The shock I felt when I learned that Xavion came from the royal family. Even with our status, I have never heard my parents talk about having interacted with some royal blood. I never had any encounter with a queen or a king or a prince, even. Heck, I don’t even know how to address Xavion. Is he a prince or an earl?
Mom’s mouth is ajar, obviously unable to contain the surprise from Xavion’s confession. Dad was just blinking at him before clearing his throat.
Xavion held my hand under the table and turned to me with an uncomfortable look on his face. I can totally imagine how hard it is for him to do this now. I, for one, know that he never wants to talk to people about that side of his identity.
“Are you okay?” I asked, not minding if my parents are staring at us right now.
They are
