The Selection: Bride Of The Dark Dragon

DERRIEN

What am I even doing here? This is so not like me to waste time like this. Pointlessly.

But somehow every time she smiles I feel that the delay was worth it.

Mira… My dragon reacts to her every time she is near. She can calm him down or make him furious with a flip of her finger. And I still have no idea why.

I want her with me at all times. She is intoxicating in the best sense of the word.

I send the stupid boat to the lake and watch it for some time before raising my eyes and seeing Mira. Her red hair sparkling among all those lights. She is like a rare precious jewel… Captivating. Mine.

“Look, your boat is on the way to that one with a flower. And I think it belongs to that hottie down there!”, I hear some guys laugh next to me. Some boat is on the way to Mira’s and I don’t even notice how I burn it to ashes. No one is touching what’s mine.

I then make sure that my boat sticks to hers and look at her reaction. She is biting her l*p, obviously trying not to laugh. One of the young men next to me swears loudly and girls at the other bank giggle hearing that.

She gestures me to meet her back at the bridge where we parted and disappears into the crowd. I don’t see her for just mere seconds, but the dragon inside becomes restless. Something is wrong!

I transport myself to her, not caring in the world if someone sees me. The crowd at the lake is huge, but soon I see her walking out, one hand in her pocket, looking frustrated. Something happened and I know it.

“Mira!”, I grab her by her hand and pull her into my arms, checking if she was hurt. She has several other scents on her, which is not surprising considering how many people must have touched her in that swarm. Her aura is fine and she looks at me as if she was frightened.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Rien”, she smiles at me and my dragon calms down. That beast is really dependent on her now…

“Are you alright?” I ask just in case and she nods, “Then we need to go back, Mira. I am afraid the date is over.”

“It’s getting late anyway”, she agrees and relaxes in my embrace, a warm feeling spreads over my heart. I love it when she does it.

Dark flames surround us and I bring her into her chambers. She looks at me with her clear green eyes and the need to take her here and now, to possess her once again, grows inside me.

“Rien”, she whispers and the sound of my nickname on her lips drives me crazy. I grasp her head, tugging onto her silky hair, slamming my lips into hers, and tasting her once again. Perfection…

A call comes through my mind and I shake it off. Damn it! Not now!

Only one person in the world would dare to make a mental call to me. And that’s my uncle – the Emperor. And even he would only use it in case of emergencies. f**k!

I break our k**s and she looks questioningly at me. Damn it. There is nothing more I want now than to take her to bed and stay with her until morning… But the duty weighs on me.

“Mira”, I say, surprised at how croaked my voice is, “I am so sorry but I have just been called urgently. I need to go..”

“Really?”, she looks disappointed and it makes me smile when she pouts her lips. I k**s her once again almost not being able to end it…

“Little mage, I would make it up to you when I come back. I promise,” I whisper to her, making her blush.

“I’ll be waiting,” she doesn’t look at me when she says it, she is still so not used to all this. And I like it.

“Do not take it off”, I slide my hand to the pendant I gave her, “As long as you are wearing it, everyone knows you are mine, Mira.”

“It will be on me at all times,” she nods, blushing more and before I do something stupid, I give her a quick k**s on the forehead and transport myself to the palace…

MIRA

He left and the room suddenly feels so empty. Sometimes the effect this man has on me scares me…

However, I don’t think long before I slide my hand into my pocket and get the thing that Derreck gave me out. It’s a silver ring, an emblem of his house – a lion is on it. But I know exactly what it really is. A communicator. An expensive artifact that helps the members of their family to always be able to connect to each other.

Not thinking long, I check that Derrien’s barrier is still in my room. And since he himself is gone, it would be the best time to talk to my friends.

I put the ring on and come to the mirror. Swiping my hand across the surface, I send the signal and wait. Just a few seconds later I see Dereck’s worried face.

“Mira!”, he breathes out my name and smiles.

“Hi”, I wave at him and notice that he is completely alone.

“I knew that was you!”, he exclaims happily, “How are you? Do they hurt you? Are you safe?”

“I am fine, thanks”, I smile, “How in heavens have you recognized me?”

“I have been your partners for years, Di”, the guy chuckles, “I sensed you first and then, when I was holding you, you tucked your hair behind your ear… You always do that sort of thing…”

“Seriously? Is that it?”, I am shocked, “I would have never recognized you like that!”

“This is not something to be proud of”, he snorts, “I had a hunch after that and went to observe you. And after watching you for a while I had no doubts that it’s you…”

I stop smiling, realizing that he has seen everything… Everything Derrien and I were doing…

“Don’t worry, Mira,” he says dryly, “I understand. You have to survive there. They forced you into all of this and…”

“It’s not like that,” I sign, “Everything is way more complicated…”

“It doesn’t matter”, Dereck interrupts me, “I have not been wasting my time here. I have a plan, Mira. This time it’s a good one. We will get you out of there.”

“Oh, Der, please don’t”, I sit down in a chair next to the mirror and rub my forehead, “This is way too risky. The more I find out about gerdians the more I realize that this is it for me. And also… Um, I don’t know how to say it… It’s not that terrible… It’s…”

“Mira!”, he seems not happy to hear what I am saying, “Please, trust me. You will never be safe there. Girls that go there are as good as dead!”

I shrug at the words.

“Der, do you know something?”, I ask him and see him tense.

“I know that I am getting you out of there!” he looks like he has already decided everything, “I just need you to hang out and stay safe for a few more days. But I also need you to be ready for us.”

“Please, cancel everything”, I spring back to my feet, “If you try anything stupid…”

A knock on my door interrupts our conversation.

“I need to go, Di”, Dereck smiles softly, “I have a lot of work. It was really nice to see you.”

And with that, the image of him disappears in my mirror.

Another knock and I realize that someone is behind my door.

Slowly, I gather myself and walk to the living room to see who it is.

But as soon as I open it, I gasp. This is the last person I expected to see…