Liana's eyes rapidly battered as she came back to her senses. Her instinctive response , the moment she came around, was to start looking for Damian.
"Damian, Damian, " She was screaming as she tried to get up."Sssshhhhhh, " A warm but strong hand slapped her on the forehead."Ouch! " She immediately fell back on the ground, reeling in pain."Look at you, wriggling like a snake on the ground in pain but still trying to save a dragon child in that condition. Hilarious. " the loud and husky voice smirked and laughed as Liana's blood trickled down her forehead.She touched her head to wipe the blood away. As she touched her head, she found her head was wrapped in cloth, as if bandaged to stop it from bleeding. She looked up at the towering figure standing right infront of her. He was still smiling and laughing as if her weakness amused him.As Liana looked carefully, her eyes clearing up a bit, she found it was the same inhuman creature that was giving her a death chase a few moments ago.Or was it just a few moments? She looked around. It still seemed pretty dark all around. How long had she passed out? Liana had no clue.She looked up at the creature, thinking if she could ask him about it. But instead something else caught her eyes."Isn't that the same fabric I am wearing, " She thought looking at the very floral fabric, wrapped around the creature's waist, to look like a miniskirt, just about enough to cover his private part.The realization made her look at her own dress. She was wearing a floral maxi gown for the evening. It now just reached the length of her thighs."Did you? Did you just tear off my dress and wrap it around your…, " She erupted in rage but paused to bring herself to articulate the word penis and butt. However she could not and ended up saying, " Did you just uncover me to cover yourself? ""Wow! " The creature exclaimed as if amused. "You even have rage? In this body? " He pulled her hands up and threw them back again as if she was a rag doll. He then turned around laughing as if he had heard the funniest joke ever."Hey you! " Liana yelled this time, too furious to control her temper. " What do you think you are doing? Turn around and look at me like a man. " She could hardly keep standing as the blood still dripped down her forehead and her eyes started blacking out from time to time. She held onto the tree trunk beside which she was standing and kept looking at him with anger.The creature turned slowly towards her."Hey! " Liana yelled again. But before she could utter the next word , the creature ran towards her as if it were a bullet shot from a gun. She was almost about to lose her balance, bedazzled, her eyes blinking at a super awkward speed. But before she could fall to the ground, her body collided with his strong and hard muscles. She looked up, only to get her eyes locked in his emerald wonders. His eyes were ,however, fixed on her forehead." Don't move, " He leaned forward over her, before she could even move after his warning. He opened his moist mouth and started licking the blood away from Liana's face, as if he was a mother to some wild pup.It took Liana a few moments to realise what was happening to her. She pushed him away with all her might , but he didn't seem to budge even a millimeter. He was thick like a rock."There.That's nicely done. I should have done this before. That cloth was useless to begin with. It would have been better for me to keep it on me instead. " He tapped Liana's head again and shook it hard as if checking a bottle for leak."Ouch! You are hurting me. Just stop already, " Liana pushed him again. This time he moved. But was it voluntarily or had Liana's force increased, she couldn't tell. She looked at her own hands, wondering, when she suddenly remembered about Damian."Where is my boy? Where is Damian? " She stood up this time with absolutely no problem."Damian? My boy? What are you even talking about? " He distorted her words like a kindergarteners, repeating them."Do you even know him? " He aimed his hands towards the tree Liana was standing by. From the branches, came down her baby boy, still wrapped warm and tight, sleeping without a worry in the world. She ran towards him and pulled him down on her lap and started kissing him frantically. The baby smiled as he slept, as if dreaming."You even smile, you little brat. " The creature retorted as Damian smiled. "You are such an actor. "Liana looked up at him, with eyes filled with anger, wonder and confusion.He definitely sensed that and began, " Human, do you have any idea who you are dealing with right now? Do you? Of course you don't. I am the king and lord of the mighty Dragon realm. The one and only ruler of the blessed dynasty, the robust and fearsome, Draco. "He said that with an air of drum rolling in the background and trumpets blowing all around. He stood there like that for a few moments with an air full of grandeur, waiting for Liana to perhaps collapse with shame. But she kept staring at him without batting an eyelid, while still cuddling and hugging Damian.He seemed very annoyed with her nonchalance. He walked up to her slowly and pulled her up so she was staring right into his eyes, with her feet hanging above the ground." You don't get it. Do you? I am the Dragon king. And this, " He said, pointing at Damian in her arms, " is my one and only son. "This time Liana reacted. Her eyes grew wider and her lips parted, leaving her mouth wide open. There was visible signs of wonder with shock in them.Liana's mind instantly traveled back to the time when she had first found her adopted son, her life, her Damian - Liana was sitting by the window, gazing at the bright red moon.It wasn't very often that one got to catch a glimpse of the crimson ball.The sky was crispy clear too. It looked magical from every angle.She had found herself drawn to another dimension, simply by staring at it. Things weren't very good at home either. She had just hung up after yet another heated argument with her mother. Ever since her father died, her mother had been a totally different person. She had left Liana in the care of workers and set off, wanting to make a fortune for herself. She sure was successful in multiplying the wealth her father had left behind. But she had no room or space for Liana in her world anymore. Liana was just another liability for her. The only time she had for Liana was to sign her monthly allowance cheque. At first it deeply disturbed Liana. She was very close with her fa
Liana looked to and fro. There was no mistake that Draco and Damian shared striking resemblance. The hair line, the jaw, even the way their eyebrows moved were similar. As Liana stared she could clearly see that the olive in their eye sparkled with the same hue. "You can see it, can't you? " Draco pulled Liana closer as she looked up, puzzled as to what she aught to have seen. "See what? You mean... " she was about the mention the unquestionable similarities but as usual she was cut short by him. " The mark. The Dynasty Marking. You can see it right? " Liana had no clue what Draco was implying but she felt an urgent need to get away from his iron grip. The way his hands held her at the middle of her spine made a constant tingling sensation run around her core and belly. She looked up into his eye, one last time, in a attempt to correctly answer his question so he would let her go. There was a distinct spiral in the iris, around which was wrapped a serpent like something. But it ha
There was quick successions of tapping on the roof top followed by a few chilly winds. Even the hair strands on Liana's body, screamed in panic. It was like watching some horror show, holding your breath anticipating, but the difference was she was actually living inside it. Liana started having an emptiness growing inside her pit. Like something was sucking at her very core and it's made her weak at her knees. " Steady! They can sense fear and pain. " Draco ordered, helping Liana recuperate. The glass at the back shattered as Liana saw what she should not have seen. A deformed face with bifurcated eyes. Made of thick dark smog, dripping as it crawled, inhumanely upside down, hanging from the wall. It jumped from one side , then it went to the next, but before Liana could move, it was standing against her breast. She felt the cold sweat form on her forehead and under the nose. It tilted itself in strange angles as above Liana's head it rose. " Surrender! By your Majesty's Order!
Liana turned the tap off to sush the sound of the running water. "Did you get the television on all by yourself? "Liana peeped over from the kitchen sink as the sound from the Hall blasted her ear drums. Draco looked at Liana with such an expression that was a mixture of disbelief with wonder. "What does your question even mean? " Of course he sounded very offended. " Oh! So you did switch it on by yourself. My bad. I thought you were some kind of an ancient Dad. I mean like from the books - 'Old, grumpy, rustic dragons, vicious and wild, eager to take over lands'... "but yet again Liana was cut short as Draco jumped over the couch and was beside her even before her eyelids could move up half a milimeter. "I don't no about the rest but they did get the vicious part correct, " He pulled her close with one hand behind her waist as she lifted both her dirty hands, still inside the washing gloves. "and if you so insist, we can check about the authenticity about the Wild, title, "
The crystalline dew, resting on the transparent leaf of the Olive Tree beside her window looked as surreal as her marriage prospect with the King. Draco, the mighty, popular, philanderer, sybarite owner of the present Dragon realm. He was the most self-centred person she had ever known. Most vicious, hot headed, even cruel to some extent. But then why didn't she oppose the proposal? Why wasn't she upset when they sent the betrothal gifts? Moreover, why did her heart leap with joy, every time they mentioned him? Kiara had grown up with the rest of the Royal children, Draco and his brethren. She was the daughter of Draco's father's most trusted Officer. From the moment her eyes had layed it's glance on Draco, her heart wasn't her's anymore. She had fallen badly in love with a man, who was devoid of pitiful emotions. Her heart beat everytime he moved past her. At every word he uttered. Even though he was always surrounded with girls. For Kiara , it never mattered. "He is here my lady
Kiara had her limp body carried inside the mossy cave by the maid she had chosen to be her confidant. "Hold on my lady. We are almost there. "The poor thing kept reassuring. But Kiara was in no stare to share her care. They were both doomed. Both knew none of them would leave that cave alive. Yet they had to do what needed to be done. The Heir was very important to the King. Kiara tangled the Vines of Youth in both her hands, drawing a few more drops of strength from them. They were inside the Eternal Cave. It was a one way route. But that was the precise reason Kiara had chosen to come there. That was the only place they would not be found. Kiara knew her Kingdom was in deep trouble, the moment she realised she had been poisoned. But she dared not divulge the fact, least it would ensure choas and further harm her lad. Yes her lad. She was told it would be a boy. She had been blessed by the Guardian Mother's in the Floral fields of their Dragon Realm. " My lady. Bear a little.
Liana found herself in the middle of the white ocean once again. The waves. The current. Tossing her turning her. Playing with her. Like they were in an endless game. It wasn't the first time she found her in that serenity. This place was somewhere she visit quite a lot in her haze. She looked around at the bright aura surrounding the environment. It felt like a mother's lap. The warmth. The peace. The mellowness. It felt more like a mother's womb, to be very precise. Liana shifted a little. There was something blocking the lights from reaching her face. She tried removing it with both her hands but without any success. " Aaawww! " Liana sank as she tried chasing the shadow further, but she fell with a loud thud, on her shin. " Mummy! " She yelled, rubbing her bruise, and her drooling lips. " Do you always dance in your sleep? ""Gosh! GOD! DRACO! " Liana caught her chest, startled by the questioning Draco, staring in her face. He moved back at her remark. Then kept staring, sta
"Liana! Liana! Are you alright? LIANA? "It was Draco's voice. But why was he yelling at me? "AAARRGGHH"There was something hurting deep inside my chest. It was so sore that it made it impossible for me to even turn. "LIANA.OPEN YOUR EYES! "was that a command? How dare he? Did he have any idea that something inside was ablaze? " Liana. You have to open your eyes. It's almost time. Fight it! Fight the urge. "What in the earth was he talking about? What urge? Open eyes? Liana tried to turn once more but yet again the excruciating pain made her give up. "LIANA."There he goes again. Alright. Alright.Turning around felt like a more comfortable option but,let's try opening my eyes instead. What just happened? Since when did my eyes start feeling like lead? "LIANA.WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME."What time what was the rush. Besides, it looked like I was going to need fresh lessons as to ' how to open ones eye'. What exactly was going on. Like a tsunami the incident in Damian's room