Page 89 of His Blue Moon Princess

I start telling him about how the day went, from my arrival at the La Rose de L’Aube to the end of the service, so happy to share this with him. I tell him about the service, how I helped as much as I could, and even about a few memorable customers. Damian’s eyes don’t leave me for a single second all this time.

“So, I take it you want to continue then?”

“Of course! Nathaniel said I could keep working as a busser for now.”

“And then? What do you want to do?”

My goal? I never really thought of any professional perspective before... Not that I could dream about any from Robert’s dirty bar I used to work in, anyway. But I guess Icould start if this is to be my first real job! I think for a few seconds, but the answer is suddenly crystal clear to me.

“I want to learn the ropes about the catering business.”

“Cooking?”

“Not just that. How to cook, make menus, plan things, manage the staff, handle customers, and oversee it all. When I was young, I dreamed of having my own restaurant someday. If I can still try...”

I realize he is smiling, and I blush a bit.

“What?”

“...You remind me of my mother.”

Wow. This is the first time Damian has ever mentioned their mother. I wait a bit to let him speak. He puts his hand on mine, slowly drawing circles with his thumb.

“She was always a dreamer, despite her sickness. She missed France a lot, so she wanted to have her own restaurant to serve French cuisine there. The flavors of her childhood. Nate gave his restaurant her name.”

“Do you mean La Rose de l’Aube?”

He nods. “It means the Dawn Rose, literally, but another word for Dawn in French is Aurore, our mother’s name. Roses were her favorite flowers. Nate inherited her passion for cooking.”

That explains why he is the one in charge of almost the restaurants of the Clan, though they are not all French.

“What was she like? Your mom?” I ask.

He smiles softly. “The sweetest person you could think of. She always saw the good in anyone, a real pacifist at heart. Everyone in the pack loved her. And she was beautiful, too. Blonde, with blue eyes and pale skin. Her eyes were much lighter than yours, though. She had very soft traits and always looked young. Nate got her blonde hair and blue eyes, but Liam is the one who most looks like her.”

Which means Damian takes after their father... I wonder what their childhood was like with such parents. Their dad probably wasn’t so violent at the start, like Liam said. What kind of brother was Damian to Nathaniel and Liam?

“Liam said you were studying together,” he says, changing topics.

I nod and tell him about all the books I go through at the apartment, how I somehow started taking Liam’s homework. I’m only seventeen, after all. Not going to school was really something that bothered me for a long time.

“Don’t you want to take classes?” Asks Damian.

“Maybe private lessons... Just so I could get a diploma. It feels too late to start school now, though. It’d be awkward.”

“You can think about it, Nora.”

I nod, but I’m still not too confident about this...

A young waiter suddenly appears to serve the appetizers. Damian went with an entirely French menu to please me. I wonder if chef Michel participated? Some of the dishes look familiar. Anyway, it’s delicious, and we talk about more trivial matters as we eat.

After a while, I notice the boat has actually stopped, and the view is fantastic. We are a few miles away from the coast, and, more importantly, we have the most incredible view over Silver City’s night lights. It’s breathtaking. Below the starry night sky, all the skyscrapers assemble, shining with colorful lights and neons. Yet, we are far from the noises of the city. This scenery is so peaceful, with the soft ambiance of waves and the piano in the background.

I take a moment to stare at it. My city.

Damian notices that I stopped eating and follows my gaze. How does he feel, as the silent King of this modern realm? No title, yet the most feared wolf in town. Sometimes Iforget he is not just my fated mate or an Alpha. He is Damian Black, the most powerful man and werewolf of Silver City.

For so long, I thought I wasn’t a good match for him, that we were too different. I had no idea about my Alpha potential or my heritage. If I really am a Royal, then it turns out I might be much more useful than I thought to him. And I want to be. I don’t want to leave him to fight on his own. The brothers went through so many hardships already, and who knows what’s next? We live in a dangerous world.

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