Chapter 31

Chapter 31
|| VANESSA'S POV ||

" You are such a big name now girl! You have saved our king!"
" Tell us your secret! How did you manage to tame the wild dragon?"
I faced a bunch of comments as soon as I came back to the castle. I didn't want any fame in return for doing a favor to the king. I couldn't understand my heart anymore. It would have been safe for me if he had died in fighting the dragon. At the same time, I had no idea why all the dragons were easily tamed by me.

I shrugged at their comments, working on the dishes as usual,
" I don't know.I was just.. lucky.."

I wanted to know the reason behind this taming nature of mine. The question still lingered in my mind how I ignored everything for the sake of King Cedric. The maids kept gossiping about me until I no longer spoke. As I intended to carry the dishes up to the table, a maid announced that the godmother was coming this way.

We all stepped aside and kept our heads down in respect. Everyone was curious since she never visited the maid quarter. She regarded them as a low class and stayed far away from us. She arrived at the doorway with a cold aura. Her expression defined that she wasn't okay with something. Her cold eyes swiped over us until they were stuck on me before she began to speak,
" As you all know we are sending gifts to the neighborhood kings. As a part of the old tradition, I want my best girls to be presented in front of them."

The maids all bloomed into a big smile as soon as they heard her. It was a life-changing opportunity for them since the life that they lived here was intolerable. It didn't excite me since I was bait here. If I was lucky enough, I would be going back to my pack.

The head of the maid responded with a flattering smile, moving forward in front of the Godmother,
" We are honored, My Lady. I will pick up the best girls and present them in front of the king."

Godmother cast her a cold glare. The head maid fell silent as we heard the Godmother speaking,
" Shut up! Did I ask you to be my assistant? This matter is about our prestige. I will select the girls and you must send them in front of the kings."

The head maid nodded her head in front of the Godmother and stopped talking. Godmother darted her eyes at us and pointed at the few young girls who were too excited to serve the king. I didn't even look up until the Godmother spoke harshly, stopping her finger on my face,
" There! She must be present too!"
All of the maids gasped together in shock. Even I was speechless for a moment until the head maid spoke hesitantly,
" But Godmother...She is the King's slave. How can I give her away to the other king?"

Godmother slapped her hard suddenly. She shouted at her, her voice bouncing against the walls,
" You are questioning me!! MY DECISION!! Don't you fucking know that Cedric never opposes my decision? You are lucky that I didn't kill you yet."

Tears stung my eyes at her words. I wasn't supposed to serve as a whore to everyone. It was already hard for me to accept King Cedric. Now serving another king was no better than a death sentence for me. I fell on my knees and pleaded with her, my wolf feeling humiliated at the proposal,
" Please don't do this to me! I still have my soulmate. I can't be with all men. Please spare me this time."

Godmother sneered with hatred at my cries, her eyes darkening,
" You have already lost everything to Cedric. Why are you acting pure, witch? Since you are our bait, we will do whatever the fuck we want with you."

She walked off after jerking me away from her feet. I fell on the floor and cried harder, no one coming to rescue me from this humiliation.
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|| CEDRIC'S POV ||

" The kings are here, my lord!"

Matteo informed me as I made my way back to the yard. The festival was held in an open place. Godmother arranged it for the sake of my strong relationship with the kings. I hummed slowly and kept walking to the stage, my eyes falling on the row of the maids. Subconsciously I searched for that one face that never left my mind.

I held my desire back and walked on the stage, my people hailing me loudly. King Austin from the east kingdom appreciated the arrangement, sipping his wine,
" You have delighted us too much, King Cedric. We appreciate your effort."

I smiled up at him and saw my dragons flying up in the sky. They oozed fires to entertain us in the sky. The kings were amazed since none of them could ever tame a dragon. Although they had dragons in their bloodline, only our Royal family was capable of taming them.

I replied politely, this gathering meant a lot to me,
" That's very kind of you, King Austin. I have better options for you. Look at my girls! They are yours to take and very willing to submit."

King Austin smiled lustfully. It was no secret that he was fond of beautiful women. For the sake of beautiful women, he beheaded plenty of men. He put down his glass and went on standing, his eyes swiping on the girls under a thin veil,
" How can I deny such a tempting offer, King Cedric? Let me find the prettiest one!"

I didn't care if he chose all the girls. I barely took slaves to my bed. Ever since I bedded Vanessa, I seemed to lose my interest in everyone else. King Austin got off his seat and went among the girls, touching their butts and boobs inappropriately. Everyone was thrilled to have his hands on them. Only when he went to touch a certain someone, did I hear a gasp of refusal from the girl. She took a step back and all the eyes snapped at her disapprovingly.

King Austin got angry and growled loudly, slapping the girl's butt under the veil,
" You whore! You are ignoring my touch? Are you a fucking goddess or what? Let me see your face!"

He pulled the veil down and the most unexpected face popped out in front of my eyes. Vanessa stood there coldly, her eyes facing the ground. She didn't even look at me for once. King Austin smirked, extending his hand to touch her breast again,
" What a pretty! No wonder you have some attitude! I should.."

A roar slipped my tongue before he could touch her chest, my eyes burning in rage,
"NO! KING AUSTIN! STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!"

King Austin took his hands back with a tight frown. I didn't give a fuck to his offense. I looked around at the maids and shouted in rage, even the dragons feeling my rage from a distance,
" What is she doing here in this group of gifts? Who the fuck allowed her to step in here?"

Even the illusion of her dancing with King Austin stripped me of my pride and ego. A burning desire to tear his world apart aroused in my mind. Vanessa kept standing cold until my godmother spoke, coming up on the stage,
" Cedric! It is a custom. She is a slave. She isn't any Royal slave of yours. We can give her away and give severe punishment to the werewolves."