Page 36 of Their Princess

The bear shifter was far from small and hearing him admit that had me snickering and trying to hide it.

“Oh, you think that’s funny? Come here, Daughter!” He started chasing me around the room and I laughed as he did.

Mom opened a portal in the wall before me, giving me an escape. I ran through it, right into the dining room area of Brickhouse where Jol was already seated at a large table.

It looked like they’d stuck four or five tables together to give us the largest table possible.

“Hello,” I panted as I walked over.

Jol’s eyes widened before he looked at the portal behind me. “Ah, a portal. Your family is very powerful.”

Sitting next to him, I said, “Honestly, Jol, you don’t know the half of it. Had I not asked them to avoid harming the demons, it would not have been a pretty battle.”

“Is that a threat?” he asked, arching a brow.

Rolling my eyes, I flicked one of his horns. “Absolutely not.”

“How is Elrith settling in?” he asked.

“Really well, actually. He’s with my brother and my best friend right now. They’re both hybrid shifters and my brother was excited about getting a nephew. Elrith is definitely going to be spoiled.”

“I’m glad to know that he will be so well taken care of,” Jol said. “Apparently, Talrinir was next in line to adopt him if you hadn’t.”

“Speaking of Talrinir,” I commented. “You two seem closer. Something going on there?”

He shrugged and picked up a fork with a nonchalant expression. “Perhaps.”

“She’d make a great queen,” Trey said.

A sudden bout of jealousy surged through me, but I quickly tamped it down, knowing it was ridiculous to feel.

Unfortunately, from Trey’s smirk, he had felt the emotion through our bond.

“I agree, she would,” I said, and cleared my throat.

“Are we having our usual drinks?” the waiter asked.

“Yes!” I shouted, making everyone laugh.

“I’ll have whatever Princess Lily is having,” Jol said.

“Do we need time to read the menu?”

“No, bring us our usual, plus one of my usual dinners for our friend,” Mom said.

“We’ll have what Lily is having,” Trey said.

“I also need four orders of cheesecake and one of my dinners to go when we leave,” I said.

He bowed his head. “As you wish, Princess.”

Our drinks were brought out shortly thereafter and Jol sipped at his, eyes widening. “It’s bubbly and sweet.”

I nodded and sighed happily. “So tasty.”

“Did you try out that game?” Nana Jolie asked.

Kayden nodded. “We got sucked into it pretty fast. I think Lily’s already maxed out on her skills.”

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