The Dragon King's Substitute Bride [ON HIATUS]

There Are No Feelings Here

[Roanna’s Pov]

“She is so cute!” Xavier said excitedly as i showed him the baby dragon I’d gotten three days ago. She hatched hours after I brought her here, I named her ‘Kaida’. It just seemed to fit her so well. Right now, Xavier was visiting his uncle with aspen. She was here with his sister. I think this is the first time I’ve been up close with the baby girl.

She looked so cute. But scary at the same time. So tiny, she was fragile. Well guarded. I’m not kidding, guards came with aspen this time. They were holding bags full of baby care items. Geez, the whole of Wyndora worshiped the royal family, most especially princess Rosa and Prince Xavier. Rosa couldn’t comprehend what I was showing her brother, so her attention was on her mother.

Zane was out for now, he didn’t even know his niece and nephew were here to surprise him.

“What’s her name?” Xavier asked as he petted my dragon. Kaida wasn’t shy at all, she was trying to bite his fingers and the prince didn’t bat an eye at that. He let her. His skin was quite strong.

“Kaida.”

“Oh wow, that’s lovely.”

Aspen watched us with a smile. I wasn’t that comfortable with her family, but the ice was broken by the same kid who exposed me. He was eager to see the dragon up close as though he’d never seen one before. The optimism was much appreciated.

The young prince continued to fawn over Kaida whilst I smiled. I had been feeling a lot better since my date with Zane. I handed Kaida over to Xavier, so I could have a private conversation with Aspen. Well, not very private... the guards were around, and their hearing worked just fine.

I knelt beside her as she laid her daughter on a fuzzy blanket. Rosa was crawling slowly, laughing at the toys scattered around her blanket.

She was cute. Really cute, but as I mentioned, she looked so fragile. But full of life and energy, eager to play around. Aspen nudged me with her shoulder blade.

“What’s on your mind?”

“Well, um, Zane took me out on a date.” I whispered, and i had to keep her credit for just keeping her surprise only in her eyes. I didn’t want to alert the guards, because... f**k, it might have been a pity date and i didn’t want to say it out loud for anyone else to hear.

“Oh my word... really? And how was it?” she said with as much excitement as I'd been feeling for the past few days. Whenever we crossed paths, Zane and I would smile at each other. It was creating some bubbling feeling in my chest.

Something i almost didn’t want to comprehend.

“Magical, but it was a date as friends, and like nothing more. But I wanted to ask you some questions because I’m getting closer to my final treatment, then Zane and I will have to start trying for.... you know, and I don’t know. I wanted some tips on how to be a little bit attractive.”

Her head tilts to the left, and without even looking she grabbed, Rosa before the little girl could crawl away from the blanket.

“You’re already stunning. That should be easy. But if you want to know a trick, set the mood. Don’t go in there thinking about how you’re gonna mess it up or some bull-crap.”

“Haha, mom almost used a bad word.” Xavier commented. I didn’t even know he was listening. Aspen must have noticed my shock because she then says.

“He can hear better than anyone, so don’t worry. Xavier, do you need those earplugs to make things quiet?”

“Nope. I’ll just go downstairs, uncle Zane will be back before i get there.” how can he be so sure? Xavier got to his feet, carrying Kaida with him. Aspen gestured for some guards to follow him. The Solerian soldiers that protected this castle stepped forward before her guards could do anything.

I had almost forgotten how much people love her. She was basically the queen of draconia. Because in Wyndora she could make orders, in Soleria she could do the same, and I’m not too sure about Emberhelm, but it might be the same thing there.

My point is, I almost forgot. And that is a bit of progress on my side. Normally, when I see her, the first thing that would be on my mind would be how she has everything easy and perfect, but I know that isn’t the truth. And saying that is downplaying the road she took to get to this point.

“So set the mood?”

“Yeah, and talk to Zane. The kind of person he is in bed. I can’t help you there. We don’t trade s*x talks... well we sort of do, but not intimately. More like to brag.” she says, and i watch as her face morphs into one of joy.

“Okay, but come on. You must have some girly advice.”

“I unfortunately do not. The best thing that happened to me, was learning how my body wanted to be touched through rylan. Giving myself over to him as my partner, we learned something each time. I didn’t believe s*x could be good until I met Rylan, then it wasn’t us just f*****g it was something hotter. If you and Zane are as compatible as i think you are, your s*x is going to be fire. And just a tip from me, I think you could be a little more assertive. If you want to touch him, do it. The thing with these Valtero men, is that during sex.... there’s always something they’re lacking. Rylan was mostly no one being able to keep up with him long enough for him to get an orgasm, but the real truth we later discovered is that emotional attachment means a lot to him. So without that, his s*x was always going to leave him a bit dissatisfied. For Zane, and this is just my theory, i think it’s the role he plays during intimacy that leaves it not one hundred percent. You’ll learn what you like. Just don’t think twice when you want to try something. If you’re more comfortable being on top, then be on top.”

I nodded to her words, the valtero men seemed to be lacking something. Was that really true? I mean it had to be, she knew them more than me. In fact, I didn’t know them at all. All i knew was their public image.

The role he had to play? Did Zane want something different? When he said he understood me, was that because in some ways he- Zane, is both easy to understand and tricky. He’s open about everything, and yet you end up knowing nothing at the same time.

If he truly says it all, then Aspen is right. I just need to ask him. Maybe we can get through this with me discovering something I like sexually.

Something... besides him.

Whoa, where did that come from!?!