Page 145 of A Luna's Dynasty
The girl looked down at the ground and lowered her head to Lita. “Your majesty.”
“Now, now. None of that. It’s Lita.” Lita tilted the girl's chin up and smiled at her. “What’s your name?”
“I’m Merida,” she replied quietly. Caspian wrapped his arm around her, comforting her since he knew she was feeling shy in front of all the royalty.
“You are simply lovely.” Lita gushed over the young beauty. The girl blushed and averted her eyes again.Aww, she’s so sweet.
“Is it really okay for me to talk with you normally?” Merida asked, feeling unsure about it.
“Yes. In fact, I insist. I want us to be friends.” Lita beamed as Asher pulled her back into his chest.
“Nice to meet you, Merida.” Asher nodded his head to the girl.
“Nice to meet you too, Your Highness.”
“It’s Asher, please.” The whole royalty thing was a bit much for Asher. He was used to being called Alpha, but being called Prince and Your Highness felt over the top.
“These people are family to me, Mere.” Caspian smiled with pride at her. Her hazel eyes sparkled as she gazed back up at him.
Aww, look how cute, Ash! They’re already so smitten with each other.Lita gushed into Asher’s head.
I know the feeling,he cooed back to Lita.
“Will you be returning with Caspian right away?” Alice looked at Merida, who quickly bowed her head to Alice.
“I’m actually going to wait and travel to him next month. I need to settle some affairs here before I leave,” Merida replied quietly.
“Are you going to be able to be apart that long?!” Lita asked in shock.
“Actually, if it’s okay with you, after you’re safely back in pack territory, I would like to come back and stay with her until she can come.” Caspian looked at Lita and Asher with uncertainty.
“Aww, Caspian. You don’t have to escort me back. We’ll be just fine without you. You can stay here.” Lita thought it would be silly for him to travel all the way just to escort her.
“No, I’m escorting you back. On that, I won’t budge.” Caspian set his determined gaze on Lita. He needed to be there to escort her back. They might need his powers.
“Okay, if you insist. Then, of course you can come back and stay with your mate until she can come with you. Will you two be staying in the pack house with us?” Lita asked and Caspian averted his eyes again.
“Actually, Asher … I was going to ask if it was okay if we moved into one of the houses by the lake. Merida here loves the water. I thought it would be nice if we had a house right beside it.” Caspian felt a bit bad about leaving the pack house. He wasn’tleaving the pack, though, and would be really close by. He was just trying to make the move as easy as possible for Merida.
Asher could feel Lita’s disappointment hearing he was moving out of the pack house. She was adorable. She wanted everyone to live in one big house together.
“That’s fine with me, provided that you still join us daily for meals together.” Asher smiled at Caspian, who gave him a knowing smile in return.
“Thank you very much.” Caspian wanted to remain close with Lita, too. Joining them for meals together was the perfect way to keep their relationship strong.
“I’m sorry. I don’t mean to cause any problems.” Merida frowned, feeling a bit uneasy about all the changes Caspian was making on her behalf.
“You aren’t. When we meet our other half, we all have to make changes and adjustments. I left my pack and moved in with a mate I didn’t want at the time, to a pack I didn’t think would want me. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. I’ll be forever grateful to the family I gained because of it.” Lita felt Asher squeeze his arms around her, kissing the side of her head. “I know it can be scary leaving your home, but I promise I’ll be there for you. One day, we’ll move to Elysia, and I’m sure Caspian will bring you back here then as well.”
“Yes, that’s already the plan.” Caspian leaned his head into Merida’s and smiled into her luscious curly hair.
“Looks like I’ll be bringing almost half my pack with me when I move.” Asher chuckled. Caden would be coming with Rosa and Caspian would be coming with Merida. If only he could bring Kristen and Garrett here, too. Though, to be honest, he would be happy if they would stay and watch over the next alpha, whether that be his son or not.
We can always visit,Lita whispered into Asher’s head as she picked up on his thoughts.
Who’s the little thought eavesdropper this time?he teased.
Can’t help it … best to quit thinking.Lita kissed his jawline and smiled up at him.
