The Prince's Mate

Chapter Fifteen

Mason

I am going to be a father, I can't even believe it is happening already, but I hope that it doesn't put a damper on my plans, I don't want Callie thinking this is the reason that I am doing this today. I put her down and drop to my knees. 

"I will spend my life protecting you little ones and your mama. I love you so much already."

 I send a silent prayer up to the Moon Goddess, Please let this be the right thing, and thank you for making me a father. I reach into my pocket and pull out the little black box that I have had in my dresser since the day after I met Callie.

 I look up at her and she has her hands over her mouth, tears running down her face once again. I really hope these are happy tears. 

"Callie, I know that my past is not what you hoped for in a mate, but I promise you, there is not another wolf on this planet that compares to you. I am so grateful the Moon Goddess brought us together, you truly are the other half of me. I love you so much that it hurts and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you and our pups. So, will you, Callie Elizabeth Woods marry me?" 

She jumps up and down and nods, "Of course I will. I love you so much." I bury my face in her neck and carry her to our bedroom, ready to give her a night she will never forget. 

It's three in the morning and Callie and I have been up all night making love, cuddling, and just enjoying each others' company. 

"Callie...I have something to tell you." She freezes, dropping the piece of candy she was about to pop in her mouth. 

"What?" Her tone is clipped and short and I gulp. Never has a woman had this kind of effect on me.

 "umm, so tonight there is going to be a ceremony of sorts to welcome you to the kingdom and present you as my mate to the people." She nods, and continues eating, so I carry on.

 "I could present you as my fiancee if you want, or just as my mate if you want and it is completely up to you as to whether or you want to announce the pregnancy." She takes a sip of her tea, and I am starting to worry. Finally, she speaks up. 

"Do I have a gown picked out already or is there somewhere I can find one?" I look at her surprised and stammer over my words. 

"Oh, uh, there is a royal closet, that we have a seamstress in.. We can go in the morning if you want." I can't tell her about the surprise I have planned for her, but if we keep talking about things, it is going to slip out. 

"Okay Princess, let's get you three to bed." She giggles and lays her head on my chest, almost instantly falling asleep. 

Callie

I am officially engaged. While my first reaction was to call my parents, and then call Chelsea, Mason had other plans in mind. He scoops me up and carries me to the bedroom, laying me on the bed. We make love, cuddle, and just talk about everything on our minds. It is almost three in the morning and I am finally starting to get tired. 

I am so glad we were able to talk like this, I have found out so much about him. While royals normally have multiple children, after he was born, his mother fell ill and was unable to bear any more children. He is also a very big mama's boy and I love that, I hope our pups are the same way. 

"Callie...I have something to tell you." Oh no, it was going so good. I drop the piece of candy I was about to shove into my mouth and give him a short reply of "what." I see his Adam's apple move up and down as he swallows nervously. 

"Umm. So tonight there is going to be a ceremony of sorts to welcome you into the kingdom and present you as my mate to the people." Ugh, I really hope all the parties and things slow down now that I am pregnant.

This is your chance to show the people the kind of Queen you want to be. Announce the pups and the engagement, it will look fantastic. Mingle with the people. Amara's voice in my head calms me down and I know what to do. I nod at him to continue and eat some more of my candy. 

"I could present you as my fiancee if you want, or just as my mate if you want and it is completely up to you if you want to announce the pregnancy." I take a sip of my tea and decide to leave him in suspense of my decision. 

"Do I have a gown picked out?" Being a pack warrior, I only had about three dresses and none of them are worthy of being worn by the future queen.

 "Oh.. Uh there is a royal closet, that we have a seamstress in...we can go in the morning if you want." I know he probably expected me to have some kind of different reaction, but if I am going to be the Queen, I have to learn to control my emotions better. 

He pulls the blankets up over me and says, "Okay, Princess, let's get you three to bed." I lay on his chest and am almost immediately taken over my darkness.

 "Callie, if you are wanting to go pick out a gown, we have to go soon." I groan and roll over in the bed, pulling a pillow over my head. I feel the mattress dip and Mason is hovering over me, his breath hot in my ear. I wiggle my butt against him and I feel his erection, pressing up hard against me. 

"Princess, we don't have time for that, let's get up." He slaps me hard on the bottom, making he yelp and jump up out of the bed. 

"Fine! I'm coming!" I dress quickly and grab a breakfast sandwich, eating it on the way. We arrive to a large set of french doors. His mother is waiting there for us, and I almost bow, but remember her warning before. 

"Hello, your majesty, how are you this evening?" She smiles and opens the doors, motioning for us to follow her. "I am doing very well my dear, but please, call me Terry." I smile at her warm words and follow them into the large room. 

There are gowns of every shape, size, and color hanging everywhere. I could spend hours in here, but due to my late night activities, I only have about an hour. Mason excuses himself and I am left there with Terry. Even though we just met, it is nice having a mom here when mine is so far away. 

Mason

This girl does not want to get up. I am finding out very quickly that Callie is not a morning person. "Callie, come on, you have to get up." 

She groans at me from under and pillow and I climb on top of her, pinning her to the mattress with my body. I lean down and can feel her shiver at my hot breath in her ear. She starts wiggling against me, making me get hard. I want to take her right here and now but we do not have time for that. 

"Princess, we don't have time for that, let's get up." I give her a sharp slap on the butt, making her yelp and jump out of the bed. 

Thirty minutes later, we are headed to the Royal gown room. I know she is going to love this room, but I hope she loves my surprise even more. I leave her with my mom to pick out a dress and head to the garage to grab a vehicle. I head to the private jet tarmac and see her mother and father exiting the jet. They wave at me and I grab their suitcases, putting them in the back. 

"So, she has no idea we are here?" I give her mom and grin, I have already grown close to both her parents, though it took me a little more convincing with her father. 

"Nope, I have set up one of the cottages for you, it is in the perfect spot, in between the hospital and the training grounds. I want to thank you both so much for agreeing to this, I know Callie has missed you both so much." They both agree and we head back to the palace so they can go home and get ready for the ceremony. 

I drop them off and head to my wing of the palace, knowing Callie is already there with the hairdresser. I walk in and there is music playing, and Callie is laughing. I could listen to her laugh all day, every day. I see her and Chelsea sitting in chairs next to her, with their hair in different styles. 

Callie has her natural curly hair in an elegant up do with a flower crown. I cannot wait until I replace that crown with a real one. She turns to me and a huge grin spread across her face.

 "Hey baby! We are almost ready!" I give her a quick kiss before heading to our bedroom to get ready. An hour later and we are on our way to the ceremony.