The Dragon Prince's Forbidden Affair novel Chapter 54

We walked back to Arma and Stewart. They got drinks and we sat down at a small table. I didn't want to be drunk during the rejection, so I passed. "Hey." Calvin said when he sat down at the table.

I introduced him to everyone then we got up to dance. The singer they got was really good. They even had other performances planned for every hour. We had watched one when we were sitting before Calvin showed up. "You look beautiful."

I smiled. "Thanks, you look handsome."

When we finished dancing Konn approached us, and I introduced them. Konn introduced me to a few people then they walked off. "You look good Aqua." He complemented.

"Thanks for the dress, you look good too Father." He smiled and I watched him walk back to Lynn.

Soon I noticed the moon was high up in the sky, it was big, bright, and calling me. "I need to handle something; will you be okay alone for a little while?"

"I'll be fine, there are some other pack members here I can talk to. Are you okay?"

He noticed my fear, but it was for the rejection I was about to go through. "I'm fine." I went to find Cade. "Fuck." There were so many people to weave through. I pulled my phone out and texted him: Where are you?

I searched around until I saw him outside on the balcony. I walked out and saw him talking to a girl. "Yeah, I live here." He was clearly drunk. "I could sneak you up to where the rooms are and show you m-" He stopped when he saw me then he looked up at the moon. "You'll have to excuse me." He walked to me. "Sorry time fleeww by."

"Yeah, let's go." Cade walked with me out the back of the castle and up the hiking trail. I lifted my dress as I walked, and he nearly tripped a few times.

When we got to the river I sat on a log. I waited and waited. "When's he going to be here?" Cade asked.

I opened my phone and texted him: I'm waiting.

"Are you ready?" Cade asked.

I covered my face with my hands and dragged them down. "No. This might win first place as the worst moment of my nineteen years of living."

Cade sat next to me and hugged me. "I'm sorry Aqua."

Twenty more minutes went by and there was nothing. "Why is he making me wait so long?" I pulled my phone out and called him. Cade was still hugging on me; he was probably only feeling more drunk as time went by.

"Hello?" Lexus answered.

"Where the hell are you?"

"I'm on the balcony wishing I could smoke but my parents would probably kill me if I tried to here."

I groaned. "Why aren't you here?"

"Oh, yeah I forgot to tell you, I'm not doing that tonight." His tone was serious.

"What?" I wasn't only feeling fear but now I was angry. "You don't have a choice, Lexus. If you don't come right now, I'll just reject you from here."

"You don't know how to."

I looked at Cade whose head was lying on my shoulder. "Cade how do I reject him?"