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The Hidden Luna Queen (Maeve and Xaden) novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43 

Maeve POV 

Adate?I repeated, stunned, not entirely sure I heard him correctly. However, I could not deny the somersaults my heart. and stomach made upon hearing those words, nor as I caught that warm glaze in his eyes. You want to take me outon a date?” 

Was this what he had been planning in the hours he was gone

I had spent all this time worrying that our relationshipor whatever I could call itwas at risk of falling apart. I had thought that he finally realized that he did not want to spend the rest of his life with a pregnant girl he hardly knew a thing about, nor had any business getting himself involved with

I thought he was ready to call everything off 

And here he wasdoing the exact opposite

Of course, I do,Xaden replied with a bemused, anxious smile, cocking his head to the side. What did you think I was going to say?” 

YYou were gone for hoursI1 thought you wereThe rest of the words stalled in my throat

He rubbed the back of his head. I’m sorry,” he winced, sounding genuinely pained. As soon as I’d come up with the idea for a date, I knew I had to get as much work done as possible so we could have uninterrupted, quality time together.. and it turned out to be much more than I’d anticipated.” 

An embarrassed, dizzied blush spread across my face as I realized, not for the first time, what a silly, hasty girl I was. He had a perfectly legitimate reason for being out for so long, and I dared to think poorly of him. Honestly, it was not fair to him for me to assume that he would be one to make such abrupt decisions like that, not when he treated me so wonderfully and never gave any indication of turning me away

No matter what, I could not tell him where my paranoid mind had gone

Xaden was nothing like my family. He would never do such a thing

NNothing.I quickly said, shoving those thoughts away as he strode ever so closer to me. But.. where did this idea come from?” 

He started to play with my hair, rendering me absolutely still like a statue. Although you might have found it funny and harmless, that issue with the spices came as a real surprise to me,he admitted after a brief pause. It got me thinking what if I had accidentally fed you something that you were allergic to?” 

But you didn’t-” 

I know everything is fine now,” Xaden said, but my point is that everything else aside, we we still don’t really know much about each other. And I want to, MaeveI want to learn and discover everything there is to know about youall your likes, dislikes, your favorite foods and what you’d never eat again.. just as I want you to learn about me, too,he murmured, his voice soft and tender. I want you to know me in ways no one else does.” 

I swallowed hard, full of emotion. Ihad no idea he felt this way

A date… 

It really should not be such a strange thing for us to do

We were going to be married, after allbut now that I thought about it, we had skipped a few steps that usually came with any other normal relationship

From what I gathered, normal couples spent some time getting to know each other first and then decided where to go from there, but Xaden and I, on the other hand, had quickly gone from being perfect strangers to expecting a baby after a whirlwind onenight stand to planning our mating ceremonyall in a matter of only a few days

A date soundedwonderful, if I was being honest with myself. Far preferred over the nightmare.I had designed in my head

Chapter 43 

But it wasn’t like we could just drop everything and just leave the palace for a day, either

What about your duties?I couldn’t help but ask. And my lessons with your mother?” 

All taken care of,Xaden quickly reassured me. While I was out, I made sure to clear both of our schedules for tomorrow. I also personally visited my mother to explain everything, and she was more than happy to let you off the hook,he said, as if to lease. Don’t worry, we won’t get into any trouble for taking a day for ourselves, as long as we’re back for the banquet, that is.” 

I was floored. That was what he had been doing all this time. Without my knowledge, he took the initiative and made sure we could have this time together

A day for just the two of us

Suddenly, any worry in my body vanished, replaced by something light and wonderful, and my heart began to pound for a very different reason. This was going to be not only my first date ever, but it was going to be with Xaden 

Before, if I ever fantasized about such a thing, I was never able to pair a face with my date. He was always just some unknown figure, full of everything I could ever dream of but was just that: a dream

But not anymore

I was going to spend my day with Xadenthe father of my baby, the alpha who rescued me, the man who swept me off my feel 

The one I think I might… 

Are we going to do something simple?I asked, unable to contain my excitement. Just the two of us? No status or wealth?” 

Xaden’s smile fell a bit. Is that what you want?” 

With a shy grin, I nodded. I’ve never been on a date before,I revealed reluctantly, choosing not to look at him, but I felt his eyes on me the whole time. But I used to read about these beautiful yet simple romantic gestures that couples would do for their dates, likelike picnics in the park, or long walks on the beachand I always wished I could experience that same sort of magic one day.” 

And then the quiet of the room suddenly struck me

BBut it doesn’t matter what we do,I amended quickly, thinking I had perhaps ruined any sort of plans he had arranged for us tomorrow. Honestly. As long as we get to do it together, I’ll be happy” 

Xaden shook his head determinedly. If that’s what you want, then that’s what we’ll do,he promised. Just leave the rest to 

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I bit my lip, ticklish with hope. Thentomorrow?” 

The corners of his lips lifted before he gave me a gentle kiss, filled with all the promises of our future. It’s a date.” 

Good goddessI groaned inwardly. What does one wear on a date

The anticipated day had come and, in all my excitement to agree to Xaden’s proposal for a date, I had failed to anticipate a few things that led up to the actual date itself getting oneself ready

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