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Chapter 0150
Emory
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I am so sick of bed rest. I’m bored out of my mind, and I miss the outdoors. As I’m about to enter my second trimester, I feel worse by the day. Helga and Nellie hover and ply me with calming teas. They fluff the mountain of pillows I lie on and cater to every food craving I have no matter how absurd.
Lola has taken to follown lie around the castle when she’s not spending time with Willow in the library. She’s made herselfavorite of the castle staff who sneak her candy and snacks. She’s been paying attention to the castle gossip as the staff is even worse than the nobles, and they know far more juicy information. Lola tells me about the gossip she’s overheard in the afternoons as we have lunch at the small dining table in my suite.
Lunch today is light with a mixed fruit salad of strawberries, grapes, pineapple, and kiwi garnished with mint leaves and honey. There is a cheese platter with a selection of brie, camembert, aged cheddar, and gouda accompanied by prosciutto on baguette slices. For dessert, we have fruit tarts, a delicate pastry crust filled with cream and topped with fresh berries. We have a pitcher of fresh lemonade to drink.
“I heard that Thomas is planning to propose to Helga,” Lola says as she takes a bite of the prosciutto and cheddar sandwich she’s made. “He got a ring and everything.”
“Don’t talk while you’re chewing,” I tell her. “And who’s Thomas again?”
Lola chews and swallows the large bite before answering, “He’s one of King K footmen. He’s the tall
one that looks like a bird.”
“What?”
“He has a sharp nose. It looks like a b I have no recollection of who she’s talkin
“I haven’t,” Lola counters. “Nelli
“She’s right.”
ay
about. “I hope you haven’t said that to his face.”
it’s rude to point out how
to point out how people look.”
Lola takes a sip of lemonade then asks, ”
That makes me pause. “Why do you ask?”
“Isn’t that what people do? The ask?”
“Liking each other is a start,” I
“Compatible how?”
e you going to get married too?”
get married when they like each other?”
“But
there are other factors, like if you’re compatible.
“Lifestyle, values, interests–you could have all of those things in common and still have reasons not to marry.”
I think of Darius and how we had everything in common growing up. I thought he would be my mate. The two of us together made sense on paper, but there was always something missing. This undefinable thing I didn’t know I was searching for until I met Kane.
“Why not?” Lola asks. “How can you be compatible in all of those things and still not ‘click‘?”
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“I don’t know. If it’s with the right person, it just works. You don’t have to force it.”
Lola looks thoughtful. Her grey eyes stare into her fruit salad as she mulls things over. She looks up and asks, “Is that what it’s like with you and King Kane? Easy?”
“Nothing’s ever easy, especially relationships. You have to work to keep things going.”
“So it’s hard work?”
“It is. It takes a lot of work”
Lola’s blonde eyebrows fu .in confusion. “Then why do you want to be with him or in any relationship?”
I don’t think I’m explaining things right. As Lola is getting older, she’s asking more questions, and they’re questions that are getting more difficult to answer. I don’t want to lie to her,or not tell her anything at all, but I’m also aware of just how young she is. There are certain things I don’t think she has the capacity to understand yet.
“It’s nice to have somebody there, a person you can lean on so you’re not so alone.”
“Were you lonely before?”
“No, but things were different before,” I explain. “I’m different.”
“You’re the Alpha, and you’re pregnant.”
I nod and reach across the table for her hand. “All of it can be really scary, so just having someone else there to go through it with me is a relief.”
