Rising Sun (Fate's Intent Book 9) by April Bowles Read Free Book Online

okay.”
    I glanced back at Meg and Wyatt just as we walked out the doors and everything seemed fine. They were both smiling while looking down at the twins, Meg was even holding one again but she didn’t even take a glance up at me.
    I still didn’t understand it as I left with Zayden. The whole situation just seemed unusual and I didn’t know what to really think of it as we started our day’s journey back across the sea.
    Rift was glad we were back like he was pacing the whole time and he stayed right at my feet while we settled in. I was shaky and just couldn’t get these thoughts out of my head.
    “I still don’t feel right about this, Zayden.” I said, sitting down to feed Seth.
    “I already told you, Love. It’ll be all right. It wouldn’t have been a good idea to start anything.”
    “But it didn’t seem odd to you? She seemed so—so willing to have to stay.”
    “I’m sure it was just to make him happy because he does have that right and forcing her to stay may have led to him canceling everything. We didn’t come all of this way to let that happen.”
    “No and we surely didn’t come all this way to put our son into an arranged marriage!”
    Zayden laughed to my sudden change in tempo. “I know, Love. That wasn’t the plan but we needed something else.”
    “Why did it have to be that? He’s going to hate us when he gets older and falls for some girl and then we tell him he can’t be with her because he’s already engaged! You hated it when it happened to you.”
    “Yeah, but I changed it.”
    “So, what are you saying? You think Seth will change it too?”
    “Well, no. Maybe just pushing him into it isn’t the best idea. That’s why I hated it so much. It just kind of happened.”
    “Then what’s your plan?”
    “Well—we get them to meet early so when the time comes, they’re not total strangers.”
    “Zayden.”
    He laughed. “What? You don’t think that’ll work? Think about it, Love. Cadence is going to be your successor and Seth will be mine. What’s more right than having them end up together like we did?”
    “How about letting him choose? You chose and if you want your choice to still be the right one then you’ll agree with me.”
    Zayden laughed again as he leaned closer and kissed my head. “All right. I guess we’ll just see what has to happen. That won’t be for a long time. I mean, look at him. He’s not worried about girls yet.”
    “Of course not and I hope he never has to be worried. Were you like that?”
    “What? Me? Oh, no. I was a fast acting ball of fire when it came to girls at a young age.”
    “Okay. I’m putting my vote back onto worried. Worried, I can handle.”
    Zayden laughed. “Don’t be like that. I wasn’t so bad. I turned out all right. All those experiences just seemed worthless when I met you so hopefully Seth is like me and will drop it all when he sees Cadence.”
    I sighed again. “Zayden, please don’t. I don’t want to guarantee that will happen.”
    “And why not? Something wrong with her family?”
    “No, of course not. Well, besides her father being a complete psycho. I know that she’s royalty and you feel it makes sense that Seth should be with her but I don’t want it to just be because of that. I want him to find someone on his own before deciding where his future will go.”
    “If you ask me, it’s pretty obvious.”
    “Zayden, you know what I mean. Do you even realize how much like your father you’re being right now? It’s weird so stop.”
    “All right. We’ll deal with this when it comes time. If you still feel the same way then we can make up something to call it off. Better?”
    “A little but I know what you still think.”
    “Don’t worry about it. We have a few years before we really have to.”
    I laughed. “A few?”
    “I don’t want to get into the numbers. I don’t want to start feeling old too early but it’s a long time.”
    “I agree. I don’t want to imagine him as anything