Chapter 2

Chapter Two

Ruka

"You'll like her." Mom praises the Princess that I'm going to marry, making me feel a little weird about it because I would have never guessed anything like that, "she is a very competent female and I think that you'll enjoy your relationship with her. If it ends up happening this way, I don't know but I truthfully think that you'll be okay with whatever happens between you."

"Do you think so?" I ask her, feeling a little weird about it because I would have never guessed it, "You're trying to marry me off because they have a weak kingdom, and you want their assets. I'm sorry but I'm not quite happy with doing that when we're going to gain nothing but a burden."

Mom rolls her eyes, "You know your dad died and left me in charge, Ruka. It is up to me to decide when you'll be taking the position as King, and I want to make sure that you're going to have someone strong by your side. I don't know if your relationship will be one hundred percent certain, but I can assure you that you'll love her. She is sweet and kind."

"I highly doubt that." I correct her, seeing how I don't need to be married, "I am the Dragon Prince. I am respected and feared, and nobody dares to stand in my way. Truthfully, it would be best if we didn't think about anything else… Okay?"

I don't know what to say about this because I need to make sure that I'm going to be next to a prissy princess who isn't going to end up coming from it. She's going to get me nothing from it, and I'm going to have to keep her at a distance no matter what. If I do this the wrong way, then I'm sure that I will gain nothing from it. I just have to make sure that I'm doing this the right way.

I just hope I can do this one hundred percent.

"We're here." Mom murmurs, making me look up.

It is a simple castle, that much I have noticed already. It's nothing too fancy, that much is clear to me. It makes my stomach churn because it is like nothing else that I would want to deal with. I see the King and Queen standing in the front, making me feel a little weird. I don't see the Princess though.

I don't see her at all, hoping that I can do a lot more from it. I see that she can't even come to see me, that's not really surprising though. She doesn't have the balls to face me. It's not surprising though if you ask me either way.

I don't know what I was expecting from her.

Nothing truthfully.

It would be best if she just left and never returned, that much is very clear right now and I wish that I could have done a lot more. It makes me want to do a lot more because it's like nothing else that I have dreamed about. I long to make sure that I'm going to be close to her and make her life a living hell.

I'm going to make sure that she regrets trying to marry me.

Truthfully, I just want to be with someone who is my fated mate, nothing else like that before. I don't know why mom hasn't been able to figure that out already and I wish that I could have just kept her to understand why I didn't want to be close to another woman like that. I guess there is really nothing else that I'm going to be able to do about it.

I wish that I could do a lot more though.

I wish that maybe I could put a stop to all of this because it would be a dangerous thing if I allowed that woman to take hold of me. I will just play this game until my fated mate walks into my life and I won't allow anyone else to get closer to me. That would be the right thing for me to do if I'm being completely honest.

I don't know if it is going to be alright though.

"King William, Queen Stella, it is so nice to see you again." Mom murmurs, looking at them with a big smile on her face like it doesn't make me sick to my stomach, "I am glad that we finally get to officially meet and we're not going to let anyone else stand in our way. We have to make sure that our kingdoms are strong…"

I'm looking between them now, wishing that I could have pushed the distance between them but there's no way that was going to end up happening. I don't know what is going to come from it, but I wish that I could make sure that this thing never comes to life.

I wish that I could have pushed them away.

That would be the wrong thing to do.

"And this is my son, Ruka." Mom introduces me, seeing how the King and Queen look at me like we're nuts, "where is Jessie?"

"I am afraid that she's not so keen on this engagement." King William murmurs, sighing slightly, "I guess that I can't blame her, but she can't have everything her own way now can she? I just wish that she would stop with the temper tantrums if I'm being completely honest because she needs to do what is right for her kingdom."

That is a bit surprising to hear because most women are very eager to get close to me. Since I'm a dragon shifter, there's no way that someone wouldn't be attracted to me. I'm strong and big, I don't dare let anything stand in my way and I make sure that everyone knows it as well. I can only do certain things, wishing that I could keep everything at a distance but there's only so much that I'm capable of.

I have to make sure that I'm going to handle her the right way.

I can't let anything come from it, wishing that I'm going to do something about it.

I wish that possibly; I'm going to have to break up this engagement.

"Well, I don't blame her either." I tell them honestly, seeing how mom turns and gives me a look that tells me to shut up, "I'm not so keen on this relationship either but I'm not going to push it so much. I just hope that she realizes that if we both protest this, nothing will come from it."

I know what I'm saying here, and I see how mom is glaring at me. She wants me to keep my words to myself but I'm not going to be so nice and do anything like that. It doesn't matter what ends up coming from it, I have to make sure that I'm doing it for myself and I'm not going to allow anything to happen. I just hope that maybe, just maybe, it is going to be okay.

I just hope that it will end quickly.

"I'm here." I hear a female's voice filled with irritation finally, "I hope you're not talking badly about me."

I look up, a bit curious to see who I'm going to be with now. I'm more than just a little taken back when I see the beauty standing there, her long, flowing blonde hair falling straight to her waist and her beautiful blue eyes. I don't know what was going to end up happening, but I don't know what I'm going to end up doing.

I just want to be close to her.

When she looks up and our eyes meet, my heart skips a beat when I realize that she is indeed my fated mate. It stuns me almost immediately and I see the look on her face as well, like she wasn't expecting it either. I don't know what is happening here, wishing that I could have done something else, but I highly doubt it is going to go the way that I needed it to.

"You're…" I whisper, feeling a little sick to my stomach as I'm realizing this.

"This isn't happening." She whispers in a hoarse tone, noticing how our parents are looking at us, "I can't…"

"Mate." I murmur, making our parents understand immediately what had just happened.

I couldn't believe it either, wishing that I could have done something else. I wanted to make sure that I'm going to have my fated mate, that much is pretty clear right now. I don't know what I'm going to say but she turns on her heel and runs away.

Not surprising.