Amber POV
I stared around me while the council meeting went on, occasionally biting my lip and my tongue so that I didn't embarrass or anger my mate in any way. But when they brought in his ex-girlfriend Elaine, it was all too much and I almost crumpled then and there. It was exactly like what had happened with Rowan and his ex-girlfriend and it was making me have second thoughts about this whole mate bond with a vampire king who everyone wanted to produce an heir and marry almost immediately.
The only council member who was friendly towards me was Gerald who looked at me and offered his own opinion. "I happen to think that having an interracial couple, of different species, for our king and queen would open the way for others to do the same. Perhaps that is what we should be aiming for
