CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX

The rest of the time spent in the stadium was a blur. I was done and then was immediately escorted back out through the path we had entered through and quickly got into a waiting car, then off we went back to the dormitories.

"That was quite a speech" said King Jade as he sat beside me in the back.

I turned my head from where I had been staring at the passing halls and shops and looked at him.

"You reminded me of your mother, passionate and strong. She was...really good for your father, even though I wanted her for myself" he said softly.

"She was the love of his life, but she said had also been mine, although it had never been requited" he added chuckling sadly at the end "How did it...how did everything work out? She was his mate wasn't she?" I asked, confused.

"Yes she was, and she also loved him back, so I never stood a chance. She was my closest friend, a Beta from one of the lowest families in the country, and at the time I was crown prince.

I had a lot of responsibilities and