this
all turned out to be a mistake I would already be heartbroken. Ignoring the risks I am taking with my
heart again, I say nothing and chuckle along with Queen Isabell who existed I call her mom or at the
very least Be. As she shoos Griffin off.
“No wait before you girls go, I need to do something.” Griffin stuttered
His cheeks were so red, they were glowing as he held up a leather jacket. He suggested I would wear
it. His intentions were very clear, he wanted me to be surrounded by his scent. It wasmon for
Alpha’s to want to im their mate from the start even before the mating process. waspleted. He
is trying to stammer an excuse, but I just smile at him and slip into his jacket. This time it wasn’t only
Griffin beaming at me, now Isabe was too. I was not ready to tell him yet but it felt good, rxing to
have his scent flood my senses. Griffin hugged me tight and whispered a thank you. Before leaving us
alone, Isabe almost dragged me to the car, one with a driver and bodyguard of course. We were
going to a huge mall a few miles away from the packground. We were
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unlikely to run into any other wolves that were not from Griffin’s pack. All the precautions felt a little
over the top but I tried to not let it get to me and just enjoy my afternoon with Isabe. We chatted a bit
during the drive there but I still had to ask her to help me with the surprise.
“Isabe, do you know what suit Griffin is wearing, or does he maybe have a favorite suit?” I ask her
rubbing my neck.
“He has a wonderful forest green suit, he is probably nervous about you meeting the family. So I would
bet money on the fact that he is going to wear that why do you ask” She asks me but she smiles softly
at me.
Making me feel safe enough to tell her all about my n.
“I want to buy a dress that fits his suit, he insisted I use his card. But I want to spend my own money to
buy him a matching tie” Iid it all on
the table for her.
Isabe got excited right away, and she didn’t bat an eyelid at the fact that I had Griffin’s card with me. I
settled on a beautiful dress with a silver satin bodice, grey tule sleeves, and a grey tule midiskirt,
flowers. embroidered all over the dress. I bought Griffin a silver satin tie. I loved. them both, the dress
was elegant but still flowy enough to make it feelfortable. The thins strapped silver high–heeled
sandals I bought to go with the dress not so much. They would be bearable for one night. though. And
Isabe loved everything I got. She got a new dress for tonight a stunning sparkling wine red dress. We
get a second lunch, or the first one for me but I was not about to tell her Griffin and I spent
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most of the day scoffing on candy in bed. Even if Isabe told me she craved a juicy burger and greasy
fries. All the members of the royal family I have met so far seemed soid back. Making me feel more
at home.
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Griffin was waiting for me in his lounge when I got back. He was typing away at hisptop probably
doing some work. It took him a while to notice me. But when he did he rushed over to me. Wanting to
know if I had a nice time. If he needed to change his suit so as not to sh with my dress. Smiling I
pulled the dress from my bag, he was wearing a green suit.
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“Your mom told me you would be wearing a green suit, she did not tell me how handsome you would
look in it though.” I smirk at a stunned
Griffin.
“Oh and don’t worry, you paid for my dress. But I paid for your tie so we can match.” I tell him before I
kiss him on the lips.
Nervous about his reaction I flee into the bathroom to get dressed locking the door behind me.