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Chapter One
Kinsley
I don’t know what I ever did to deserve being treated this way, but I hate each and every one of those bastards who did this to me. I can’t forgive them because they know what they have done, and they know that there’s no way in hell that I’m going to just accept it. I’m sure they wish that I would because they think they can hold it over me, but they are sorely mistaken if they think something like this is going to be able to bring me down. The only thing that I know for sure is that I’m not going to accept anything short of perfection and I can make that very, very clear. I know what I’ve been through, and I know how I feel about things. I know what’s going to be the best thing for me and I know what might end up screwing everything that I have ever loved.
But now, I am being sold off to the Dragon Kingdom just so there will be peace. It doesn’t make any sense to me because why should I have to endure something so heinous because of somebody else’s crimes? It doesn’t make sense if you ask me, and I hate my brother for doing this to me. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be in this predicament and I wouldn’t be having to worry about certain things that would end up screwing me over. I know what I have been through, and I know what I’ve been dealing with but I’m not going to make it so easy on them. If anything, I’m going to make sure that they know just who they are messing with.
I hold my head up high, trying to not think about it though as I am led into the kingdom by a carriage, having my best dress on. I have to look presentable according to what I have been told but I don’t want to at all. I don’t give a damn what they think about me or even what they are going to say because I do not care if this Dragon King likes me or not. Why should I care at all? Why should I even want to be a part of his life? Why should I even care if I am a part of his? All I know is that I’m here to produce an heir for him and that is all. Nothing I do is going to be able to change that and it’s kind of like a smack to the face.
I know what I have been through, and I know what I have dealt with, but I never could have imagined that this would be my life now. A part of me does hope that I might get out of this, but I don’t think that I will. They are not going to show me any mercy because they have no reason to. I’m nothing more than a breeder and once I have that child, I will be cast aside as well.
A veil covers my face because the only one who can see me first is the Dragon King himself. I don’t know why he can’t find someone to breed within his own kingdom but from what I have been told, it’s not easy for him to find that person. I don’t know if there is just something wrong with him or what, but I know it shouldn’t have anything to do with me. I don’t dare say that aloud though because they might end up killing me.
I ended up having my heart broken though when I made my way here and there’s no way I could have known what was going to happen next. Unfortunately due to circumstances, my now ex-boyfriend had broken up with me because he said it was my duty to protect this kingdom and he couldn’t be the one to hold me back. I wasn’t someone he could accept.
He said he would not wait for me because he doesn’t like the idea of the woman, he loves being with someone else. He told me I might as well run away once I was done because I would be ashamed of giving myself over to a monster.
Dragons are seen as monsters, but I don’t really know why. Yes, they are different but there are so many creatures like that in the entire world, it’s not even funny. I keep wondering if maybe I’m going to end up meeting a dragon, but I didn’t think it would be because of this. Now I regret ever wishing for this because I’m not going to go where I belong.
“My Lady, you really should calm down a little bit.” My handmaid murmurs, looking at me with sympathy, “From what I have heard, the Dragon King is a bit cold, but he is a kind lover. I’m sure he will treat you the best way that he can. I have never really heard of something bad about him.”
“There’s no reason that I should have had to marry him.” I disagree with her, just staring out the window, “he should have been picking someone else, someone who can give him what he wants. I don’t think he is going to find this with me because there is no way in hell that I’m going to be able to make him happy and bear him a child. I don’t want to.”
She smiles sadly at me, “unfortunately, I don’t think you have much of a choice.”
I want to yell at her, but I know she is right. It’s not going to matter what I do or say because I’m not the person that everyone cares about. They are doing this to him because he is the Dragon King, and he is going to get whatever he wants because that’s just how it is. If he was smart, he would have chosen another dragon because it’s not easy for a human to carry a dragon’s baby but maybe he knows this. Maybe he knows that there is a possibility that this will kill me and it’s what he is expecting. It sucks though because I hate that my life is in the hands of a cruel monster but what was I supposed to think?
I guess I’m going to have to find out the hard way if this is truly the life that I want for myself. Maybe I can get out of this alive and then I wouldn’t have to worry about a thing.
Wishful thinking, I suppose.
Chapter Two
Mason
I don’t want a mate and I don’t understand why the Council can’t respect this. They keep telling me that I need to produce an heir, but I don’t want that. I want to be with my fated mate, but she has yet to come along and I’m already thirty-three years old. She might never show up and that is a possibility but I’m not going to hold myself back either. What I do know is that I’m not going to let all of this shit stand in my way if I can help it and with them bringing me a breeder, I don’t know how well that is going to go either because no human can handle a dragon, but I guess we will see.
I keep wondering if maybe this is just how my life is supposed to be. It sucks and I wish I could do something different but maybe I just don’t have a choice. Maybe being here, being the King, this is all that I am good for. I know it might sound a bit ridiculous to think about, but I have never had something in my entire life that was just mine. It didn’t matter what I said or did, it would always be thrown in my face, and I would never again get to face the person that had mattered the most. I know it might be ridiculous and crazy but it’s just how I feel now.
Maybe my fated mate is out there, maybe she isn’t. But if she is, how is she going to react if she learns that I took on a mate? I have lost so much in my life already and I don’t know what I would do if I lost her as well. It’s a scary thought to even think about because I know there is no way that I could just accept that. I lost my parents, my siblings, my friends, all due to someone’s jealousy. A war happened, a bloody war, and so many were lost. So many that I cared about, and I swore I would not let that happen again.
I’m worried it might end up happening again though.
It’s why I haven’t picked a mate yet.
“King Mason.” My trusted advisor, Hans, murmurs as he looks at me, “The Consort will be arriving any time now and you have not even made yourself presentable. You are supposed to make sure that she knows you are ready for breeding, that you’re the perfect male. We don’t want her disappointed.”
I just scoff because there is no way in hell that she is going to be disappointed, “human women are easy to please, Hans, so I don’t think we need to worry there. If anything, I think we need to worry about other matters rather than if a woman is interested in me.”
“Besides, you’re going to be spending a lot of time together while creating an heir.” He explains to me, folding his arms across his chest, “and women like to be wooed even if it is just for sex. I thought I taught you better than that.”
I wince almost immediately because he continuously brings up a touchy subject, “I know. I’m not saying that you’re wrong, Hans, I’m just saying that she’s not going to be too disappointed. If anything, she wants this just as much as I do and that’s hard. I don’t know why no one can just respect my decision when I saw that I DO NOT want a mate or an heir.”
“Well, it sucks for you because she’s here.” He disagrees with me, a sly smirk appearing on his face, “so get ready.”
I fight back the urge to groan as I put on my robes and try to make myself look as presentable as possible. I already know what they want from me, and they are not going to get it as easy as they thought they might. It makes me roll my eyes every time they keep talking to me like I’m a child because I love proving to them how much I’m not going to put up with their shit. I know they think that they have the upper hand, but they are failing every time.
“Let’s go.” I grumble.
