The Dragon King's Betrothed

~IRENE~"Dragon bones?"I wanted him to toss it as a joke, but the fact that Larry's face was devoid of even the tiniest hint of a smile told me otherwise."Yes Irene, you heard right." His steel blue eyes narrowed, focusing on the door in front of us."But how?"The old mumbled something incoherent as he struggled to get the key into the lock. Straining my ears towards his direction, I picked out words about 'old age' and I rolled my eyes."Let me get those." I swiped the bunch of keys from him and slotted one of them in. A few seconds was all it took, and the door opened."Thank you," he muttered under his breath as we both walked in."But still...dragon bones?" I gently scratched my cheek with an index finger. "I'm still trying to process this. Are you sure your friend got the information right?""Of course!" Pausing in his steps, he spun around with a questioning gaze directed at me. "Irene, Dr. Crockwell is not a quack. You of all people should know that, having done a researc

~IRENE~My eyes slowly fluttered open. Besides my legs being numb from last night's dream, I didn't find any reason to want to get up. Slowly sitting up, I ran my hand through my hair, gazing outside the window at the rising sun. Stifling a yawn, my hands drifted to the midst of my thighs, feeling my drenched underwear."Shit." I could feel my face redden. That dream was so bizarre it felt so real. I could still feel the lips of that red-eyed hunk on my face and my shoulders. My fingers grazed my hard nipples, and my blushing intensified."Whoever that was, he better show up in real life," I whispered.My phone rang, and I nearly jumped out of my skin. Glancing at the screen as I picked it up, I saw Larry's name on the screen."Hello." I placed the phone to my ear."Irene." His voice was exactly as sharp as the morning person he was. "I hope you are in better conditions now.""Yes." I hopped off the bed. "I guess it was one of those dizzy spells. Rare but happens."The breath of reli

"Urgh!" I spat the sand out of my mouth as I opened my eyes. The searing heat of the sun penetrated my eyes, and I squinted before getting to my feet."There is never one day of peace when it comes to us." I dusted myself. "Right, Connor..."I paused mid-sentence as reality settled faster than the speed of light to me.No one was with me. And this was not the valley where the team and I had come to excavate the dry bones.This was a fucking desert. My hands trembled as I spun around looking for a source of life. The millions of thoughts in my head could not point to one logical explanation. Not science. Not voodoo or any of that black magic."C...Connor?" I called out to the empty space, my eyes shimmering with tears. "Jeff? Bianca?"The latter two names reflected the desperation that clung to the depths of my soul.No one answered. I felt a strange vibration on my left palm and glanced at it, feeling sick to my stomach at the sight of the red jewel my hand clutched."You!" I raised

Like raindrops to the windowsill, Ramon's fingers tapped against the edge of the verandah where he leaned. His eyes remained focused below on the rest of the activities happening in the kingdom. After his earlier declaration of keeping me with him, I had no choice but to stick by his side. If it was fear of being caught by his dragon form if I tried to escape or being comfortable with his recently calmer state that was the reason, I had no idea.Or maybe the third reason was the dinner I was treated to moments earlier. My hands patted my full belly gently. I had to admit the food was good. Whoever the cook was would beat the best chef in my city hands down. I was not exaggerating.I took the chance to study Ramon properly. I didn't know it was possible, but each time he was in closer view, he seemed to look more unique. And when I saw it clearer, his eyes, when they were not aglow with anger, were almost feminine with long eyelashes. His straight nose flared at intervals, releasing

~IRENE~I sat up swiftly, rubbing my shoulders with chattering teeth. I might as well have come out from a goddamn freezer. Glancing towards my left, I realized why. The empty space, which was supposed to be occupied by a hunky incubator, was glaring."Argh, where the fuck is he?" I rubbed my shoulders and forearms with greater force, hoping it would generate enough warmth.As if to taunt me and mock my situation, the cold wind came stronger from the window. My teeth clattered together again, and I feared they would fall off.Before I resigned myself to a frozen fate, the curtains of the window parted, and Ramon gently flew in with as much grace as when he walked. The fact that he could fly in his human form was of less importance to me."Where did you go?" My teeth clenched in an effort to stop the clattering.His eyes were apologetic, like his smile. "Sorry, my love, I had something of great importance to—""You know what? I don't even want to know." I slipped the covers over my