All Chapters of The Dragon Queen: Runaway Bride : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“How dare you, Pandora?” my father’s voice boomed across the room. “You dare try to run away from me.” He kept yelling at me.“Oh, please, Father!” I fired back sarcastically. “I’m twenty-two, Father, twenty-two! I’m not a kid anymore who can’t make decisions. I’m old enough to do things on my own, yet you never let me do anything.” My long, shiny gold hair that had been packed neatly fell down to my shoulders, my blue sparkling eyes showing a spark of rage as I yelled back at him.He stood up from his throne and walked toward me, and the next thing I felt was a resounding slap across my face. I held my left cheek with my left hand and stared at him, my hair already falling across my face as I breathed heavily. My father just slapped me.“My King!” my mother came down from her seat on the throne and rushed toward him, holding his hands. The guards didn’t flinch; they all remained in their positions.“You will not speak to me in that manner,” my father warned me.“I hate you. I really

I slowly opened my eyes, the mud under me reminded me that I was still alive. I looked around immediately and saw Maria, thank goodness we were safe, but barely. It seemed the river had carried us far from the castle.Maria groaned beside me, her face was pale and stained with blood and dirt. "Pan..... are you okay?" she whispered, her voice was trembling. I reached over to her and touched her shoulder. "I'm fine," I said softly. "We're alive, somehow. But you don't look too good," I whispered back to her, worry showing all over my face."I'll be fine, it's just a little scratch that's all," she replied, wincing in pain as she tried to sit up.The sun hadn't fully risen, its dull light was casting over a forest unlike anything I had ever seen. The trees were literally taller, thicker and the leaves were much darker than the ones in the garden back home. I saw strange birds with very bright feathers hopping and flying on the branches. Even small animals just ran around our feet, unafra

“What is that?” I asked, looking at the wormy thing Prince Valdanus called food. “Food, dear Princess. It's one of Scorish's special delicacy,” Valdanus said as he handed me the plate containing the thing. I glanced at Maria that was sitting beside me as she was ravishly eating the food like she hadn't eaten in months. “Maria,” I whispered to her and gave her a small kick on the leg, and she came to her senses. “Sorry, pan, got carried away with the deliciousness. What's it called?” Maria directed the question to Prince Valdanus. “Spaghetti,” Valdanus answered. “Ah, yes, spaghetti. You should try it. It's really delicious.” Maria nudged and continued to eat. I looked at the food again and picked up the spoon and scooped some spaghetti and quickly put it in my mouth, and in that moment my mouth exploded in the wonderful taste. My eyes shone with excitement as I nodded that it was good. “See, told you. A special delicacy,” Valdanus said as he smiled and stared at me. His stare made

I woke up the next morning feeling like I hadn’t slept at all. My body was on the bed, but my mind was still at the window, still stuck on the way the dragon had looked at me. I sat up slowly, my heart already beating faster than normal.Please don’t start. I just woke up. I thought as i clenched my dress. Maria was still asleep beside me, curled up like a baby. I watched her for a moment before standing up quietly. The room suddenly felt too small, like the walls were closing in.I didn’t even think about it. I just walked toward the window again. I didn’t know what I expected to see…probably nothing. Or maybe I just wanted to prove to myself that I imagined everything.But of course, it was real.The moment I looked outside, there it was. The dragon was still there. It wasn’t far, it was resting near the far end of the palace grounds, its large body still and calm. But its eyes… they lifted and locked onto me again.Here we go again.“Not again,” I whispered under my breath.I stepp

My fingers were just about to touch the dragon.“Stop!”The voice cut through the air so sharply that I froze instantly. My hand hung in the air, trembling. The dragon didn’t move, but I slowly pulled my hand back.Footsteps rushed toward us. I turned and saw guards running in from different directions. Their faces were tense, their hands already on their weapons. Behind them, Valdanus was moving quickly, his eyes fixed on me.“Step away from it,” one of the guards ordered.I didn’t argue. I took a step back, my heart racing. The dragon lifted its head slightly, letting out a low sound, but it didn’t attack. Valdanus reached me within seconds. “Are you hurt?”I shook my head. “No… it didn’t do anything.”He glanced at the dragon, then back at me. His expression was hard to read. “You shouldn’t have been this close.”“I didn’t plan it,” I said quietly. “It came to me.”That made him pause. Behind him, more guards gathered, forming a barrier between me and the dragon. Still, it didn’t l