You met Aelin years ago when she was still a human, so when you saw her with pointed ears in her fae form, you were shocked to say the least.

You met on one of her missions as an assassin, the plan was to kill you at someone's request, but you saw her and you knew she was your mate, and even if you couldn't tell her that, you found a way to pay her more than the person who hired her.

Time passed, you met Aelin again in Dorian's castle and the you got closer. After that, you never separated again and eventually she found out about the bond.

You are spending a few days in Terrasen at Aelin's castle, being the person with whom she shares all decisions for diplomatic matters, since you understand them.

One day, after a meeting with neighboring kingdoms, one of the men decided to flirt with you, Aelin was furious. Okay, it wasn't the guy's fault, he didn't know you two had something, but Aelin was stubborn and got angry anyway.

Aelin glared at him and took the lead before you could, telling him that you weren't interested and that you didn't have time for this. The high fae smiled embarrassedly and left with the other faes, leaving the two of you alone in the meeting room.

I was one step away from breaking any agreement with him. Disgusting pig, who does he think he is? Males only think with their lower heads. Aelin complains, shaking her head in disbelief, as if this were a direct affront to her, and she took it as one. The flames dancing on her fingertips without her noticing.