~Rylan's pov~
Being king comes with a lot of responsibilities. When my people offered to celebrate my return, I thought nothing of it. Until my assistant pointed out that my schedule would be packed for the whole year, and this could be my only chance to relax. Asking Aspen to dance for me was merely to please the Valtero in me.
I see no one would know the meaning of that. I can elaborate. When it comes to mates, dragons are very clingy. They want every part of their partners.
They want to do everything together. We have a codependency when mates are involved. Our inner sides just want to cling to them forever. Which leads to us being overly possessive and jealous.
But being a Valtero means that my feelings are worse. That ache can normally be controlled. But this part of me won't l
