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00:04As the Dragon King's wife, I was supposed to have it all.
00:08Glory. Power. A lifetime of happiness.
00:12Instead, my husband was carving out my heart.
00:15Vane, what are you doing?
00:17The agony ripped through my chest.
00:19He twisted the dagger deeper, trying to make the blood flow faster.
00:22Elena is dying. She needs your heart's blood.
00:25I choked on my own blood.
00:27My sister?
00:28If it weren't for you, she would have taken me.
00:31You tore us apart.
00:33My breath hitched. He loved Elena.
00:36He hated me for choosing him.
00:37In my last life, Elena and I went to the underground auction.
00:40We bought two dragon slaves.
00:42She took the magnificent silver dragon.
00:44Left me with a black dragon, a crippled runt.
00:46For 49 days, I gave everything I had to heal him.
00:50And he barely recovered.
00:52I even tracked down high-tier elixirs to strengthen his bloodline.
00:55I made him the dragon king, and he repaid me by killing me.
00:58His cold, dead eyes burned into my memory as the darkness took me.
01:03Gasped.
01:05My eyes snapped open.
01:07Air rushed into my lungs.
01:09I was back at the underground auction that day.
01:12And this time, there was no way in hell I was choosing him.
01:15Elena stood in front of me.
01:17Just like before, she pointed at the chained dragons.
01:20Sarah?
01:21Let's take those two.
01:22My eyes locked onto the dirt floor.
01:24There he was.
01:26Vein.
01:27His wings were completely mangled.
01:29Most of his scales were ripped out.
01:31The wing bones jotted through his flesh.
01:33For a dragon, wings were pride and power.
01:37For around him, the other dragons flexed theirs.
01:40Scales shimmering like liquid night.
01:43Make up your mind.
01:44Before the others buy up all the prime stock.
01:47In my last life, I actually fell for her act.
01:53Dragons cost a fortune.
01:55I never thought she'd purposely pick the weakest one.
01:59Our father, the Duke, was absolutely furious.
02:01But Elena lied to him.
02:02Father, Sarah insisted on him.
02:04You know how stubborn she gets.
02:05I just had to pay.
02:06Anyway, I chose the strong one.
02:08I'll take him back to the estate first.
02:10And just like that, the useless, crippled Vein was dumped on me.
02:14Not this time.
02:15I wasn't falling for her lies.
02:16You can have him.
02:18I'll take that one.
02:20Straight up the other black dragon.
02:22The one with no expression on his face.
02:23Without a second thought, I tossed my coin pouch to the auctioneer and placed my bid.
02:28Didn't matter which one I picked.
02:30If I could turn a hopeless wreck like Vein into a dragon king, any of these would do.
02:35This time, I just wanted a loyal one.
02:37Seeing her trap fail, Elena's face twisted.
02:41Sarah, are you insane?
02:43Father only gave us so much gold.
02:45What am I supposed to use now?
02:47I gave her a cold look.
02:48How did I never notice before?
02:50She was terrified I'd outshine her.
02:52So she tried to saddle me with a dying cripple.
02:54She'd been plotting against me from the second we entered this auction.
02:57I pointed at Vein.
02:59He was desperately trying to show off his few remaining scales.
03:02That one doesn't look too bad.
03:04Take care of him.
03:05Maybe he'll be worth something someday.
03:08If you're short on coin, just buy him.
03:11Him?
03:12I wouldn't even use that thing as a footstool.
03:16Cool Vein.
03:17In the last life, he thought I tore them apart.
03:19He had no idea Elena actually despised him.
03:22Just like before, Elena bought her silver dragon, Dale.
03:25As I walked away with my black dragon, Orion, a loud crash rang out behind her.
03:30Vein was violently ramming himself against the magic failure.
03:34The surrounding nobles burst into laughter.
03:37What's wrong with that mutt?
03:39Trying to beg for attention?
03:41Who'd waste money on that broken thing?
03:43But Vein ignored them.
03:45His slit pupils were locked on Elena.
03:47I phoned.
03:48Wait.
03:49If Vein reborn too?
03:51If he panicking because precious Elena left him behind?
03:54Staring into his devastated eyes, I smiled.
03:57Having her lifelong fantasy shattered all at once?
04:00That's got a sting, doesn't it?
04:02Without Vein, I returned to the estate in peace.
04:05No screaming from my father this time.
04:08Orion stood in front of me.
04:09His thick, scaled tail thudded across the floor.
04:12Can you shaped?
04:13His lips pressed into a thin line.
04:16He pulled in his wings and horns.
04:19In a flash of dark magic, a muscular man stood in his place.
04:24Only his thick dragon tail remained, dragging on the rug.
04:27Unlike most dragons purchased at auction, Orion didn't look relieved.
04:31His molten gold eyes studied me with cold indifference and pride.
04:36You don't want to be here?
04:38I don't particularly care for it.
04:40The auction has a pecking order for dragons.
04:46If I hadn't bought you, you'd still be stuck fighting in the arena just to hold your place.
04:51I'm not that crippled piece of trash.
04:53I couldn't help but laugh.
04:55He was right.
04:56A dragon who can't keep his wings intact.
04:59Trash.
04:59End of story.
05:01If you don't want to stay, leave.
05:03He was definitely tempted.
05:05What are you doing?
05:06If you're leaving, I'll just buy another dragon.
05:09I'm raising the future dragon king.
05:12Disloyalty?
05:13Not in my house.
05:15Becoming the king of all dragons is their ultimate instinct.
05:18He had the strength.
05:19But strength alone meant nothing.
05:21It could be nurtured.
05:22And I wouldn't raise another traitor like them.
05:25The auction is over.
05:30I turned back and gave him a sweet smile.
05:32I'm a highborn noble.
05:34You think a noble like me would ever run out of places to buy a pet?
05:39For the next few days, I left before dawn, returned after dark.
05:43Orion hadn't left yet, but I needed backup plans.
05:46Then, the unexpected happened.
05:48I was walking through the royal market.
05:50A man came stumbling out of an alleyway.
05:52Ragged, desperate, barely holding himself together.
05:55I recognized him instantly.
05:57It was vain in his human form.
05:59Right in the middle of the crowded street, he dropped to his knees and grabbed my leg.
06:04Sarah, why didn't you take me?
06:06Please, take me back to the estate.
06:09You were supposed to choose me.
06:11My heart skipped a beat.
06:13What?
06:15Sarah, look at me.
06:16Are you really throwing me away?
06:18He really was reborn.
06:20But why come to me?
06:21Why not find his beloved Elena?
06:24Are you insane?
06:25I'm not your master.
06:27Keep your filthy hands off me, slave.
06:30I was just about to lash out and blast him away.
06:33Then, I spotted a shadow standing a few feet away.
06:36Orion.
06:37An idea sparked instantly.
06:39Your wing bones are so badly damaged.
06:42Did the others hurt you?
06:43Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Orion step closer.
06:46I reached out and traced Vane's broken wing bone.
06:49Just like I did in my past life.
06:51I'd healed every inch of him.
06:53I knew exactly where it hurt, and exactly how to soothe it.
06:56Vane shivered in pure pleasure.
06:59Master, please take me home.
07:02Of course I...
07:03A blur of black shot forward.
07:05Orion kicked him across the cobblestones.
07:07I'm still here.
07:11Why did you hit him so hard?
07:13I thought you were leaving.
07:15Why stop me from choosing someone else?
07:17I'm staying.
07:21Vane opened his mouth to beg again.
07:23Instantly, golden dragon fire erupt from Orion's palm.
07:27The heat was suffocating.
07:29Take one more step, and I'll turn your bones to ash.
07:33The flames vanished, leaving a scorched black crater on the street.
07:37I looked at the smoking stones.
07:39Definitely, far stronger than Vane.
07:41To ensure I wouldn't be stabbed in the back again, I forced Orion to enter a blood bond with me.
07:46Can you really make me the dragon king?
07:48I didn't answer.
07:50As his master, I held absolute authority.
07:53Last life, I poured everything into raising Vane, and forgot the most important rule.
07:59Power in someone else's hands is never yours.
08:02If Orion proved loyal, the crown would be his.
08:05If he showed even a hint of betrayal, he'd be nothing but a pet chained to my bed.
08:10Existing only for my pleasure.
08:11If you're hesitating, just leave.
08:13I turned to walk away.
08:15Before I could take a single step, the metallic scent of blood hit the air.
08:19Orion had sliced his palm open, squeezing out a drop of his heart's blood.
08:24I'm yours.
08:25The blood bond was sealed.
08:26When the glow faded, he stood awkwardly beside me, not meeting my eyes.
08:31So, I am your concert now?
08:34A faint flush crept across his pail's face.
08:36I looked down to hide my smile.
08:38Cute.
08:39I tilted my chin toward the massive four-poster bed.
08:43Get in bed.
08:44His face turned completely scarlet.
08:46He took stiff steps towards the mattress.
08:49He even kept his tail hanging on off the side, like he was afraid of dirtying the velvet sheets.
08:55What?
08:57Looking at his flushed face, I almost laughed.
09:01So all that toughness from earlier was just an act?
09:04I walked over.
09:07Ran my fingers over the base of his tail, right where the dark scales met his skin.
09:13You know how this works, don't you?
09:16When nobles buy dragons, we bind ourselves to them.
09:23Which means, you are my husband now.
09:28Orion said nothing.
09:31But when I touched him, his tail gave a faint shiver.
09:35Our eyes met.
09:39Then, he closed his eyes as if accepting his fate.
09:43I let out a soft laugh.
09:45I leaned forward, pulling his head against my chest.
09:50Let's just say, dragon stamina was definitely not a myth.
09:54He utterly wrecked me.
09:57His thick tail was lazily swishing back and forth across the rug.
10:02A dragon's body doesn't lie.
10:04He was in absolute bliss.
10:06From that day on, we spent our days training in magic and swordplay.
10:10Unlike my past life, I trained right alongside him.
10:13If I'm going to stand beside the dragon king, I couldn't be some fragile liability.
10:19A week later, Elena stratted in.
10:22Her silver dragon, Gale, trailed behind her.
10:24Wow.
10:25You really tied yourself to that thing?
10:27With all the gold you threw around, I thought you'd pick something impressive.
10:30Guess not.
10:31He's not even half the dragon Gale is.
10:33I stopped my sword swings and glanced at them.
10:35Gale was massive.
10:36But last life proved muscle meant nothing.
10:38Plus, Elena didn't know how to awaken a dragon's bloodline.
10:41After they bonded, Father handed me full control of the house anyway.
10:45Filthy slave dares to challenge me?
10:47I'm the firstborn of House Stuart.
10:50I give the orders around here.
10:51Gale, teach this mute his place.
10:55Gale lunged forward, summoning a violent gaze.
10:58Orion didn't flinch.
10:59With a flick of his wrist, he cast a magic shield over me, then turned to face the attack.
11:03Perfect.
11:04I'd been waiting to see what my dragon could really do.
11:07The two dragons clashed violently.
11:10For the first few exchanges, they looked evenly matched.
11:14Then Gale was brutally forced of the defensive.
11:17Elena, who'd been so sure of herself just moments ago, lost it, shrieking from the sidelines.
11:22Kill him!
11:23Tear him apart!
11:25What are you waiting?
11:26Finish it!
11:27I've got your back!
11:28Just do it!
11:29Gale tried, but Orion was going for the kill.
11:31Just as Orion grabbed Gale's wing, ready to snap the bone in half, Elena let out a piercing
11:36squeak.
11:37This is the slave you keep?
11:39Sarah!
11:39How dare he do this to my dragon?
11:42Didn't you just order Gale to attack first?
11:45You literally screamed, tear him apart.
11:47The servants in the courtyard heard every word.
11:49If Gale gets hurt, I'll make Father punish you.
11:51Do you have any idea what I paid for him?
11:53We stared each other down.
11:54Finally, I gave Orion a subtle nod to let Gale go.
11:59Smart choice!
12:00Know your place, little sister.
12:03This estate was always meant to be mine.
12:07I should have killed him.
12:10No rush.
12:11I thought she would run to Father and complain.
12:14Instead, she brought Vayne home.
12:16As a servant, the first time he blocked my path in the corridor, I nearly stopped breathing.
12:20What are you doing here?
12:22Elena strolled out from behind a pillar.
12:24Father was right beside her.
12:26Well, well.
12:27Looks like the rumors are true.
12:29What rumors?
12:31Sarah!
12:32You already claimed a consort.
12:34Why are you still messing around with this crippled stray?
12:36If Elena hadn't found him begging at the gates and brought him in to shut him up,
12:40your reputation as a noble lady would have been ruined!
12:43What?
12:44Elena walked up to me, her face alight with smug satisfaction.
12:48She lifted Vayne's chin with her jeweled fan.
12:51Poor thing's been searching all over the kingdom for you,
12:54if you're still so desperate for him.
12:56You should have just bought him at the auction!
12:59Why drag Orion into this?
13:01Sarah!
13:03If you don't fix this scandal immediately,
13:06I will send you to the border cluster!
13:09Then he swept his cape and stormed off.
13:11Elena beamed.
13:13You've got quite the charm, Sarah.
13:16Have fun cleaning up your mess.
13:18She swept away, leaving Vayne kneeling before me.
13:21His eyes burned with longing.
13:24You're that desperate for my attention?
13:26Fine.
13:27You can stay.
13:28Better to keep him close where I could watch him.
13:30Without my heart's blood to sustain him,
13:32surviving at all would be a struggle.
13:34Vayne started constantly hovering around me.
13:36But Orion had grown distant again.
13:38When I finally cornered Orion in the Rose Maze one morning,
13:41he scoffed and tried to shoulder past me.
13:44Oh, now you're here?
13:45Shouldn't you be with your pathetic little stray?
13:48The scene was fake, wasn't it?
13:50You just used him to trick me into bonding with you.
13:53Too late to complain.
13:55The blood bond was already sealed.
13:57So tell me, do you still want to be the Dragon King?
14:02He shot me a moody glare, clearly unconvinced.
14:05The Imperial Dragon Tournament is in two months.
14:08Whether you take the crown is up to you.
14:12Really?
14:13You and that crippled Vayne?
14:15There's nothing going on?
14:16What, you want me to swear before the God of Light?
14:19Orion finally let out an arrogant,
14:21followed me back to the training grounds.
14:23Vayne kept wandering past us,
14:25pretending to be busy with chores.
14:28I should break every bone in his body.
14:33Then let's see how he follows you.
14:35Orion, stop.
14:38I have my plans.
14:40Vayne had drunk too much of my heart's blood last life.
14:42That debt needed collecting.
14:44He was practically begging to be used,
14:46so he can't blame me for being ruthless.
14:48That night, I summoned Vayne to my chambers.
14:51The former Dragon King,
14:52now kneeling at my feet,
14:54wiping the mud off my riding boots.
14:56His body was still in absolute ruins.
14:58He kept swaying weakly,
15:00barely able to keep his balance.
15:01Not feeling well?
15:02The Imperial Dragon Tournament was almost here.
15:05He had to be panicking.
15:06Last life, I'd helped him claim that crown.
15:08A man who'd once stood at the top,
15:10would never willingly accept being a servant.
15:12He'd endure anything from my heart's blood.
15:14Vayne collapsed onto the wool rug,
15:16breathing hard.
15:17My wings were shattered in the auction pit.
15:19They still haven't healed.
15:21Oh?
15:22And how exactly do we fix that?
15:24House Stewart doesn't feed useless mouths.
15:27Our heart's blood.
15:29From someone with a high-tier bloodline.
15:34Drunk continuously for 49 days.
15:39And I'll recover completely.
15:41I stayed silent.
15:42Seeing no reaction,
15:44he coughed weakly.
15:47I know I'm worthless.
15:49I only want to stay by your side.
15:51To me,
15:52he was just a servant now.
15:54I wouldn't dare ask for heart's blood.
15:56You really don't remember.
15:58You saved me once.
15:59Long ago.
16:00Dragons always repay their debts.
16:02That's why I stayed.
16:04Even if you've chosen Orion.
16:07As long as I can watch over you,
16:08I'd die satisfied.
16:09Why are you so obsessed with serving me?
16:11Vayne bit his lip,
16:12his eyes darting across my face
16:14to see if I was bluffing.
16:16Fabable-storting up to be
16:17the night serve to steal Creechun.
16:19It took everything in me
16:20not to blast him through the nearest wall.
16:23Repay his debts?
16:25He was a treacherous,
16:26backstabbing snake
16:27who used my trust
16:28to carve out my heart.
16:31Now he said it
16:32with such sickening sincerity.
16:34If I didn't remember my last life,
16:37I might have believed him.
16:39Instead,
16:39I softened my gaze,
16:41pretended his words had moved me.
16:45If I give you my heart's blood
16:47for 49 days,
16:48his eyes lit instantly,
16:51you'll fully recover?
16:53Though he tried to mask it,
16:55practically glowing with raw greed.
16:57Yes.
16:58But Sarah,
17:00taking heart's blood is painful.
17:02I'll save you,
17:03but once you're healed,
17:04you must stop clinging to me.
17:06I promise.
17:10My heart's blood?
17:11He was never getting a drop.
17:14For the next few weeks,
17:15I sent Orion to the market
17:17for fresh demon bone flound blood
17:18every day.
17:19I diluted it with water
17:20to mask the foul stench.
17:22And to make it convincing,
17:23I mixed in a heavy dose
17:24of hallucinogenic herbs,
17:26just enough to trigger
17:27temporary bursts of strength.
17:28enough for Vane
17:30to believe it was working.
17:34His face twisted every time.
17:36Vane greedily drank
17:38bowl after bowl.
17:39Sarah,
17:41your heart's blood
17:42tastes
17:43a bit strange.
17:45Of course it does.
17:46I'm slicing open my chest
17:48for you every day.
17:49If it's so disgusting,
17:51fine,
17:51I'll dump it in the river.
17:53Sarah,
17:53please forgive me.
17:55I'll never forget your mercy.
17:59If only I were your chosen consort,
18:01then I could spend my life
18:03repaying you.
18:04Keeping you here
18:05is already causing enough trouble.
18:09You heard what my father
18:10and Elena said?
18:13As I spoke,
18:14I watched him carefully.
18:15The moment I mentioned Elena,
18:17his jaw tightened.
18:18There wasn't a trace of love
18:20left in his eyes.
18:21Only hatred.
18:22Interesting.
18:23Something must have happened
18:24after I died.
18:25Still,
18:26none of this was your fault.
18:29She's always hated me.
18:31She's just using you
18:32to humiliate me.
18:35His fingers curled tight
18:37against the mahogany table.
18:39His jaw ticked.
18:41I guessed right.
18:42Don't worry, Sarah.
18:43I won't be your problem.
18:45That would be best.
18:46Though in this life,
18:47he wasn't even worthy
18:48of being my problem.
18:50After that,
18:51Vane stopped hovering around me.
18:54Instead,
18:54he spent more and more time
18:56near Elena's courtyard.
18:59He took my bait perfectly.
19:01Finally making himself useful.
19:05Using him to do my dirty work?
19:08At least he could atone a little
19:09for what he did to me
19:10in my last life.
19:11To make sure Vane
19:12didn't notice anything strange,
19:14Orion and I moved our training
19:15to the secret underground chamber
19:17at night.
19:26Fight me for real!
19:31Move.
19:33Orion vanished.
19:36I could only see a black blur.
19:38In the blink of an eye,
19:39he was right in front of me.
19:41How did you...
19:42So fast,
19:43I barely registered it.
19:45He lunged.
19:46I barely dodged
19:47the first two strikes,
19:48but my heel caught on the rug
19:50and I fell backward.
19:52Orion let out a sharp gasp,
19:53caught me by the waist.
19:54He didn't stop there.
19:55We crashed onto
19:56the thick fur rug together.
19:57He landed on top of me.
19:59His muscular body
20:00was pressed flush against mine.
20:02My heart hummered wildly
20:03against my ribs.
20:04Orion, get up!
20:07It's late.
20:08Go back to your room.
20:12He must have done it on purpose.
20:14Why does Van get your knights?
20:17Vane is...
20:19I'm just using him!
20:21Orion didn't move.
20:22His scorching breath
20:23ferned across my neck,
20:25sending shivers down my spine.
20:29Master,
20:31you said I was your husband.
20:36Much later,
20:38with my legs still trembling,
20:39I lay half-buried
20:40beneath tangled sheets
20:41and dragon wings.
20:42Orion's lips brushed my ear.
20:44Me or him?
20:45I muttered
20:46whatever answer
20:47would make him stop.
20:48Seriously?
20:48How does this arrogant
20:50black dragon
20:50have endless stamina?
20:52A month later,
20:53disaster struck
20:54Elena's courtyard.
20:56Gale's wing bones
20:57suddenly collapsed.
21:00By the time I arrived,
21:02Elena was already
21:03losing her mind,
21:04running around the estate
21:06and shrieking.
21:07How is this possible?
21:09Gale,
21:10what did you take?
21:11What kind of potion
21:13did you drink?
21:14Where are your wings?
21:16You're useless
21:18in the arena
21:18without them!
21:19You're not a dragon anymore!
21:22Gale lay paralyzed
21:23on the bed,
21:24his face deathly pale.
21:25Father, please!
21:27Call the mage!
21:29The tournament
21:30is days away!
21:31I've spent everything
21:32on him!
21:33Elena's desperation
21:34was papable
21:35as she turned
21:36to her father.
21:37Father frowned deeply,
21:38but sent for the mage.
21:39After casting
21:40a diagnostic spell,
21:42the wings appear intact,
21:44but the internal
21:45bone structure
21:45has softened.
21:46Within three days,
21:48the wing bones
21:48will liquefy completely.
21:50Gale went feral.
21:52He rolled off the bed,
21:53dragging himself
21:54across the floor,
21:55begging the mage
21:56to save him.
21:58Elena just stared
21:59blankly at the wall,
22:00muttering.
22:03The moment the mage
22:05left,
22:05she snapped
22:06and lunged at me.
22:09But with Orion
22:10standing right beside me,
22:11she couldn't even
22:12get close.
22:15You were jealous!
22:16You knew Gale
22:17was gifted!
22:18You knew he could
22:19become Dragon King!
22:20You couldn't bear me
22:21outranking you!
22:23So you crippled him!
22:24You ruined everything!
22:26I'll kill you!
22:28I'll kill you!
22:30Right on Cuse,
22:31father walked back
22:32into the room.
22:33Enough!
22:34Elena went dead silent.
22:35I calmly smoothed
22:37out my dress.
22:38Elena,
22:39why would I
22:40sabotage Gale?
22:41Even if this tournament
22:42decided everything,
22:44Gale was never
22:44real competition.
22:45He's nowhere near
22:46Orion's level.
22:48Why would I waste
22:49my time crippling him?
22:50Elena opened her mouth
22:51to explode again,
22:53but father cut her off.
22:54Enough!
22:55You are confined
22:56to your quarters.
22:57The tournament
22:57is over for you.
22:58And as for this
22:59crippled beast,
23:01dispose of him
23:02however you see fit.
23:04Panic slammed
23:05into both of them.
23:06A dragon without wings,
23:07cast out of noble
23:08protection,
23:09wouldn't survive a week.
23:11And without a
23:11bonded dragon,
23:13Elena had lost
23:14every ounce of
23:15influence in this house.
23:16That evening,
23:18Vayne arrived
23:18for his daily
23:19blood feeding.
23:20He was clearly
23:20in a very good mood.
23:22As he knelt
23:22before me,
23:23a smile tugged
23:24at his lips.
23:25Elena won't be
23:26competing now.
23:26She'll never take
23:27anything from you again.
23:28I handed him
23:29the silver goblet,
23:30brimming with fresh,
23:31demon bone
23:32fauge blood.
23:32He was nearing
23:33the end of the
23:3449 day cycle.
23:35And lately,
23:35I'd increased the dose
23:36of the hallucinogenic herb.
23:38To anyone watching,
23:38he looked stronger.
23:39But it was all
23:40a fragile illusion.
23:42The herbs were
23:42draining his life
23:43from the inside.
23:44Every burst of strength
23:45came at a cost.
23:47And once he tried
23:48to channel high-tier magic
23:49or pushed himself
23:50too far,
23:51the backlash
23:52would hit violently.
23:53By then,
23:54not even a hundred days
23:55of real heart's blood
23:56could save him.
23:57I gasped,
23:58pretending to be shocked
23:59and a little impressed.
24:01Wait,
24:03was that you?
24:04How did you do it
24:05without anyone noticing?
24:06For you,
24:07there's nothing
24:08I wouldn't do, Sarah.
24:09Vayne just smiled,
24:10trying to look
24:11mysterious and powerful.
24:12I looked away
24:13to hide my disgust.
24:14The only reason
24:15he knew tricks like this
24:16was because he'd once
24:16sat on the Dragon Throne,
24:18even weakened.
24:19He still remembered
24:20every vile curse
24:21and sabotage spell.
24:22After draining the goblet,
24:24he greedily ticked his lips.
24:25His black tail
24:26flicked back and forth,
24:28showing off.
24:28The moment Vayne left,
24:30Orion stepped out
24:31from the shadows.
24:31His expression was dark.
24:33His golden eyes
24:34burned with jealousy
24:35and suspicion.
24:36He's dangerous.
24:38Why are you helping him?
24:39I picked up
24:40the empty goblet,
24:41turned it slowly
24:42in my fingers
24:43and smiled wittedly.
24:45What makes you think
24:46I'm helping him?
24:47Orion paused,
24:48his eyes narrowing
24:49in confusion.
24:50Before he could ask more,
24:51I stepped closer,
24:53rested my hand lightly
24:54against one of his horns.
24:58The tournament
24:59is in three days.
25:01Are you ready
25:02to take the crown?
25:03Orion reached out
25:04and firmly wrapped
25:05his hand over mine.
25:06His thumb slowly brushed
25:08against my knuckles.
25:09If my master wants a king,
25:11I'll stake my life
25:12to become one.
25:13It was supposed
25:13to be a simple promise,
25:15but the way he said it
25:16made my face
25:16immediately burn hot.
25:18I wasn't worried.
25:19I knew every dragon
25:20entering that arena,
25:21and if Orion fought
25:22like he usually did,
25:23none of them stood a chance.
25:25Tournament day arrived.
25:26The Royal Grand Coliseum
25:28roared with noise.
25:29Father stood with us
25:30in the Noble Gallery,
25:31Elena beside him.
25:32Since yesterday,
25:33Vayne had vanished
25:34from the estate.
25:35He was definitely
25:35here to compete.
25:36Father turned to Orion,
25:38his voice stern.
25:39The honor and future
25:39of House Stuart
25:40rests on this battle.
25:41Hold nothing back.
25:42Understood?
25:43Elena rolled her eyes
25:44and scoffed,
25:45but surprisingly,
25:45she said nothing.
25:46I side-eyed her.
25:47Something was wrong.
25:48She was being way too quiet.
25:49Just before Orion
25:50stepped into the arena tunnel,
25:51Elena suddenly pulled out
25:53a silk handkerchief
25:53and smiled sweetly.
25:55You're sweating.
25:55Orion hated being touched.
25:57Let me help.
25:57The second she reached
25:58for him,
25:59he recoiled.
26:00Elena's hand awkwardly
26:01froze in the air.
26:01Honestly, Sarah,
26:03your dragon has terrible manners.
26:04I'm only trying to help.
26:06If he wins,
26:07the whole family benefits.
26:08Why so hostile to me?
26:09Her being helpful?
26:10Not a chance in hell.
26:11I smiled back sweetly,
26:12snatched the handkerchief
26:13from her hand
26:14and turned to Father.
26:15Wait, you don't!
26:16Her sheer panic
26:17told me everything
26:18I needed to know.
26:19I aggressively dabbed
26:20the handkerchief
26:21all over Father's
26:21sweaty forehead and nose.
26:23If her trap was indeed
26:24on that handkerchief,
26:25then I had just set it.
26:26What's wrong, Elena?
26:27Yes, the tournament
26:28is important,
26:30but Father has been
26:30standing in the heat
26:31all day.
26:33Taking care of him
26:33is the least I can do.
26:34I casually shoved Orion
26:36toward the arena entrance.
26:37We had trained
26:38for two months for this.
26:39No one was ruining this.
26:40Elena started pacing,
26:42looking completely panicked.
26:43She kept glancing
26:44at Father nervously.
26:45Before long,
26:46Father started swaying
26:47on his feet.
26:47I hit a smirk.
26:48Ah, so it was
26:49a heavy sleeping curse.
26:50Father?
26:51Are you alright?
26:52He rubbed his temples,
26:53a cold sweat
26:54breaking out
26:54across his face.
26:55That's so strange.
26:57You were perfectly fine
26:58until I wiped your face
26:58with Elena's handkerchief.
27:00Her face paled,
27:00her fingers clenching
27:01into the fabric
27:02of her dress.
27:03What are you implying?
27:04Father's just suffering
27:05from the heat.
27:05It has nothing to do
27:07with my handkerchief.
27:08Is that so?
27:09The mage can test it
27:09when we get home.
27:10That shut her up completely
27:12because this time
27:13the curse had touched Father.
27:14He wouldn't let this slide.
27:16Elena's goal
27:16had been obvious.
27:18If she couldn't compete,
27:19then neither could Orarian.
27:21But she'd forgotten
27:21one thing.
27:22Father didn't care
27:23who brought glory
27:24to this house.
27:25Only that someone did.
27:27The tournament began.
27:29Orion tore through
27:29the competition
27:30like a force of nature.
27:31Black fire exploded
27:33from his jaws.
27:34His opponents
27:35barely had time to scream
27:37before they were blasted
27:38off the arena floor.
27:39We easily made it
27:40to the final rounds.
27:42Father was still groggy
27:43in his seat,
27:43but neither Elena nor I
27:45paid him any attention.
27:46Not when the real show
27:47had just begun.
27:49Then,
27:49Vane entered the arena.
27:50The second Elena saw him,
27:52her jaw dropped.
27:53How?
27:54His wings
27:55were completely destroyed!
27:57He was supposed to be
27:58scrubbing floors
27:58at our estate!
27:59Why is he here?
28:00Then realization hit.
28:02A greedy light
28:02sparked in her eyes.
28:03If his wings healed,
28:05then Gale still has a chance!
28:07How did you fix him?
28:08Want to know how?
28:10Feed him your heart's blood.
28:12Every single day.
28:14For 49 days.
28:16Bleed myself?
28:18For a slave?
28:19Huh.
28:19I'd rather buy another one.
28:21Elena stared at me
28:22like I'd completely
28:23lost my mind.
28:24So that's your plan?
28:26You bled for that stray
28:28just to let him
28:28fight Orion?
28:30I didn't answer.
28:33My eyes stayed fixed
28:34on the arena.
28:36Before the tournament,
28:37I'd already warned Orion
28:38if he faced Vane.
28:41Show no mercy.
28:43Break him.
28:44Rip those wings apart.
28:46And end it.
28:50At last,
28:51the moment came.
28:52Thanks to weeks
28:53of demon bone
28:54found blood
28:54and hallucinogenic burbs,
28:56Vane had clawed his way
28:57to the final rounds.
28:59And now,
28:59he stood across
29:00from Orion.
29:01Orion rolled his shoulders,
29:03cracked his scaled knuckles.
29:05Then he lunged,
29:06without hesitation
29:07or warning.
29:09Earlier matches
29:10had made Vane
29:11look formidable.
29:12But against Orion,
29:13he was pathetic.
29:14Orion caught Vane
29:16mid-shift,
29:16lifted his half-dragon
29:18body high into the air,
29:19then slammed him
29:20down hard.
29:20The granite arena floor
29:22cracked beneath the impact.
29:24An agonizing scream
29:25ripped through the coliseum.
29:27I smiled.
29:28Beside me,
29:29Elena's mocking smirk
29:30vanished.
29:31How?
29:32How is Orion this strong?
29:34The match had barely started
29:36and Vane was already
29:37struggling to rise.
29:38But I was still waiting.
29:40Waiting for the moment
29:41Vane panicked.
29:42The moment he forced
29:44more power through
29:44that dying body.
29:46With the guttural growl,
29:48Vane dragged himself upright.
29:49The moment the heave
29:50struck back,
29:51his chest heaving.
29:53Then his eyes
29:54found mine.
29:55Up in the noble gallery,
29:57I looked away
29:58in disgust.
29:59That fake,
30:00soulful gaze
30:00made my stomach turn.
30:01Then Vane threw back
30:03his head and roared.
30:04His pupils narrowed
30:05to pinpoints.
30:07Magic surged
30:08violently around him.
30:09He was burning
30:10through his life force,
30:12trying to unleash
30:12his ultimate dragon breath.
30:14Dark energy
30:15crackled around his jaws.
30:16He aimed straight
30:17at Orion
30:18and froze.
30:19His body jerked.
30:20He clutched his chest
30:21in absolute agony.
30:23A mouthful of thick
30:24black blood
30:25sprewed from his lips.
30:27Orion didn't even
30:27have to touch him.
30:29Vane came violently
30:29and collapsed
30:30into his own blood.
30:31Well, Elena,
30:33looks like Orion won again.
30:35Several brutal matches
30:36followed.
30:36Orion dominated
30:38every single one.
30:41And when the final challenger
30:43fell,
30:43the arena erupted
30:45as the dragon king's crown
30:47was placed upon his head.
30:49Orion looked at me
30:51across the roaring crowd.
30:52Beside me,
30:53Elena looked like
30:54she might choke
30:54on her own rage.
30:55Back at the estate,
30:56father was barely
30:57conhinterent.
30:58The mage spent all night
30:59clearing the curse.
31:01He finally recovered
31:02the next morning.
31:02When he heard Orion
31:04had won the crown,
31:04excellent, excellent, excellent.
31:08Sarah,
31:09I can finally entrust
31:10the Stuart dominion
31:11to you both.
31:11Before I could speak,
31:12Elena erupted.
31:13What?
31:14I'm the firstborn.
31:16The estate should be mine.
31:18If my gale
31:19hadn't been sabotaged,
31:20that crown would be ours.
31:22Father barely looked at her.
31:24He muttered a mild reprimane,
31:25clearly ready to dismiss
31:26the whole thing.
31:27But I wasn't letting her go.
31:29I pulled the silk handkerchief
31:30from my sleeve,
31:31tossed it onto the table.
31:33Father,
31:33yesterday,
31:35right before the match,
31:36Elena tried to wipe
31:37Orion's face with this.
31:38It was soaked
31:39in a heavy sleeping curse.
31:40You were unconscious
31:41until this morning
31:42because of it.
31:43This wasn't sibling rivalry.
31:45This was treason
31:47against the family.
31:48The room went deathly still.
31:49Father's face
31:50twisted with fury.
31:52If Orion had been drugged,
31:53the dragon crown
31:54could have gone elsewhere.
31:55I tolerated your petty
31:56competition for years.
31:57But sabotaging
31:58the family's
31:58dragon king candidate?
32:00You've proven yourself
32:01unfit to inherit anything.
32:02Elena's eyes widened.
32:04Disbelief flooded her face.
32:05You're siding with her
32:06because her dragon won?
32:08Slap came fast.
32:09Silence!
32:10Lock her in her tower.
32:12And from this day forward,
32:13Elena is forbidden
32:14from ever binding a dragon.
32:17Father!
32:17One night seized her arms.
32:19Father, please!
32:20She thrashed wildly.
32:22Without a dragon consort,
32:24she was nothing in this world.
32:26With Orion as the dragon king,
32:28House Stuart
32:29effectively answered to me.
32:30One night,
32:31we lay beneath
32:32the velvet canopy together.
32:34Moonlight spilled
32:35across the sheets.
32:36Orion's tail swished
32:38beneath the covers,
32:39slid up and down my leg.
32:41Are you going to sleep or not?
32:43Sleep.
32:44Much later,
32:45while trying to catch my breath,
32:47I finally asked.
32:48Before Vane died in the arena,
32:50you leaned in
32:51and whispered something to him.
32:52What did you say?
32:53A quiet laugh rumbled
32:54in his chest.
32:55His lips brushed my throat.
32:56Told him the truth,
32:57that he'd spent 49 days
32:59drinking demon bone found blood.
33:01I froze for a second.
33:02Then I laughed out loud.
33:03That was truly a killing blow
33:05to both body and pride.
33:06No wonder he was
33:07the dragon king I chose.
33:08But my laughter
33:09quickly turned into
33:10a breathless gasp.
33:11As the new king,
33:12his raw power
33:13hadn't just grown in the arena.
33:15In bed,
33:15he was completely feral.
33:17Twice as rough,
33:18twice as demanding.
33:19Wait!
33:20Orion!
33:21Not so deep!
33:22Ah!
33:23Ah!
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