Chapter 29

I got into the car, nervously glancing at Ashton as he drove off. The crushing silence dragged on as I nibbled yet another one of my nails. This was why I hated wearing nail polish. "Are you going to say anything?" Ashton asked after a half hour of agonizing silence had passed. "You're not going to turn into that again are you?" "That?" he frowned. "What kind of question is that?" "The kind of question someone asks when they just met the royal family and heard that you were the prince. A not so human prince!" "Yeah, well you'll be seeing them a lot now, so you might want to face reality soon. And get over your little Origen phobia. I don't need you fainting on me again." I stared at him, waiting for some more information, but his eyes were glued to the road and his lips were pressed in a thin line. I didn't even notice the ridiculous speed he was going at because of all the confusion. I had so many questions. How was this possible? Why didn't my p