Chapter 36

Aiden
He put his hand on the small of Kalani’s back and began to steer her out of the dining hall. He paused beside Gregory, watching Sasha, trying to reinforce his love for her without the physical touch aspect. He wanted nothing more than to walk out of this room with her by his side officially as his queen.
“Please, take Sasha to your chambers and meet me in my office. We have work to do.”
Sasha straightened her shirt and stood erect, glaring daggers behind him at her older sister. He could feel her desire to kill the stupid girl.
“Aiden-”
He gave her a pleading look as he shook his head a smidge. “Goodnight, Sasha.”
She fell silent as he walked away from her. He reached for Gregory’s link.
‘Take Sasha down to my office immediately.’
‘Yes, Aid.’
A growl behind him stopped his exit. He glanced over his shoulder to see Tiffany smirking at Sasha as she backed away slowly. The air grew more tense as her aura flared out. Tiffany wobbled a little, frowning. Sasha took a step towards her and she shrank back.
“This isn’t possible. Mom said it wasn’t.”
“Mom is a liar.”
Sasha’s aura grew stronger and Tiffany trembled. Aiden left an excited Kalani at the door to dart in between the other two sisters. Sasha’s eyes were fully black. They shifted up to meet his eyes.
“Move aside!,” she ordered.
He raised his hand to cup her cheek. His thumb moved over her bottom lip. She tilted her head into his hand. He leaned forward until his lips were a breath away from hers. He was over these stupid rules. He will follow some of them, but not claiming her in public was not going to continue to happen.
“I know who I belong to, my queen.” He gestured around to everyone in the room. “You are all of our queen,” he murmured, before pressing a kiss to her lips.
Her fingers went around his wrist as she leaned into him to press her forehead against his, her eyes going back to green.
“The same goes for her as goes for Malcolm.”
He smiled at her and tipped her chin up to peck her lips again. “Understood, my beautiful mate.”
She sighed before smirking at Tiffany. She walked over to Tiffany and kissed her cheek.
“Do try to behave yourself, Tiffany.” She looked over her shoulder at Gregory. “Gregory, I do believe our king gave you an order.”
She rolled her shoulders back, raised her head up and regally walked out of the dining hall. Gregory paused beside Kalani to press a kiss to her forehead.
“Goodnight, my love.”
“Goodnight, Gregory.”
Aiden went back to Kalani and held out his hand. “Are you ready, sister?”
She smiled, before taking his hand. “Of course, brother,” she said, emphasizing brother.
“Are you coming, Miss Soma?,” he called over his shoulder to Tiffany.
He walked with Kalani up to the second floor, before he stopped outside of a door.
“This is your room for the next week.”
Tiffany walked in and inhaled. She turned angrily back towards them.
“This is not your room!,” she hissed.
“You are correct. It is yours for the next week. Goodnight, Miss Soma. I will have a servant come to collect you in the morning for breakfast.”
“I want to be in your room.”
He smirked. “I bet you do, but the only one allowed in there is my queen and as I’m sure you heard, you are not her.”
He shut the door in her furious face and picked Kalani up. She cried out in shock as he sprinted down the stairs, easily jumping all of them and kept moving. Doors, portraits and windows flew past her blurrily at the speed he was moving through the halls. She buried her face in his chest. Suddenly, he stopped and she rolled forward. His arms tightened around her, keeping her from hitting the ground.
“Sorry, little one. I was in a hurry.”
“For what?”
He pushed the door open and set her on the floor. She gave a squeal of delight and dashed over to Gregory, passing Sasha on her journey to throw herself into Aiden’s arms. He ran his hands over her body, enjoying the sparks that coursed through him. He buried his face in her neck.
“I am so sorry, Sasha, but-”
“The stupid rules. I know.” She leaned back to stare at him. “Please, do not be alone with her. She.. she has nefarious thoughts surrounding you.”
He smirked. “You forget, I have tough skin.”
She giggled. “You better. Now, what’s the plan?”
“You and your sister will sleep here with us while we work.”
She followed him into the office. “What are you working on?”
“Finding your father.”
She froze. “What?”
He walked over to his desk and pulled the stack of papers out. He divided them in half and handed one pile to Gregory, who moved to the couch where Kalani immediately curled into his side. Sasha moved to the desk to sit on the pile Aiden kept. She ran her fingers through his hair.
“So, my king..,” she purred.
His eyes shifted to black and he leaned closer into her. “So, my queen….”
She tilted his head back, her eyes searching his face. “How long have we known each other now?”
“Two weeks.”
She licked his lips. “And you sure you want me to be your queen?”
“Wholeheartedly.”
“Aiden, I want to mate.”
He groaned. “We can’t yet until you come back to me. It will not look good if I interfere.”
She smirked. “Then pray to the Goddess that next week you pick my name.”
He slid her off the desk to grind against her core. “You better pray that after all your teasing, I go slow.”
She kissed his neck. “Where’s the fun in that?”

Aiden laid Sasha’s exhausted body down in the adjoining room connected to Gregory’s. He pressed a kiss onto her forehead. After 11 hours of going through file after file, they eliminated about a quarter of them. He rolled his shoulders and massaged his neck. He was sure they were on the right track now. He could feel it in his bones. He sighed and left. He hated this stupid lottery.
He would say fuck this, if he was not worried about an uprising. He didn’t want to kill any innocent dragons, especially considering that they were on the brink of extinction. He stepped into his room and Mikhail went on high alert. He stood still as he tried to determine who was in his room. He inhaled again and growled. The bathroom door opened and a fully nude Tiffany stepped out. She held out a glass of wine to him as she sashayed seductively up to him.
“Your highness,” she purred. “Please, allow me to take care of you after you worked so hard for all of us tonight?”
He left the door open and reached for Gregory’s link. ‘Gregory, if you would, please escort Sasha to my room immediately.’
‘Of course, Your Highness. Is everything alright?’
‘Tiffany is naked in my room. I think this is her area of expertise.’
‘Be right there.’
He leaned against the doorframe. “I am fine and do not require any services at the moment. If I did, I can assure you that there are a number of servants at my beck and call, eager to tend to them.”
“But sire, I am your breeder this week and I wish to-”
He was turned around and Sasha rammed her mouth against his. She gripped his hair and backed him up against the wall. She pulled her mouth away from his and used his hair to make him lower his mouth to her neck. He kissed her there and she moaned, meeting Tiffany’s eyes. She let his hair go and took the two steps to her sister. She gripped her wrist while she looked into Tiffany’s eyes. Sasha’s aura came out again, even stronger than before and Tiffany sank to her knees. Sasha held the glass steady. She twisted her sister’s arm until the glass was at her mouth.
“Drink it!,” she commanded.
Tiffany’s lips parted and she swallowed the wine down. Sasha took the glass from her and set it on the table. She grabbed a chair, dragged it in front of Tiffany, sat and crossed her legs. She leaned back in it.
“And now we wait. Stay, dog!”
She glanced over her shoulder at Aiden. “You may rest, my king. I will watch over you. Gregory, you are dismissed.”
Aiden walked over to her as Gregory left the room. He kissed her neck softly.
“What a wonderful queen you are going to be.”
She smiled, but kept her eyes firmly on Tiffany. “I will see you in a few hours and depending on what she spiked that wine with, you might even see her.”
He chuckled. “Do you think it was spiked?”
“Oh most definitely.” She patted his hand that was on her shoulder. “Go to sleep, Aiden. Our kingdom is safe in my hands and so are you.”
He kissed her cheek. “Thank you, my queen.”