Deciding Skies (Fate's Intent Book 2) by April Bowles

hit the pillow and I was ready for a long peaceful sleep but it would seem I wouldn’t get it just yet. Adele started to get up and wrapped the sheet around her.
    “What are you doing?”
    She hesitated from answering. She didn’t exactly leave but went back towards my private bathhouse instead. “I’ll—ah—just be right back.”
    “Okay.”
    She disappeared and I waited. My eyes started to close and I let them just to rest but they opened when I heard a soft sound. It sounded like crying almost. Was she in there crying? I was worried about why and had to know. I slipped my pants on and went into the bathhouse.
    “Love?” I stepped in slowly and saw her sitting against the wall under the open window with her knees brought in close to her and her face hidden down on them.
    “Please go away.”
    I walked over and closed the window before I kneeled down next to her. “Are you okay? I didn’t hurt you, did I?” I never would have forgiven myself if I had.
    “No. It’s just—”
    She couldn’t even get it out without crying and I sat down all the way next to her and put my arm around her. “It’s all right, Love. You think it was a mistake, being with me?”
    “No, Zayden. Of course not. You were—I couldn’t have asked for a better night. I needed it but I just keep thinking what it could have done. I wasn’t thinking straight.”
    “I’m sure the future is safe.”
    Adele huffed and set her chin back on her knees. “But that’s the worse part about it.”
    “What?”
    “I know what I keep saying. We have to be careful because it would be wrong but I’ve seen him and I still sense a small part of me somewhere that wants him.”
    “You do?” I was a bit surprised after all the bad talk she already made of it and I already knew where I stood. “Well, if that’s how you really feel then we could always give you that.”
    “No. I wouldn’t let you do that just for me.”
    “How do you know it’ll only be for you?”
    “You have to understand. If that did happen, I wouldn’t find out until I was long away from here and for the protection of him as well as me, he could never know who you are.”
    “Why not?”
    “You have to ask that? Remember I never saw you at any point.”
    “Doesn’t mean that I’m not involved somewhere. He’d be of my royal blood. Vendel blood is pretty recognizable. Someone on the other side would notice.”
    “Zayden—”
    “Don’t worry about that now. Why don’t you tell me about the dream instead?”
    “You really want to hear it?”
    “Yeah. You know him already. Now I want to.” I mostly wanted to get her talking about something else but hearing about it could have been good for me.
    “It’s not really—”
    “I don’t care. Just tell me.”
    Adele sighed and gave in. “All right but you have to close your eyes so you can try to imagine it. You see things from my point-of-view.”
    “Okay.” I rested my head against the wall and closed my eyes with my arm still around her. “I’m a strong, beautiful woman. And—go.”
    She laughed from my planned sarcastic expression. “Can you not do that?”
    “Isn’t that what I’m supposed to be? Seeing it through your eyes?”
    “You don’t have to pretend to be a woman. You’re just seeing it the way I saw it. That’s all.”
    “Okay. I’m me again and ready.”
    “It’s mostly visual so there’s not much sound.”
    “If there’s not much sound, how do you know he’s yours?”
    “I didn’t say there was no sound at all. At one point he calls me mother.”
    “Okay. I’m still ready.”
    “All right. It starts out in a mountainous place. I couldn’t pinpoint where because I’ve never seen it before this. Vegetation around the area is quite limited. Sounds of rushing water is everywhere like waterfalls and I’m sitting at the top of one of the highest cliffs facing the sun. I can’t tell if it’s rising or setting without knowing which direction I’m facing but my eyes direct