The Princess And Her Dragon Mate

Time is of the essence

*Astrid’s POV*

When Mum and Mason said we had to talk about me and max taking the throne, I was less than impressed. I rolled my eyes at them and then looked at Max. He looked down at me and frowned I “I know, baby, but we have to talk about it sometime, so why not now? Let’s rip it off like a band-aid” I sigh, I suppose, but honestly, I think I'm too young for that sort of responsibility. Max pulls me in close and guides me to an office Mum, Mason, Dekker follows us. When we are all settled, Mason clears his throat. “I think you should both take the thrown with in the next month”, Dekker and mum nod in agreement. I look at Maximus for his reaction, and he seems pensive what do you reckon, honey? I ask him. He looks at me and smiles “baby, a month is a good amount of time to get us both ready for the responsibly, don't you think?” I chuckle, Um, Honey, no, I need more time. We need more time. All of this is going too fast! Maximus Nods “well, how about we be king and queen in training? We will take the throne with the king and queen of whatever Kingdom we are taking over. That way, we can learn how things work and take notes on how we are expected to act that way when we have our coronation. The people will feel more comfortable with us and see that we pose no threat. to them.” I smile. I think that could work; then I look to Mason, Dekker and my Mother, they all smile, then Mum speaks up, “ I think you should take my kingdom as you are a hybrid Astrid you can rule both fae and Dragon and with you like Queen, you will be able to bring Dragons and fae back together I would be happy to guide you, and I ask that Dekker comes to help train you because he is a better king than my husband !” Dekker smile and Nods, “it would be my pleasure, but I do have some conditions of my own I would like my people to be able to come and live in the castle grounds as they have been without their king has been missing for quite some time. And I would like you to divorce your husband willow as we both know you are not happy with him and you are my mate. We have been separated long enough, and it's time the goddess dragons had a queen.” my mother's jaw hits the floor and then she tilts her head and looks at Dekker “ok, I accept your terms. Still, I don't go getting handsy, Mr I know we are supposed to be together because I feel a pull to you, but how do you propose I leave my husband?” I chuckle. Well, mother, I'm sure Ingrid would love to eat him. Because, over the years, he hasn't exactly been kind to me. So I'll happily let Ingrid play with her food! Max laughs and then pulls me in close “oh baby, I would love to see that, but unfortunately, I don't think it would be a good start for us to take over if you go and let your dragon eat people. But I do love your enthusiasm.” I giggle. Well, it's one way, and it's the only idea we have so far!! Dekker, chuckles “willow, how about I talk to him and tell him he can be with his mistress? He will be stripped of all titles and get to live the life he longs for. We will give him a nice house and set him and his mistress up for a comfortable life. Then I can take my place by your side as it was supposed to be. When max and Astrid take over, we can lead the goddess Dragon’s until Astrid and Maximus have an air old enough to take over the fae throne, then they can take our place” Mason claps his hand together. “Then it's decided, then Jensen can take my place, and we can all be one eventually. I like the sounds of it now I'm hungry. Can we eat because all this talk of eating old kings has got me incredibly hungry?” I laugh. Do we have any help here because I haven't seen maids or servants? Max stands up and takes my hand “we will whip something up. for us then we should discuss what happened with the angry mob” I follow maximum to the kitchen. We make toasted sandwiches and put together a small platter of fruit and cakes. I look over to Maximus. While he works and takes in his features, his dark hair and stunning blue eyes are very alluring. He has broad shoulders and a very muscular figure. I'm guessing being a dragon is the reason for his athletic figure, plus I assume he trains. He catches me looking at him, and just the knife down, he grabs my wrist and pulls me to him and lifts my chin to kiss me. He deepens the kiss, and I wrap my hands around his neck. He lifts me and sits me on the counter, and stands between my legs. We forget about the food and only focus on us right here right now. My hands roam his body, and max’s hands do the same just as his hands drop to my hips; we hear someone clear their throat, we pull apart, and max looks over my shoulder and then smiles, “uh, we were just uh. Where just finishing up Dekker” I gasp and go beetroot red. I look over my shoulder and smile; yeah, we were almost finished—Dekker chuckle. “I see, and when did it become customary to do food with lips locked? It's ok, kids, I won't tell a soul, but if you could bring the food now, that would be fantastic!” he turns around and leaves us. I slide off the bench and fix up my clothes. Max bends down and kisses me, and chuckles, “I think we are well and truly busted now. Let's get the food finished so we can pick up where we left off” I nod and give max a chased kiss and grab some platters and bring them out maximum follows me, and we set the food down on the table. Dekker is still looking g at us with a smirk. I'm guessing he isn't going to let us live that down. Mason clears his throat “we need to discuss what happened with the angry mob. We have settled them down for now, but we won't keep them settled for long. Still, I plan to have a conference with all of us and unite when they see that Dragons and Fae can be friends, then the problem should pass. Willow will have to do some damage control as willow is why we have so much conflict. To begin with, then we will all go to the lesser fae and do some community work; we will sit and hear the problems they are having with their areas and what we can improve on going forward, and I also think we should have a festival to bring everyone together I'm sure we have enough guards to let us make this happen” I smile Mason I think that is a fantastic idea. I also think we could keep the festival as an annual scheduled event, and we can have all cast of fae bring what they have to offer to the table to contribute to the festival's planning. Willow smiles “that's a great idea, and I hope it is a way to lit my past failures behind us.” I look at Dekker. Do you have any input? Dekker smirks “actually; I would like to see that all Dragons tribute also and other creatures. of our lands. that way, they can all feel involved and like they all matter because if we are to do this, then we should do it properly and I believe we should also hold an annual singles ball that way more can find their mates, or life partners as we have been separated for so long I can't help but think that others have missed out on their mates because of disputes between Royal families it's now time to mend bridges and if we are going to do it we can do it right” I smile there anything else or can we go? Dekker chuckles “oh are we holding up our little love birds? Do you desperately want to be alone” Max grabs my hand and drag’s me out. Mason, willow, and Dekker erupt with laughter. I follow Max outside, and when we stop, my breath hitches. We are clearing in the forest, and I see all the little creatures that live there sitting and looking at us. I go to greet them, and max pulls me back. “I'd be careful. They may look cute and fluffy, but maybe they don't have pure intentions,” I laugh. What are you talking about, max? They are creatures that I have dealt with since I was a child. I sit on the ground and wait for them to come to me. Max looks at me with wonder. When a bunny comes to me and hops on my lap, he chuckles and whispers, well, I'll be.

*Maximus POV*

Watching Astrid with all the animals was awe-inspiring. She is so good with them. I sit and watch her, and a squirrel comes and sit on my knee; we stay out in the clearing for hours. Astrid pays special attention to every single animal, and when she is done, she comes to sit with me; she holds her hand out to the squirrel and pats him as she does. She gums a little tune, and a purple light comes from her palms. Astrid puts the squirrel in her lap, and it curls up and goes to sleep. She looks and me and smiles, then reaches up and touches my face. I feel a warm sensation go through me, but I feel calm; it’s like she calmed my nerves.

I put my hand on her hand and move my face so I can kiss her palm. I put my arm around her, and we sit in silence. After a while, I clear my throat, so are you ok, Astrid? With everything that has happened today, I can understand if you are not! Plus I don’t want to put any pressure on you at all Astrid looks at me and puts one arm around my neck and pulls me down for a kiss when she pulls away she looks me in the eyes “I am perfect being here with you makes my world make scents because before we met I didn’t feel like I fully belonged and that I didn’t have a hope to be happy so thank you max for everything and I know we have a rocky world ahead of us but I’m excited for the next part of our adventure bringing the dragons and fae back together is going to make this world a much better place I only hope I don’t let you down” I kiss her baby you could never let me down i stand up then bend down to pick Astrid up i turn around and walk back to the castle and to our room I set her on the bed then go to the bathroom and run us a bath i add some rose oils to the water and then I come back and get Astrid I carry Astrid to the bath and gently put her on her feet then I begin to undress her kissing her as I take off her clothes when she is fully naked I kiss her and pick her up and place her in the bath when Astrid is settled I get a sponge and I begin to wash her down Astrid chuckles “I can do that you know max!” I smile. I want to do it. I want to show you I will always put your needs before my own, so shh, and let me do this. Astrid sighs, and I continue to wear her down. When I’m done, I stand up and take off my clothes. Astrid watches my every move when she sees my Manhood standing to attention.

Astrid blushes. I step into the bath and settle in behind her Astrid tilts her head and pulls me down for a kiss, then she grabs the sponge “it’s my turn” I watch as she washes me and kisses me where she has cleaned when Astrid is done she climbs on my lap and places her tiny hands on my chest she rocks her hips on my length that is begging me to take her I smirk you better not do that baby because I won’t stop. You will be in a whole world of pleasure. Astrid chuckles and rocks her hips again and places her hand between us, and grabs it. I drop my head back, trying to regain control, baby; you are playing with fire! Astrid leans in and kisses me. I pull her in tight to me and deepen the kiss. I thrust my hips up, and she lets out an involuntary moan. I pull back and look her in the Eyes. Are you sure you want this baby your not too sore? Astrid bites my lip and whispers Take me.