**Mikel Diego**
I turned to stare back at the pretty woman, and my jaw almost dropped at the sight of her holding my bed drawer. Aaron was right when he told me she was skilled and would be a considerable problem if she were to be sold, as most of the humans we had captured were soft and afraid. But she possessed an aura of ruthlessness.
"Put the drawer back," I spoke calmly to her, making no attempt to approach her.
I could feel her heart pounding loudly in her chest, and even though she pretended to be strong and unafraid, I knew her heart was saying something different.
"No!" she exclaimed in a whisper. I stared back at her as I calmly walked to my wardrobe to pick up the scattered clothes she had thrown on the floor.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" she asked, but I didn’t reply.
"What do you want from my people, you beast?" she cursed at me. That was supposed to hit a nerve, but still, I didn’t flinch, as her voice seemed enchanting and was turning me on already.
I ignored her and picked up my clothes, carefully putting them back in my wardrobe. Remembering that I had to be present for her auction—something that wouldn't be ignored—I decided to take my bath first.
"Can't you speak?" she questioned, still holding the drawer she had removed and pointing it at me. I took off my shirt, dripping with sweat, her sweet, seductive voice enticing me; she didn't realize the effect she was having on me.
"What are you trying to do?" she asked in panic, and I knew she was afraid as she saw me strip.
"Stop!" she yelled, rushing to attack me, but my reflexes were faster. I caught her small frame and lifted her up. Even though she was tall, she still didn’t reach my shoulder, showcasing how much taller we dragons were.
"You barged into my room, and I should be the one questioning you, not the other way around," I told her, and she struggled against my grip.
"Put me down! How dare you touch me!" she exclaimed, breathing heavily. I could tell she was still frightened.
My robe barely covered her ample bosom, which I had seen before; they were attractive, and I wanted to suck on them. Well, I was the king, and I knew how to mate—even with humans—but Zuri never allowed me.
Zuri was always monitoring me, and if my mother hadn’t come to take Zuri away, I was sure Zuri would have followed me into my bedroom and caught her in my chamber as well.
"Put me down!" she commanded in her authoritative voice as she struggled against my strong grip, but I pinned her to the wall instead.
"No…" I whispered. I watched her lips part as if she was about to say something, and just staring at her lips made me feel drawn to kiss her natural pink lips. They were so enticing, magnetizing me to want to kiss and suck on them.
"What do you mean by 'no'?" she asked. I met her sharp golden eyes, reminding me of her sister I wanted to keep—the last one who looked so much like her—but Zuri refused and sold her off behind my back.
"Do you want to know why?" I asked as she held my gaze with her blue eyes, and I saw her shiver.
"No," she said, staring away from me, and I leaned closer to her face, still holding her against the wall.
"If you keep shouting, you'll attract my mate here, and she won't hesitate to burn you to ashes," I informed her, but she didn’t shake in fear.
"Hmm…" she hummed, and I was still mesmerized by her sharp golden eyes. It was so rare to find beauty that shone like the sun.
"So what do you want from me? Why was I brought here? I need to leave, and please put me down," she begged.
"No," I said.
"Why?" she replied.
I continued staring at her pretty face, unwilling to let her look away from me.
"I am King Mikel Diego. And I will make you my mate tonight," I told her, but she still didn’t react; her eyes merely burned harder at me, and I liked it.
"What do you mean by 'mate'?" she finally asked, meeting my blue eyes again. I felt compelled to kiss her instead.
"Come, let me show you an example." I lifted her with both hands and gently dropped her onto my bed. The bedspread covered the clean linens beneath her, and she screamed, "No! Let go of me!" As if she now understood better what I meant.
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**Luna Lawson**
I was shocked when his firm, strong hands curved around my sexy, curvy waist in a tight grip, and he slammed me against the wall.
I would admit he was incredibly handsome, and I hadn’t bargained for this.
He spoke to me about mating, and I shivered. Then he slammed me onto his bed to show me an example. No, he wanted to have s*x with me, and his eyes said it all.
"No! Let go of me!" I screamed as I gripped his long blonde hair, trying to pull his head away. Instead, he leaned his head closer to mine and sealed his hot lips on mine, kissing me hungrily, shocking me to my core.
I froze as our lips met, my body and brain disagreeing with each other. I felt myself responding to his kiss as my body calmed, as if I had been starved for so long. The warm, tantalizing feeling crept through me. It was a sensation of warmth and pleasure, as his lips tasted like honey, and I kissed him back in return while he kissed me so softly.
I never knew that this was what those silly young ladies were enjoying, but mine was with a dragon man—the dragon king himself.
"No!" my brain screamed, but my body betrayed me as the dragon king continued kissing me. His right hand traveled down to touch my breasts, loosening the white robe wrapped around me as his lips still didn’t separate from mine.
He certainly knew how to kiss, and he found my weak point, probably sensing that I hadn’t been kissed for a long time.
Finally, his lips parted from mine. As I opened my eyes, I met his sparkling blue gaze, which loomed over me.
"What just happened?" I managed to ask, biting on my lower lip to savor the lingering honey taste of his lips. He smiled, still towering over me.
"I only wanted to show you an example of what I meant by making you my mate," he said, and I felt compelled to pull him closer and kiss him again. But I became numb and speechless.
My plans.
My plans for revenge.
How do I fulfill my plan to kill this handsome man when just one kiss has made me lose my mind?
I was already confused, lying peacefully on his bed while he sat up. I noticed the dragon tattoo across his back.
He was a white dragon, and that was a reminder to me.
A dragon king, and I was already paralyzed by love, wondering if I could ever gather the strength to kill him.
No, Luna Lawson, this isn't you! Get up and rip his heart out! That’s why you always wanted to be captured—to release your people and generations yet unborn. But here I was, lying on his bed like a dummy while I watched him stand up.