(Rose) I watch my parents after I tell them the news. Their expressions were filled with confusion and shock at first. Then I saw their eyes glaze over as they mind-linked one another. Then I saw my dad's jaw clinch. He reaches out for me and grabs my hand. He pulls me closer to him. “No,” my father says. I look at him confused as I hear a low warning growl coming from Ash. “What do you mean by no?" I ask my father. “It’s simple, no. You cannot have a mate. What if he is just trying to use you as he found out that you are a royal?” He asks me. I laugh. “You think that Ash is trying to use me? He has slept in my bed and he has never pushed me for anything. He has been nothing but a gentleman to me. And we all found out I was a royal at the same time. Ash was the one who decided we nee