Dougy’s POV
I am pleasantly surprised by how much talent and intelligence the lovely Princess Isabelle possesses. And the more time I spend with her, the more she seems to be the perfect mate for me. I am eager to make her mine! But she claims that she wishes to wait until she is fully matured. I can understand that. Like it? Hell no! But I can understand her desire to wait very well.
I didn’t feel the urge to take a mate in a hurry when I was just 19, either. Although now that I am significantly older than that, I do feel the sands of time slipping away grain by grain through the hourglass… life is short… my days are numbered… I need to make those days count for something! And I do need an heir soon if at all possible.
In the grand scheme of things, will waiting another 1-1
