Sweet Affection [Affection Series 4] {Completed}

Chapter 08

Ariel spends most of her days thinking about the things Eric asked her, she does not know if she should take on his offer or not.

She may be getting excited with the prospect of wandering off with him, but was it a good idea as she has just met him and knows almost nothing about, who or what he is?

"Is something bothering you?" her father voice startles her and she turns to look him.

"Uh..." she hesitates for a bit, Adrian smiles before putting his arms around her shoulder and walking with her.

"You know if there is anything bothering you can always come to me or anyone of us in the house. We will always be there for you" Adrian speaks with a smile on his face.

"I know dad, but it isn't something to be worried about" she informs making him halt on their walk.

"So, you mean you like pacing back and forth in this heat for nothing for almost an hour?" Adrian asks his daughter amused.

Ariel blushes realizing that her father must have seen her doing so from the window of his office.

"I...I"

"Mermaid, I won't be mad" Adrian smiles

"I know, dad. It's just that, I found my mate" she sighs confessing the truth.

Adrian stares at her blankly, blinking a few times and trying to say something but he cannot form any words, as he is too stunned to hear that his little girl found her mate.

After a few moments, he gets a grip on himself and nods her way.

"Well, shall I call your mother?" he asks not knowing whether it was something, he should be hearing.

"Dad, it's okay. We will not need mom for this. I am glad you are here though. You should take a seat for this first," she requests as she pushes him to the bench in the garden.

"Okay, I am listening. But, it's really not too late to call your mom though" he offers again and she shakes her head no.

"Eric, he is my mate also he asked me to go with him" she informs shuffling on her feet.

"Wait, you mean you just came back home after all this time and once again want to leave and go with your mate whose whereabouts most of us doesn't know?" Adrian asks looking incredulous.

"When you put it that way, it does sounds bad, doesn't it?" Ariel asks sheepishly

"Honey, I have never stopped any one of you to do as you want and I don't plan to as well...

I never stopped when Adrian wanted to join the warrior's and go for some missions, I never stopped you when you wanted to move out of the pack and I never stopped the twins to join their version of paradise even if I wanted to...

However, this, this is...I do not even know what to say to you about it. Mate is important I know, I mean who can know it better than us right?

Nevertheless, following him to some place, we have no clue about; it is a bit of reckless move...

I will not stop you from going if that is what you wish but I would like to meet the guy who claims to be my daughter's mate as well as who made my daughter to think of moving to some place we have no clue about" he sighs deeply as soon as he is done speaking.

"I will ask him to come meet with you" Ariel nods as she thinks about what her father said.

"Make sure you know what you are doing, mermaid. To travel all alone with some man you hardly know even If he is your mate, it is somewhat risky...