Starcrossed
“Happy birthday to me. The second the door shuts behind M and the O’Garas, I shake Grandfather’s hand off my shoulder. “Is this how it’s going to be now? I can’t even say goodnight to M? Will you homeschool me, too, so I can’t see her at all?”
“Of course not, Rigel,” my father says. “Nothing needs to change that drastically. Does it?” He directs the question at Allister, which pisses me off even more.
“We can’t have the boy interfering with affairs of state. This pairing will go a long way tow...ard reassuring those who question the suitability of a Sovereign raised on Earth.”
“Pairing?” I explode. “So much for just friends.”
“Precisely what do you have in mind, Allister?” my mother asks before I can continue. She doesn’t look happy either. “M—and Sean—are far too young for pairing, as you yourself admitted. Even if they were so inclined.”
Allister puts on his usual, superior look. “Not to worry, Ariel. I simply meant what I stated earlier—that the Princess and my nephew will spend time together, as they would have on Mars had Faxon never existed.MoreLess
“Of course not, Rigel,” my father says. “Nothing needs to change that drastically. Does it?” He directs the question at Allister, which pisses me off even more.
“We can’t have the boy interfering with affairs of state. This pairing will go a long way tow...ard reassuring those who question the suitability of a Sovereign raised on Earth.”
“Pairing?” I explode. “So much for just friends.”
“Precisely what do you have in mind, Allister?” my mother asks before I can continue. She doesn’t look happy either. “M—and Sean—are far too young for pairing, as you yourself admitted. Even if they were so inclined.”
Allister puts on his usual, superior look. “Not to worry, Ariel. I simply meant what I stated earlier—that the Princess and my nephew will spend time together, as they would have on Mars had Faxon never existed.MoreLess
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