Chapter Fourteen - Raina +25 BONUS Chapter Fourteen - Raina " Are you going to finally tell me about this plan of yours ? " Weather had the audacity to huff at me . " Yes , I am . Please keep your negative commentary to yourself until the end . " I scoffed . " It's not negative Weather , it's realistic . " " Whatever , same shit . " Weather was just filled with attitude this evening . You'd think she'd be in a better mood since we're now living in our mates pack , but that didn't seem to be the case . " Being here in mothers pack , and so close to the Royal pack , definitely complicates things . First , we need to somehow find out if they've had an increase in rogue attacks over the last few months since I'm sure this would be the first place Arrick would search for us . " " Okay that's easy , we can pull that off no problem . " " I think so too . We need to get as much information about the attacks if they have increased . Now the second is about Xander , and I hope you agree with this idea . " Now I was getting nervous . "Okaaay . Lay it on me . " " I say we give ourselves three months living here to decide if we can really trust him . If at the end of that time limit we feel we can , we'll tell him everything . I know you don't want him involved and don't want to risk the lives of others but we can't take Arrick on by ourselves . We're going to need him and his pack if we're going to come out of this on top . I'm not saying we have to mate and mark with him . I'd rather wait until everything is over for that in case something happens to us . " " And what if I decide after those three months that I don't want to tell him ? " " Then we leave here and take on Arrick by ourselves . I'm leaving this decision up to you but Raina , even you can't fight a Royal mate bond . " The Royal mate bond was the strongest bond in the world . The Goddess made it that way so Royals would only end up with their fated mate to keep the bloodline as strong as possible . There hasn't been a single rejection in the Royal line since the beginning of us , proving how strong the bond was . Denying it is like denying the will to live . Like denying half of your soul . Weather and I will only feel complete once we are fully bonded with Xander . " The bond hasn't even snapped in place for him and you're already having a hard time fighting it . The bond will only continue to get stronger . Xander isn't even aware of it and he's already put in the effort to bring us here with him . He might not know why , but he feels something for us . " As much as I hated to admit it , Weather was right . I could only fight this bond for so long before my heart and soul couldn't take it anymore . This was exactly why I didn't want to meet my mate yet . Having to hide and lie to the other half of your soul causes a physical and emotional toll on oneself . € 1 " I know Weather . I just .. I just don't want anyone else to get hurt because of me . We've already lost our parents - I don't think I could survive losing my mate . " 1/2 Chapter Fourteen - Raina +25 BONUS " Just give it three months Raina and after that , if you still feel the same way , I will respect your decision . But just know , people are going to want to fight for their Queen , including our mate . " Weather left me with thoughts after that . The water in the tub had gone cold so I hopped out and threw on a plush robe before draining it . I planned on just heading to bed but the rumbling of my stomach reminded me I hadn't eaten since that danish at breakfast . Xander explained to me earlier where the kitchen was so I made my way out of the bedroom and into the quiet hall . Xander's scent was fresh so he must have just been around recently , probably heading to his own bedroom . As I made my way to the stairs , I heard arguing from the floor below . The one voice I recognized as Xander's and the others was a woman . From the shrill tone of her voice I'd bet it was the woman from the phone. Today's Bonus Offer