I could not find myself to say anything.
Jason was still extremely tense next to me, and Julie and Richard were staring at us.
"Please, my dear, say something."
"I-I do not... understand." Was all I could say at the moment.
"How is this even possible?" Jason said quietly, but his tone was... unnerving.
Julie and Richard glanced at each other once again and then back to me.
"Princess Isabelle, there is much you do not know. You will not like what will be said. Please, know that." Richard said as he locked eyes with me.
"Please, inform me." I said back to him with a look of curiosity.
"Alright. Just know, none of this was my doing or Julie's, Princess." Richard said not breaking eye contact.
"Julie has a sister, and she is a full witch. Julie is only half witch and half Royal. Caroline went to her and asked her to do... a spell years ago." Richard started to say, but stopped and looked at Julie. She nodded and looked at me.
"Sweetheart, Caroline asked my sister to perform a spell that will switch the love interest of the.... Queen. The next full Royal Blood. In this matter, that would be you. She wanted to rule as a queen and then after the spell was done she realized the mistake she made. Like we said before, my sister has a very... high price. She promised her, her first born child. Caroline wanted to be with Richard for the longest time, but then wanted... Jason instead. This was a form of Deep Magic. That is why the price was so high. Caroline made it so no woman would be of interest to... Richard. That way she would be the only choice." I could tell Julie was upset by this, I did not want to push her beyond what she wanted. But, I needed to know. I needed to know the truth.
"So... So... this means... Isabelle was suppose to be.... your soul mate, Richard?" Jason said looking at him slowly. Then back to me. He stood up and shook his head.
"No. No. NO! She is MY soul mate!" Jason roared. I saw Julie and Richard jump.
"The curse is done, dear. There is no way to reverse it. The only thing I can tell you, is the two of them may feel random emotions for one another. That is only because the Goddess had chosen them to be one. Now that balance is off and so things may happen that way for awhile. I do not want to be the bearer of bad news...But this is what we know." Julie was also standing and moved closer to Jason.
"So, let me get this straight, Caroline had your sister do a spell, it back fired on her because she fell for Jason instead and now my soul mate is Jason and NOT Richard?!" I said while standing abruptly, knowing this was not what I wanted to hear.
"Yes." Julie said as she gazed my way with this apologetic look on her face.
Jason came back over and sat on the couch. "Okay. I do not like that at ALL! But, what I do not understand is, why does someone not want Nicholas to heal? What does he have to do with all this?"
"Well... I am not entirely sure, but I suspect Caroline has something to do with it. She is a very envious soul and has never been satisfied with anything. She knows the curse cannot be undone. Her motive could be to make my family pay that she is unhappy. She wants us to feel loss like she is. She wants to be a queen and be with Jason but she cannot. Therefore, Caroline wants us to feel what she does. As for Nicholas, I do hope you continue to help him. I hope Caroline's threat does not scare you off." Julie said softly, looking like she was on the verge on crying.
"I want to keep helping, there is only one issue..." I lowered my eyes to my lap, knowing this would be a hard decision for me.
"The warning said if I continue to help your son heal, they will... kill my mother." My eyes were glossy and I tried to hold back my tears. Julie and Richards jaw dropped and Julie came over to me and embraced me.
"Oh my heavens, dear, we will figure this all out. Please do not fret." I heard the worry in her voice, I could tell she was trying to hide it but I could hear it clear as day.
I do not blame her. This has gotten to be a very... entangled situation and not many places to go from here. I could not stop the tears at this moment. All this time Richard is suppose to be my soul mate, but now Jason is? I do love Jason, it just makes sense on why... I felt weird things towards Richards a few times. It was just the universe telling us we were supposed to be together.
Julie backed up and stood me up, "I know this is still all new to you my dearest. But, I do think it would be good idea if you got some rest and we continued this conversation tomorrow. With clear minds and full stomachs." She said smiling and tapping my belly.
I nodded in agreement and wiped my tears away. Jason came over to me and hugged me.
I broke the hug and turned to Richard and Julie, "Please. Stay here tonight, I do not want you traveling again this late. We have plenty of rooms." I looked up at Jason, who also nodded in agreement.
"I will have two rooms ready for you both. You must stay." Jason said looking at them.
They agreed, which I was very happy they did. I do not know what I would do if something had happened to them as they left us.
We all walked to the door and there were two knights standing guard, and a maiden came over to us.
"Please have two rooms ready for our guests, they will be staying tonight." Jason said to her.
The maiden bowed and nodded. She turned around and was gone for a few minutes then returned.
She bowed, "The rooms are ready, Sir. Jason."
"Please, show our guests to their rooms." Jason said to the maiden as he moved out of the doorway. Richard and Julie walked out and followed the maiden to their rooms.
"Should we accompany the maiden to show them their rooms?" I whispered to Jason.
"No, I think they will be fine Princess. Julie made a good point, you need to rest." He said rubbing my back slowly and kissing my forehead softly.
Once they were out of sight Jason took my hand and we went to our room. I could not help but think about what she said. How is that even possible? In all the movies you watch and books you read, you cannot alter love or a love interest. It is just not something you can really control, not even magic. I guess I was misguided and misinformed.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when Jason scooped me up in his arms and carried me like this to our bed.
He started to kiss me and I could feel his want with every kiss. I leaned into him as he laid me on the bed. I broke the kiss and looked at him, "I love you, Jason." I whispered to him, then he started kiss my neck and back up to my lips. Once he reached my lips he whispered back, "I love you too, Isabelle." The way he said it made my entire body freeze and I felt like I was being captivated by him. He made me feel unexplainable.
Before I realized, we were both bare and breathing heavy. He kissed down my cheek, then my neck and stopped at my breasts, he made them tingle and continued down my mid-section. I felt my butterflies deepen with each kiss he planted and the farther he went. He reached what he wanted and kept my legs open and kissed my thighs carelessly. He slowly rubbed my thighs up and down as he kissed closer and closer to what he wanted. Once he reached me, I moaned. I felt him start to do things I have never felt before. I couldn't take anymore and needed him, all of him. I squeezed my legs to him and put my hands on his face and pulled him up to me. He looked at me with such lust and once he entered me, it made me speechless. It felt like every ounce of love I had was pouring out of me and into him. This was the man I wanted for the rest of my life. I wanted nothing more than forever with him. We both climaxed together and it was such an extradentary feeling.
As he laid next to me, I couldn't help but gaze at him. The way he glistened, and stared at me. If I could stay here, in this moment forever... I would.
I laid on his chest and got comfortable against him. I started to doze off when I heard Jason whisper in my hair, "You are mine, Isabelle. I do not like to share what is MINE." For some reason, I didn't like the way he said that last part... or maybe I am just exhausted and reading into things. I needed to sleep, who knows what the day holds for me tomorrow. I can only hope it is calming, and we get some more answers.