* * *~*CADEN POV*~* * * Dawn barely broke the sky before the first set of potential ‘suitors’ showed up at our gate. That word puts bile in my mouth knowing their intentions are the basically barter for my mate’s body, as if they had that right. No one is good enough for her, not even me, but especially these dumb shits coming in like they have a prize to win. While searching the forests around Hangor for any clues to where the Djinn are, the guys and I talked about this Shamahain ball, and what it means for the royal family and Alina. Based on the side comments that Alina has made about herself and off of the royals’ banter in the meeting room, the only person that is negatively affected by all of this is Alina. It makes me sick that nobles don’t deem her as worthy based off her la