Ch 36 - Three Months

KIERAN

My parents and I held our stare-down competition as I refused to give into their demands. They must be insane to think I would agree to this. Things may not have worked for me with Rosaria, but this I would not stand for.

At all!

“Kieran,” my mother sighed.

“No ma, I will not do it!” I stood my ground.

My father rubbed his temples. “Son, you are the Vampire Prince who got rejected by his mate. The kingdom already thinks of you as weak because of this. Mating with Natalia is wise at this point in time. I want to step down Kieran, but I cannot do that if you’re without a mate.”

“You don’t see the side of Natalia that I do, and I refuse to be coaxed into marrying and mating a snake, just so that you can step down. You can choose to be patient with me, or hand the crown to someone else,” I said, my arms crossed. My father’s eyes snapped up, and the