Mated to Dragons novel

---- 27. ANGEL I was seated between Nate and Mason across from their parents. Lucas sat at the head of the table and his wife was across from him on the other end of the table. Aside from stiff greetings, nobody had spoken a word. The main course has already been served and the dishes taken away. We were waiting for the second dish to be served. Their father cleared his throat, eyes darting between his sons and then lingering on me for a few seconds before he focused on Lucas.

"Has the problem been sorted?" Lucas glanced at me. "No, I haven't found a solution to the portals yet," he answered. "What are you going to do about it?" His eyes narrowed. "I don't have many options here. The people have been warned to stay clear of the portals and let me know if they come across one." "Where do they lead?" "To the human world apparently," their mother muttered, narrowed eyes locking with mine. ---- "One of the portals," Lucas clarified.

"The portal closed soon after Angel came through it." "Can you just tell me why in God's name you brought ahuman from the auction house?" she exploded . ' You should have left her there so they could-" "Enough!" Mason slammed his fist down on the table, making me jump. "Enough, Mother." Nate placed his hand on my thigh and squeezed, making me glance at him. However, his attention was focused on their parents.

"T've told you before, Mother , Angel had nothing to do with what happened to us back then," Lucas growled. "She has no intention of harming us now or in the future." She scoffed. "Humans cannot be trusted." "T trust Angel with my life," Nate said. "So do I," Mason muttered. "As do I," Lucas said last, making all eyes snap to his. "Angel is a part of this castle.

She wears the brand, and she will continue wearing it until I find a reason to remove it." "Are you fucking her too?" Arabella questioned calmly. "Is that why you are protecting her?" Lucas glared at her, but he didn't answer her because, ---- at that moment, the maids appeared with the second meal. My eyes dropped to my plate the moment it was placed down in front of me. "Do you really want to do this, Arabella?" Lucas questioned the moment the maids disappeared from the room.

"Should we talk about your infidelity?" "Lucas-" "Are you going to tell them that the baby you're carrying isn't mine?" he interrupted her. The spoon slipped right out of their mother's hand onto the plate and then dropped to the floor. If it wasn't for Nate's hand on my leg, I would have automatically gotten up to clean up the mess. "J don't want my private life to be discussed in public!" Arabella hissed. "Neither do I!" Lucas's eyes narrowed.

"I invited you to dinner to let you know that Arabella and I will be divorcing. I wanted you to know first before word spread around the kingdom." "Divorce?" "Over my dead body!" Mason sighed. "It's modern times, mother. Divorce is pretty common these days. King Darrel married his third wife a few days ago."