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The Commander's Mistaken Mate
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00:00I married the Black Dragon Commander, Kalen.
00:02We were said to be 100% compatible.
00:05For two years, he never interested in me.
00:08Today, I found out the match was a lie.
00:11That explained why Kalen was always so cold.
00:13Underneath me, Kalen frowned.
00:15His golden pupils flared with dragon heat.
00:18Are we doing this or not? I have matters to attend to.
00:21I quickly put on my coat and stepped aside.
00:24Let's not. You go ahead.
00:26Kalen's brow tightened.
00:28Are you sure?
00:29Absolutely sure.
00:31He studied me.
00:32He put on his military uniform.
00:34Gold braid glinted against his heated skin.
00:37As soon as he left, I dialed the Covenant.
00:39What is going on?
00:41We apologize, Ms. Lyra.
00:42Database upgrade revealed a matching error.
00:45Commander Kalen is not your true soulmate.
00:47We've been married for two years and you're only telling me now?
00:51We're sorry.
00:52He still has an 80% compatibility with you.
00:55Theoretically, your marriage shouldn't be affected.
00:57You said theoretically.
00:59What about in reality?
01:00The staffer fell silent.
01:02In reality, your 100% match is someone else.
01:08Who?
01:09We're retrieving the corrupted file.
01:11Has Kalen been notified?
01:13Not yet.
01:14He blocked us.
01:15Yeah, Kalen loathed for assigning him a human wife.
01:19Don't tell him yet.
01:20I'll handle it.
01:22We are counting on you, Lyra.
01:24This was a dragon-ruled kingdom.
01:26Kalen was its all-powerful high commander.
01:29I was a human stranded here five years ago, barely surviving.
01:33When the Bureau found me, I agreed to the match at once.
01:36I wanted his connections to go home.
01:38But Kalen didn't want me.
01:40Human dragon marriages were rare.
01:42He only agreed because of the 100% compatibility claim.
01:45I tried everything to win him over, to seduce him.
01:49He hated every move.
01:51I even threatened to call him impotent if he refused.
01:53He endured my touch, cold and resentful.
01:56Until today, the truth came out.
01:59Kalen could never love me.
02:01For dragons, soul bond is everything.
02:0480% meant nothing.
02:05Only 100% could open his heart.
02:08I thought back to two years.
02:10A chill struck me.
02:11When he learns the truth, will he burn me to ashes?
02:17I stopped messaging Kalen after that call.
02:20A week later, he messaged first.
02:23I've sent a physician to check you.
02:25I'm not sick.
02:26The housekeeper said you've been distracted.
02:28You stopped shopping.
02:29Are you well?
02:30I'm fine.
02:32Fine.
02:33Before, I'd boldly say I loved him or wanted him.
02:37Now, I said nothing.
02:39I'm coming home tomorrow.
02:40I immediately messaged rapidly, then sent a voice note.
02:44So soon?
02:45No need to rush.
02:46I'm fine.
02:47Focus on your duty.
02:48The kingdom needs you.
02:49Don't worry about us.
02:50Kalen didn't reply.
02:52Half an hour later, he walked in.
02:55He looked like he'd raced through a storm to get to me.
02:58He didn't even take off his uniform.
03:00He pressed his hand to my forehead.
03:02Temperature normal?
03:03Breathing normal?
03:04Scent normal?
03:05You're not sick?
03:09I keep telling you, I'm fine.
03:12Then why have you stopped going out?
03:15Your favorite brand drops new pieces every Monday.
03:18You used to come home loaded with bags.
03:20Trying to save you some money.
03:22Whatever you spend, I can earn back.
03:23We didn't marry for me to pinch pennies.
03:25I couldn't tell him that we would be divorced soon enough.
03:28In the silence, Kalen swept me into his arms toward the bedroom.
03:31You always wanted me to wear this uniform while we do something.
03:36Let's do it today, just this once.
03:39No, no!
03:40I scrambled out of his grip.
03:42You must be exhausted from work.
03:44I'd be a beast if I jumped all over you the minute you walked through the door.
03:49You rest.
03:50I'm not that thirsty.
03:51I'll cook for you.
03:52I scurried to the kitchen.
03:54Glancing back, I saw Kalen standing still, his expression lost.
03:58A moment later, he followed me to the kitchen.
04:01An urgent matter arose.
04:03I have to go back.
04:04Go ahead.
04:05I'll return as soon as I'm done.
04:08Don't rush.
04:09Handle your duties.
04:10Since you're cooking yourself, I have to enjoy this meal.
04:14I had an idea.
04:16Shall I make it and bring it over?
04:17You're always running back and forth.
04:19It's too much.
04:22Very well.
04:23Kalen agreed instantly, surprising me.
04:25He'd never liked me at the headquarters before.
04:29I intended it as an excuse, but he accepted.
04:33Was he not feeling well?
04:34As he left, I handed the cooking to the chef.
04:36When the meal was ready, I headed to headquarters.
04:39The building was massive, radiating the same suffocating pressure as Kalen.
04:44Meet me at the old spot.
04:46Send your adjunct to pick this up.
04:48Come inside.
04:49I've authorized your entry.
04:50Isn't that wrong?
04:51This is top secret.
04:53No outsiders allowed in.
04:54It's fine.
04:55No one will dare stop you.
04:57I usually wait at the gate.
05:01Kalen paused.
05:02Just come in.
05:03Perhaps I was mistaken, but his voice sounded softer.
05:07I didn't want to go in.
05:08We were going to divorce.
05:10Why draw attention?
05:11But Kalen's word was law.
05:12I braced myself and walked in.
05:15Every eye in the building turned to me.
05:17The draconic guards were in their element here.
05:19A human in these halls was an anomaly.
05:22Hey, how did you get in?
05:23Are the guards slacking?
05:24I was Kalen's wife.
05:25Upon learning I was Kalen's wife, they peered at me with contempt.
05:29I caught their disdain.
05:31Kalen's marriage was clearly a joke to them.
05:33Outside his office, a commotion echoed from within.
05:36I heard Kalen say,
05:38Fine.
05:39You were supposed to eat with me.
05:40How could you forget again?
05:43It was Isolde.
05:45A lovely siren whose R-E-A-L shape is a nightingale.
05:49She was the daughter of Kalen's mentor.
05:51I only learned after the wedding.
05:53That, if not for the 100% match.
05:55She would have been his partner.
05:57They were the perfect match.
05:59Kalen was listening to Isolde's tantrum when his nostrils flared.
06:02You're here.
06:03Kalen strode toward me.
06:04I must clarify.
06:05The situation isn't what you think.
06:07My apologies.
06:08I'll leave you to it.
06:09I cut him off.
06:10Clarification?
06:11If there was a mistake, it was mine.
06:13The food is plenty.
06:14You two can share it.
06:15Don't waste it.
06:16I'm off.
06:17Kalen, if you're busy, don't worry about coming home tonight.
06:20I won't leave the lights on.
06:21Kalen's brows knit together.
06:23I didn't look back.
06:24Sprinting away.
06:25Outside, I messaged the Covenant.
06:28Who is my true 100% match?
06:30Is it still unclear?
06:31The data is still being restored, but he definitely has one.
06:35Understood.
06:36I think I know who it is.
06:37Fix it faster.
06:39Your efficiency is a disaster.
06:41Can't you work overtime?
06:42Another message arrived.
06:44Ms. Lyra, your data restoration is almost complete.
06:47I will send your 100% matches info immediately.
06:50Fine.
06:51I spent the evening in solitary bliss.
06:54Unexpectedly, Kalen returned.
06:56I hadn't left a light on.
06:57He stood in the dark, his tall silhouette looming.
07:00I rubbed my eyes.
07:01Why?
07:02Why are you back?
07:04This is my home.
07:05Can't I come home?
07:08I didn't mean that.
07:10Lyra, there's nothing between Islok and me.
07:12It was never like that.
07:13She's just a comrade.
07:15Today's her birthday.
07:16She invited me, and I thought it was a group dinner.
07:19I lost track of time, so she came looking for me.
07:21It's no big deal.
07:23You stood her up.
07:24Did you apologize properly?
07:25I don't know her, but girls are all the same.
07:28Just sweet Tonger.
07:29She'll get over it.
07:30In the dark, his eyes glowed with a faint, draconic green, the mark of a dragon locking
07:35onto its prey.
07:36He asked suddenly,
07:37Are you like that too?
07:39I don't need cattling.
07:40I'm fine.
07:41Suddenly, Kalen hoisted me up.
07:43He became fierce and aggressive, his uniform still on, the cold metal button scraped against
07:48my skin, making me shiver.
07:49I heard the belt buckle click open.
07:51I mustered a sliver of logic.
07:53Wait, the protection!
07:55What?
07:56A condom.
07:57When did you buy this?
07:59Today.
07:59I couldn't tell him I bought them because he'd tried to be intimate earlier.
08:03Why?
08:03Haven't you always wanted a child?
08:05I've changed my mind.
08:06I'm young.
08:07Let's wait.
08:08I once planned to use a baby to climb higher, all for a lead on getting back home.
08:12But it was a dead end.
08:14My priority now was to sever ties before the truth came out.
08:17I held out the protection, but Kalen didn't move.
08:22You've been truly weird lately.
08:24Have I?
08:25Yes.
08:26You used to make the first move every time.
08:28But tonight, no matter how I kissed you, you just shut down.
08:30You used to call me my love nonstop, bug me at work, tease me about my muscles.
08:35Now you only use my name.
08:36What's going on with you?
08:37With things laid out this way, I chose the swift path of honesty.
08:41Kalen, I want a divorce.
08:43What?
08:44Kalen stared at me, shocked, frozen solid.
08:47He asked,
08:48Why?
08:49I don't think we're right for each other.
08:50Our status, our backgrounds, they just don't match.
08:53The compatibility bond says we're perfect together.
08:56But compatibility isn't absolute.
08:58It's just data.
08:59And we are real people.
09:01You and I can't just settle for some number.
09:03Settle?
09:04I nodded carefully.
09:05Isn't that all his cold patience was?
09:07So, that's how you see it.
09:10I need some space.
09:12He left for the balcony without another word.
09:15Kalen was miserable.
09:16Perhaps the divorce request was too sudden.
09:18For a high commander, a perfect, stable marriage was part of his prestige.
09:22Suddenly ending it would bring a torrent of political pressure.
09:26When Kalen returned, he asked again,
09:28Are you sure you want a divorce?
09:30Yes, but no rush.
09:32I'll go along with whatever you arrange.
09:34He was back to being cold and calm.
09:36It'll take some time, true.
09:38My father's birthday dinner is in a few days.
09:40Come with me.
09:41Don't upset him.
09:43We'll talk about everything else after.
09:44That's fine, I can do that.
09:46I was relieved he didn't seem angry.
09:48But just as I let out a breath, Kalen whispered,
09:50So, everything you said before, was it all a lie?
09:53What?
09:54I didn't hear that.
09:56Nothing.
09:57Go to sleep.
09:58Good night.
09:59He turned and walked out of the bedroom.
10:04The Covenant sent over the data on my real match.
10:07Like me, he was human.
10:09His name was Dorian, a young genius scientist.
10:12He was nearly Kalen's height and build.
10:14In this world of powerful beastmen,
10:16he earned his high status and fortune with his brilliant mind alone.
10:21The file had his contact info, which meant he already knew I existed.
10:25They only leave their details if one side is willing to recognize the other.
10:29But I didn't reach out to Dorian.
10:30I was still Kalen's wife.
10:32I didn't want to make things messy.
10:34Besides, I would eventually return to my own world.
10:36No need to write more tragedy into my story.
10:39On the weekend, Kalen came to pick me up for the banquet.
10:42On the way, he said,
10:44You'll have to put up with some things today.
10:46We have to act like we're deeply in love.
10:49Don't worry.
10:50My eyes will be only for you.
10:52One more thing.
10:53My brother's coming back.
10:54You have a brother?
10:56Why have you never mentioned him?
10:58He's my half-brother.
10:59My mother's son from her first marriage.
11:01He's human.
11:02Human?
11:05Yes.
11:06My mother was human.
11:08Strictly speaking, I am a half-breed.
11:11In this world, lineage was everything.
11:13Half-breeds were looked down upon even more than humans.
11:16I'd heard rumors, but hearing him admit it so openly still shocked me.
11:20The pressure he must have felt to get where he was was unimaginable.
11:25Yet, he didn't seem bothered at all.
11:28We reached the estate.
11:29His father had been a powerful figure, and the banquet was filled with high society.
11:33I held onto Kalen's arm, ignoring all the stares.
11:37Kalen.
11:37An old friend greeted us.
11:38Is this your 100% match?
11:40What does a perfect bond feel like?
11:43Tell us.
11:4570% is already rare enough.
11:47Right.
11:47I'd rather not say.
11:49I'd hate to make you jealous.
11:50You're such a tease.
11:52But honestly, we're all envious.
11:54They say real soulmates feel something physical the second they meet.
11:59Yeah.
12:00A sudden spark.
12:01A racing heart.
12:02Is that what it's like?
12:02It was the first time I'd heard that.
12:05I thought back to the first time I met Kalen.
12:07None of that had happened.
12:08If he hadn't felt it either, wouldn't he have figured out the data was wrong?
12:12I looked up at him, but his face was totally calm.
12:15It's more than that.
12:16He said steadily.
12:18It's an overwhelming urge to possess the other.
12:21Or be possessed.
12:24His friend sighed at his unusual display of affection.
12:28Unaware that I was breaking out in a cold sweat.
12:31Why was he looking at me?
12:32Did he suspect the data was wrong?
12:35Was he planning to burn down the covenant?
12:37I hoped if he did, he'd spare me.
12:39The banquet began.
12:41I have called you here for an urgent announcement.
12:43My wife passed away long ago.
12:45Before she married me, she had a son.
12:47After she passed away, her eldest son stayed with his grandmother.
12:50He came to live with us after my mother-in-law died.
12:53All these years later, we've grown as close as real father and son.
12:56Today, I officially declare him a true member of the family of Ashworth.
12:59The room fell silent.
13:00His father's history was legend.
13:04A powerful black dragon lord who had defied his kin to marry a human widow.
13:08Does this not bother you?
13:10Bother me?
13:12He's human, yet he's to be your brother.
13:15My mother was human.
13:17You are human.
13:18His candor surprised me.
13:20Come, Dorian.
13:21Come meet everyone.
13:22At the sound of his name, my mind went blank.
13:25The air seemed to shift.
13:27I looked up and saw him.
13:30Dorian.
13:30My true 100% match.
13:35Dorian's gaze cut through the crowd, locking straight onto me.
13:38In that split second, my heart seized.
13:40Every cell in me screaming to merge with him.
13:43But it was only a flicker.
13:44I was human, and humans had the will to master their base instincts.
13:47Dorian's eyes fell on my arms, still entwined with Kalen's.
13:50His face unreadable.
13:52He had control over himself as well.
13:54The patriarch guided Dorian through the crowd until they reached us.
13:57Dorian greeted Kalen first.
13:59Three years, brother.
14:00You've grown.
14:01Are you almost 1.9 meters now?
14:03Nearly.
14:031.89.
14:05You locked yourself away for three years for your research and didn't even come home.
14:08But I am back now.
14:10This is Lyra, my wife.
14:11I invited you to the wedding, but you were too busy.
14:15My bad.
14:16I'll make it up to you with three drinks.
14:18Fair enough.
14:19Juana, I'll drink with you to today.
14:21Lyra, you don't mind?
14:23Go ahead.
14:24Don't worry about me.
14:26After a few rounds of wine, Dorian's faint, ethereal scent seemed to seep into my bones.
14:33I excused myself to the terrace for air.
14:35The cool breeze cleared my head.
14:38Moments later, footsteps approached.
14:41Lyra, may I call you that?
14:44I was always curious why my soulmate never contacted me.
14:47Seeing you now, I understand.
14:50The Covenant messed up the data.
14:53I thought I was a perfect match with Kalen.
14:55I see.
14:57It isn't the first time they've made a mistake.
14:59But Kalen doesn't know, does he?
15:01We should keep it between us.
15:04He doesn't?
15:06Hmm?
15:06I had to admit, back in my original world, Dorian would have been my ideal type.
15:12Tall, lean, handsome, and brilliant.
15:16He checked every box.
15:18The Covenant is panicking over how to break it to him.
15:23How incompetent.
15:24Sounds like they've never been crushed by the grind of a real career.
15:28Exactly.
15:29If I were their boss, I'd make them work 9-6 treadzils.
15:32At their efficiency, even zeroing 7 wouldn't save them.
15:37Wait!
15:40You know that too?
15:41How could you?
15:44I thought you grew up here.
15:48Maybe I didn't even get here as early as you did.
15:50When did you come here?
15:52Five years ago.
15:53You?
15:55A while before that.
15:57Dorian's polished facade cracked, his posture relaxing.
16:01How have you been holding up in this draconic hellhole?
16:04It's insane!
16:05I want to go home!
16:07Soon.
16:08What?
16:10The human world and the beastman world exist in separate spatial dimensions.
16:14My father brought me here.
16:16I've been doing this research to find a way to travel between the two realms.
16:20The results are promising.
16:21We should be able to return shortly.
16:23My God!
16:25Are you a saint?
16:27Just a little bit of science.
16:29It's all in the math.
16:30Dorian flashed a hand gesture from our original world.
16:34A surge of camaraderie filled the space between us.
16:37Back home, I was the youngest researcher published in the journals.
16:41It was you!
16:42I saw your headlines!
16:44It's them from police and out of journals.
16:46I remembered a brilliant young prodigy whose face was plastered everywhere.
16:50I'm so happy to be here with you.
16:57We didn't notice the shadow falling over us from behind.
17:01Lyra, there you are.
17:04Caelan stepped out of the darkness.
17:08Caelan's demeanor had shifted from gentle to icy.
17:11His eyes were the golden slitted pupils of a black dragon.
17:14He fixed on Dorian with predatory intent.
17:17Dorian didn't flinch.
17:18Lyra and I were just reminiscing.
17:20Father is still waiting for you.
17:24Indeed.
17:26By the way, Lyra, feel free to visit my lab whenever you like.
17:30Get him away from you.
17:32Caelan pulled me against him.
17:33His hand gripped where Dorian had just brushed.
17:36What were you talking about?
17:38You seemed quite happy.
17:40His voice was calm, but the air around them crackled with tension.
17:43Just some lab work.
17:45Are you going to his laboratory?
17:49I... perhaps.
17:50I gritted my teeth, forcing myself to remain calm.
17:54It was the first time I truly felt the sheer terrifying power of the dragon.
17:59He was human-shaped.
18:01Yet, I could almost feel his invisible claws grazing my skin, marking me as his property.
18:08His possessiveness had erupted.
18:11I knew it was not love.
18:12It was the primal territoriality of the black dragon.
18:17Visiting Dorian's laboratory was non-negotiable.
18:20I needed to see that machine.
18:21My only ticket back to my own world.
18:24The moment Caelan left for his duties the next morning, I slipped out.
18:28Dorian walked me through his research.
18:30His words igniting a flicker of hope in my chest.
18:33Time vanished in that sterile, alchemical space.
18:37It wasn't until dusk I realized my phone was flooded with Caelan's missed calls and messages.
18:41Caelan's looking for you?
18:43Yes.
18:44You said he wasn't exactly warm.
18:46What changed?
18:48Who knows?
18:51Probably the possessiveness of a dragon in his prime.
18:57We stepped out together.
18:59We ran into Caelan the second we reached the ground floor.
19:02He'd been waiting there for hours, his eyes bloodshot.
19:07My scout said you were here.
19:08I didn't want to believe it, but it's true.
19:11I'm sorry.
19:12I didn't check my phone.
19:16He reached out to me.
19:18Enough.
19:19Can we go home?
19:22I followed him silently.
19:25Liva, I can't escort you home day.
19:27What a pity.
19:29Come back tomorrow.
19:30I have more to show you.
19:31She won't be coming back.
19:35That remains to be seen.
19:37Caelan, you once invited me to your estate.
19:40I'd love to see where you and Lyra live.
19:42It's not convenient.
19:44My apologies, I didn't realize.
19:45I suppose I don't have a home to visit anymore, do I?
19:48My parents are gone.
19:50Lyra, babe.
19:51Is he always this stifling?
19:52Is that name yours to use?
19:54Just a joke, Caelan.
19:55With such a possessive grip, what will you do if she's stolen away?
19:59That will never happen.
20:00I love Lyra, and she loves me.
20:03I envy you.
20:04Though the Covenant told me I also have a 100% soul match.
20:07Dorian, I would not hesitate to kill you right here.
20:10The situation was spiraling out of control.
20:14I finally snapped back to my senses and tugged at Caelan's sleeve.
20:18Let's go home.
20:47Let's go home.
20:48I had agreed to discuss it after the banquet.
20:51You really want to leave?
20:54Because of him?
20:57Not because of him.
20:59But I have my reasons.
21:01I had only wanted a divorce because of the data error.
21:04Now, I wanted to go home.
21:06If he didn't love me, I should free him before I vanished.
21:10Caelan fell silent.
21:12I thought he was already drawing up the divorce papers.
21:15But the moment we got home, he pushed me into the bathroom.
21:19What are you doing?
21:20A bath.
21:21You're covered of his scent.
21:22It has to be washed off.
21:24These clothes are going too.
21:25I can do it myself.
21:27No.
21:27I can't trust anyone but myself.
21:31Caelan scrubbed me with obsessive force.
21:34The shower soaking his dress shirt.
21:36He was losing control.
21:38His pupils were fully draconic.
21:40He'd entered his mating rut early.
21:42When we finished, he tossed a set of clothes at me.
21:45It was the exact set I'd planned to wear to seduce him the day the data changed.
21:49He forced me into them without a word.
21:53I had underestimated the terrifying power of a dragon in rut.
21:57The delicate fabric shredded in seconds under his touch.
22:01Go change.
22:02You're soaked.
22:06Caelan left, only to return in his crisp, forbidden military uniform.
22:11He wore it like a second skin, his expression blank, as he dragged me back into the abyss.
22:18You're hiding something from me.
22:23I can feel it.
22:24I never knew a dragon's tears could burn like lava.
22:27You were so happy talking to him.
22:29Will you be with him after the divorce?
22:31Or another man?
22:32Can we not get divorced?
22:37The night ended with me passing out.
22:40The night ended in my unconsciousness.
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