The Dragon’s BrideCHAPTER SEVENTY THREEWaking to life.KELVIN’S POVI opened the door and met Charlotte in the bed. I handed her the food Kayla had left and she started eating it immediately and I joined her too.After our meal, we had a very long and intelligent conversation. Which made me wonder again where this lady came from.I was really anxious to know everything about her at once.“How old are you?“ I asked her.“Eighteen.“ She answered immediately without even letting me drop the words.I paused for a moment because I just could not get the gist.“What do you mean by you are eighteen?“ I queried her and she repeated her answer with a beautiful smile.She looked too grown to be eighteen though, however, I don’t have a problem with that. I just wanted to know which world she came from because that statement bothered me more than anything else.“Let’s do something else.“ She said and I couldn’t even think of anything creative to engage her with.“What’s on your mind?“ I
The Dragon’s BrideCHAPTER SEVENTY FOURWaking to life 2.KELVIN’S POVWhen we entered the cinema, the movie was already playing so I chose a spot at the extreme and sat there. Charlotte joined me after she had grabbed herself a cup of ice cream and some popcorn. I scolded her for not getting me some and she offered to share hers with me.With the concentration she gave the screen, I was convinced she might have never seen such before now. She reacted to every action displayed on the screen and I must say it was such a funny sight.I laughed and laughed such that I was beginning to wonder if it was a stand up comedy I came for or to see a movie.When we were done with the movie, I took her to the park and gave her the freedom she needed to enjoy herself.She touched every damn thing she set her eyes on and was ready to try out all the activities. I saw happiness beam out of her eyes and I was equally happy. I have never had such an experience before and I was glad I gave life
The Dragon’s BrideCHAPTER SEVENTY FIVEA change of heart.CHARLOTTE’S POVI slept in the kitchen the previous night. I woke up with hands on my waist and a peck. That was Kelvin kissing me good morning. I felt happy and relieved at the same time. I was glad I didn’t miss him again.“When did you get here?“ Kelvin asked and I smiled.“Last night.“ I responded with a grin on my face.“How do you mean last night?“ He asked amid laughter.“So I left the room to get something to eat last night, I got into a deep thought and just when I rested my head on the counter, I slept off.“ I narrated and we both started laughing.The other lady walked in and looked at us like we had a fight the previous night and walked out without even getting anything.“Who is that lady?“ I asked Kelvin.“You mean Liz? She is my aunt’s maid.“Ohh Liz, that’s her name, I never knew.“ I said and we continued to laugh.“ I have to hurry, I’m late for work.“ Kelvin said and I held him back.“ I need to see
The Dragon’s BrideCHAPTER SEVENTY SIXLife after my life.KELVIN’S POVCharlotte has been a perfect woman all along. I now know why it took so long to meet her. The peace I have been getting from her is something I never dreamed of because of the perception I had about women.We started being good the moment I stopped bashing her although she allowed me to enjoy the feeling sometimes.Everything had been perfect until one day, we were both enjoying the cozy from the wind in the garden when we were informed that we had a guest.“Who could that be?“ We asked my servant who had brought us the message in unison.He said he couldn’t tell as it was a strange face.Charlotte became apprehensive and so was I. The message had it that Charlotte was the person that was asked after.Immediately, the thought of losing her came. I cannot imagine my life without her anymore.“We don’t have to see who ever it is. Let’s just go inside.“ Charlotte suggested and I agreed with her.“Please tell
CHAPTER 1CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI carefully placed my feet on another shard of ice, careful not to let my hardened scale boots crush them. The crunchy sound might just alert the Gigantosaur before me, so I stuck to sneaking deeper into the cluster of trees carefully. Being a dragon man hunter sounded pretty easy last two sun cycles, not until when I began the job. Killing the big beasts weren’t the major issue; feeding the infant dragon men was. Their inability to fully morph into her humanoid form, and keep their streaks of fire breath under control are the things I pray not to encounter whilst going to feed them in the Grand Nursery.The dragon world had a simple circle of life: young dragon men develop into 18-year-olds, they find their mate when the female is experiencing her ’Rût’(ovulating period), the pair mates and reproduce the dragon men to carry on their lineage. That was all there was to the dragon world, and it always pisses me of.The Gigantosaur seemed busy struggling wi
CHAPTER 2CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI was ’collected’ from the side of the road to the local tavern by the royal carriage. I believed my father sensed that I might probably plan on avoid coming home for the upcoming ’Rût’ ceremony, hence the royal carriage pinning my location close to the local tavern probably after searching the entire horizon.On a second thought, I wished that I had transformed into my ’dragon man’ form and incinerate the guards till there was no ounce of entity attached to them anymore, but just like me, they were innocent. And helpless.I was welcomed into the chariot by the only slave and human I have ever known and gotten close to my entire days existing as a dragon man. Mabel was two sun cycles older than I was, yet, she remained submissive to me. Despite the takes and myths about the dragons and humans, I wandered how our royal family were able to capture humans as slaves.The long-buried history dates back to the beginning of days, when all was peaceful and harm
CHAPTER 3CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI swallowed hard on my saliva, and I noticed Mabel doing the same. She stepped out of the carriage and held out her hand; a gesture for me to come down. I took her hands and steped down the carriage, and I huffed sharply, reminding myself of the rituals that shall follow suit.Two maidens appeared out of the blue and began raining down red roses as I walked down the spread out mammoth skin carpet. A certain rose petal landed on my cheeks, and the feel of the rose so close to my face almost brought me to sneezing. I immediately brushed it off my face, my focus fixated on my father who was speaking with another person whom I despise just as much as I did him: my brother.Just like the dragon men of our universe, what displeased me about my brother is his pompous attitude as a royal, and his shallow mind that believes a female dragon man is only meant to serve a male dragon man food and sex her entire life. I came to a halt before my father and bored my hea
CHAPTER 4CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI woke up to the sound of the flutes and drums playing. I wondered what the occasion was. I got up from the bed, only for me to notice that Mabel was standing by the door. How long had she been there?“Good morning, Princess.“,“Oh, please. Not this morning.“ I rolled my eyes.Mabel giggled and proceeded to hold my hands. Before I could tell what was happening, she drags me into my closet. Right there in the center of the closet stood a mannequin, the dress it had on magnificent unlike any other I have seen or worn.“What’s this for?“ I asked Mabel inquisitively.Mabel seemed to be taken aback by the question I asked her.“Are you trying to say that you don’t know what today’s festivity is all about?“,“I honestly don’t know!“,“Haven’t you perceived your ’Rût’ to perhaps remind you?“ she asked.I finally fathomed what Mabel was trying to make me remember at the mention of ’Rût’. My eyes widened in surprise, thinking back to the dream I had. It wa