Lahat ng Kabanata ng Under the Dragon's Protection: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

It'd been a couple of weeks since Iris found herself in a new city for the nth time in the past thousand years. There was no place on Earth that she hadn't been to before, but her agelessness made it impossible to stay in one place for too long. Immortality was a curse, she was well aware of it. But add an evil foster brother to it and eternity is a whole new level of hell. The first thing she did after reaching this new city was to contact one of her centuries-old friends and ask him to meet her. Seemed like normal days of settling into a new city to anyone, but nothing was normal. And on top of it all, Iris couldn't shake the feeling of always being watched, even in the confines of her cozy apartment. She was aware of her brother always keeping an eye on her, that was how he made sure to destroy even a single moment of bliss she could gather, but this felt different and she couldn't put her finger on it. Since she couldn't do anything about it, she allowed herself to go on about h

Iris's head felt heavy as she dizzily opened her eyes. It felt like an eternity when she was last time intoxicated enough to pass out or made to blackout. The former was due to her extra fast metabolism that made it hard for her to become drunk. The latter, though, was scary and brought very bad memories. Since she hadn't been drinking before passing out, she remembered the handsome Dominic guy with his henchman, clearly sent by her brother to torment her. One of them must've drugged her. That must be why it was hard to focus on her thoughts and she felt like she was in a car. A tranquillizer strong enough to take her down was only present in Y's stash. So many terrifying outcomes made her want to cry out, but her tranquillized body wouldn't cooperate. Dom felt his mate stir and open her eyes. He could see she was struggling to keep them open, keep herself awake and also recognize where she was. The moment her mind registered where she was and what had been done to her, her senses

The reality of being kidnapped by a person who could legit turn himself into a dragon was a scary one. Iris was trying to come to terms with it all when the three women heard an explosion that seemed just outside the wall-sized window. Lady Marie suddenly got into a high-alert mode and ordered Sussane, "The duty to comfort and protect your Alpha lady is on you now child, prove your worth."* With that, she was out of the room as quickly as sound. Iris looked at Sussane alarmed, "What was that? What is happening? What did Lady Marie mean by Alpha Lady? Was she referring to me? What do I need comfort and protection from? Why did she ask you to prove your worth? Is it Dragon Dominic?" The questions poured from her lips like water from a waterfall but Sussane simply replied, "There are two things you should know, Lady Hanson. One, There are things like answering your questions, that I am not allowed to do, only Lady Marie or Alpha McBlaze can, even though I do know the truth, it's not m

"Mate!"The moment that those words left Lady Marie's lips, Iris felt a chill travel down her spine.She was familiar with this bond. It had happened once, a long time ago, when she was newly enhanced. It did not end nicely.#It was when Iris found herself in a random forest somewhere in England when she was only a century old, most of which was either spent in a Japanese temple learning to become a samurai or in a Russian laboratory as a lab rat. She had finally broken out of her lab prison and was currently trying to survive the cold English winter night when an amazing feeling hit her. It felt like home and comfort and warmth.She stood on her guard, ready to run again if need be. She had been through enough already. But that smell materialized in the form of a handsome blonde man with blue eyes smiling kindly at her. That is how she realized she had found home and comfort and warmth in the form of a man. But before that, she had already promised herself to another man, so she cou

Since, apparently, they were having breakfast in the bedroom, Iris didn't want to stay with Dom alone any more than she had already done so far. He did things to her without touching her. He made her heart flutter, the kind of thing that made her confused. Yes, he was her mate and she understood that. That was why she was as hysterical as she was and trying to escape right now, but she needed time to come out of her love phobia. It felt like she had stopped allowing herself to be happy over the centuries, since her brother wouldn't ever allow her to receive the love of a man. Iris asked Lady Marie, "Will you join us for breakfast? I was hoping to get a few questions answered." But their privacy was all in Lady Marie's intentions, "My pretty child, you do not need me for any more answers. Your mate is just as well aware of the past and present as I am. He is quite capable of answering any and every question that you may have." She smiled, sensing her helplessness, and gave some detai