ARIA'S POV

"Wait, please, I can explain." Zoey came into view. He gave her a long look.

"I will come back to you later." He said. "Let's resolve this issue first."

"Actually, once, our mother told us about a fight she and my father had. Okay, to be fair, she didn't tell us. I eavesdropped. Hamilton didn't want our mother to seal her mate bond with Father. They were royals, and he wanted her to be with another royal family. Looking back now, it seems like Hamilton already knew that it was his daughter that would give birth to the next different-sex twins, and he must have thought that the...