Lucian's POV- Addictive

What was his was not mine.

I had to repeatedly remind myself. But the pull was too much to handle.

It was yet another day at the Royal Court.

I sat beside his empty throne as I took care of state affairs.

It was not difficult calming the raging wars along the perimeters of our kingdom. Military affairs were straight forward unlike state affairs. You kill or get killed. Simple.

But with politics, you never know who is ready to stab you bearing a friendly face.

Today's session was no different. It wasn't like they were too devoted to Draco in the first place. In fact they had been the ones who had come to secretly aid me ascend, time and again. Only to get brutally put aside because I hated cowards. I didn't want to ever have to do with any such bastard.

But times were different in the Dragon realm at the moment. They could see that there was a void. They saw that it was open to anybody to fill that gap.

Perhaps that gave them the audacity to threaten me.

I clutched my fist, get