CHAPTER 31.0: Love?


    I couldn’t tell him I didn’t love him or didn’t want to be with him because it was all I wanted. Tears ran


    down my cheek. “I love you too Lexus.” He pulled me to him and kissed me with passion.


    “Ew.” Cade groaned. “You guys are gross, is it over?”


    I pulled away and looked at Cade. “Uh no… we’re not going through with the rejection.”


    Cade rolled his eyes. “Whatever, let’s go back to the ball.” He ran to the river and fell to his knees as he


    threw up.


    Lexusughed. “Let’s go before someonees looking for us.” He looked down at me. “I’m going to


    end this with Sadia in the morning, I just don’t think right now at the ball is the right ce.”


    I understood. “Okay.” We started walking down the hiking trail.


    “Wait for me.” Cade ran to us. On the walk down I had to fix my bun and dust off the ends of my dress.


    When we walked in, my father walked right to me. “Sorry I missed your call, they’re about to announce


    to everyone that you’re the new generation''s holder. Where have you been?” He looked at Lexus who


    walked past us to Sadia. “Oh…”


    “It’s a long story.” Cade answered for me slurring his words.


    Our father sighed. “Really Cade? These events aren’t for you to get drunk and make us look bad.


    Come on Aqua, you haven’t been drinking right?”


    “Uh not yet,” I joked then followed him to the side of the stage. The king and queen were on stage.


    “We’d like to announce that we can confirm a new holder of the moon goddess gifted abilities.” The


    queen said and everyone pped. “Aqua Andrews, she’s our adviser Konn’s long lost daughter and


    our kingdoms next adviser.”


    I walked onto the stage and the ps weren’t as loud as the first. I guess that’s because they didn’t


    know who I was, not until now. I wasn’t paying attention to the rest of what the Queen said. I was too


    busy watching everyone staring at me. I hoped it wasn’t obvious that I had been crying. I noticed Ve


    ring at me as she took two shots. After I walked down off the stage reporters tried to talk to me and


    the Queen kept reminding them that they weren’t allowed to interview during celebrations. They were


    asking a lot of intrusive questions so I’m d they weren’t allowed to continue.


    Konn pulled me away from them. “Aqua, these are my parents.”


    I looked at them, they looked older than Konn but not as old as I expected. Dragon shifters did live


    twice as long as humans so they physically aged slower. “I can’t believe I’m thest to find out I have a


    granddaughter.” My grandmother didn’t look happy. She red at Konn. “You knew I wanted one


    granddaughter. I love Cade and Gray but I wanted one girl and this whole time you had one.” It was


    weird being referred to like that. “I can’t believe you told your father and not me.”


    “The less people who knew the better honey. It would havee up eventually,” Grandfather said in


    defense.


    Grandmother scoffed. “He didn’t tell me because he knew I would have insisted we raise her


    ourselves.” She hugged me unexpectedly.


    “It’s nice to meet you both.” I muttered then she let go.


    Grandfather shrugged. “We should have, I had no idea my father’s abilities would manifest in...” he


    whispered the next part, “a human hybrid. No offense sweetie.” He patted my head. “You’re just going


    to have to catch up now, I wish I knew what advice my father would give you. I guess Cade just wasn’t


    meant to be the holder, he had so much potential.” He was obviously disappointed but trying to be nice


    about it. “We’lle back to the castle in maybe a month and a half. I have old things that belonged to


    my father that might help you on your journey Aqua.”


    I only just met my grandfather, but I already didn’t want to disappoint him when it came to being a


    sessful holder. I could tell it meant so much to him and he was doing his best to ept and help


    me. “Okay grandfather, thank you, I’d appreciate that.”


    When we done talking, I found Calvin. “You were gone for an hour and a half.”


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    I rubbed my arm. “I know, I’m sorry I didn’t expect to take that long.”


    “If you’re not interested just tell me Aqua.” Calvin said. “I’ll be fine, I just don’t want to be led on, I like


    you.”


    “Okay, I’m sorry but, I’m not.” Now I wasn’t. “I was interested before and that’s not even why I was gone


    for so long, but I am busy and dealing with a lot.”


    “But you’re not interested now?”


    I shook my head. “I’m sorry.”


    “Great. I guess I’ll see you around. Thanks for wasting half a good portion of my night.” He walked off. I


    wish I could have at least been friends with Calvin but that''s not what he was looking for and I


    understood that. I didn''t like the way it ended. I didn''t want him to think I didn''t care. Unfortunately, I


    couldn''t exin to him my situation. I felt bad but I tried to forget about it, and I found Arma. I did notice


    the Alpha of the werewolf pack having a serious conversation with the king and queen. None of them


    looked very happy and I felt like it was about me. They would each separately nce in my direction a


    few times. It was unsettling but I ignored it.


    The rest of the night was fun, I met a lot more people, they congratted me, and the performances


    were great. I danced with Arma and we drank a little. I noticed that Ve got really drunk causing her to


    be removed because she yelled at people, cried, and threw up.


    She must have been at her lowest, her heart must have been broken since Cade ended things. A part


    of me wanted to gofort her so I told Arma I’d be back and left looking for her.