Guardian Dragon: Paranormal BBW Dragon Shifter Romance (Paranormal Shifter Romance) by Molly Hart Page A
Authors: Molly Hart
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prodigal son returns," said one of the elders,
Lucas looked him over but he looked to be new. “I seem to remember you begging for my presence," he replied, staring deeply at the new elder, not satisfied until he saw the man cringe and shuffle uncomfortably on his seat.
"Lucas lets not begin with that," said Thomas, the eldest among all elders.
"I am here as requested, but I will not stay a second longer if you fail to address me in the proper terms. I am of higher royal blood, am I not?" He asked, pacing round the room with ease and confidence.
"Prince... Prince Lucas, please take a seat," said Thomas after much silence around the room.
Lucas looked around the elders deliberately, subtly passing a message that even though they ran him off and dragged him back, this time he would do things by his terms. They would do things by his terms. Then he proceeded to sit at the head table.
"As you must have seen on your drive up here, the country is in a serious dilemma," said Thomas.
"You father’s bosom friend, whom we all know is a sorcerer. He had a vision-"
Thomas was interrupted by the new elder. "Says he had; for all we know it might be a hoax."
"Let's not start that now, we already agreed," hammered out about three or four of the elders in chorus.
"You agreed and dragged me along. This... this murderer is not fit to be a king," he blasted indignantly.
Lucas let out a loud laugh as he watched the elders get into a heated argument over him. When the argument was almost turning into a fist fight, he stood suddenly with so much force that the chair he sat on fell back with a loud bang. That definitely got the elders’ attention.
"You, what's your name?" he asked, pointing at the new elder.
"Xavier," the new elder answered.
"Xavier, I understand that as an elder you deserve to be accorded some level of respect; however, you will do well to remember that I am a Prince. You will watch your tongue. And the rest of you, our country is in too much trouble for you to be wasting energy nagging like a bunch of sissies. Do you understand me?"
The elders all looked away, eyes cast down in embarrassment.
"Good to know we are in agreement. Now, about this birthmark, what does it have to do with me? Why am I here?"
He watched in amazement as all the elders shared a knowing look between themselves.
"If you truly have the birthmark, then you'll be our new king," said Thomas, with every other elder nodding in agreement.
Without saying a word, Lucas stood up and began to strip off his clothes till he stood nude in front of the elders. He turned his left butt cheek to the elders, and then he lifted his arm up and showed them the second birthmark under his arm around his ribcage.
He heard the elders gasp out loud.
"He could have faked it," whispered Xavier to the others
"Maybe, but we only told him of one birthmark; there is no way he would have known that the sorcerer actually said two," countered one of the elders, shushing Xavier.
"That's it then, we have a new King," exclaimed Thomas. He stood up and bowed towards Lucas.
The other elders stood up and followed suit.
A brief coronation ceremony for the new King Lucas was held by the end of the day.
Just like he expected, his brothers refused to welcome him. But as their new king, they had to respect him.
CHAPTER 3
Alexis May stood, jaw slack as she listened to her brother, Frank, who kept on trying to seek some form of compassion from her.
"Are you crazy?" she yelled at her brother.
"Just stay calm. It’s not as bad as it seems."
"Not as bad as.... Frank, I'm just about to lose my shop and now you are telling me that some loan shark that you borrowed money from thinks of me as some kind of repayment method. And I should stay calm?" She fumed with anger.
"I know it sounds bad," he grumbled, shifting and moving around uncomfortably.
"Frank, are you insane? What do you expect me to do?"
"We'll run. You'll see, everything will work out just fine."
"Why did you
Lucas looked him over but he looked to be new. “I seem to remember you begging for my presence," he replied, staring deeply at the new elder, not satisfied until he saw the man cringe and shuffle uncomfortably on his seat.
"Lucas lets not begin with that," said Thomas, the eldest among all elders.
"I am here as requested, but I will not stay a second longer if you fail to address me in the proper terms. I am of higher royal blood, am I not?" He asked, pacing round the room with ease and confidence.
"Prince... Prince Lucas, please take a seat," said Thomas after much silence around the room.
Lucas looked around the elders deliberately, subtly passing a message that even though they ran him off and dragged him back, this time he would do things by his terms. They would do things by his terms. Then he proceeded to sit at the head table.
"As you must have seen on your drive up here, the country is in a serious dilemma," said Thomas.
"You father’s bosom friend, whom we all know is a sorcerer. He had a vision-"
Thomas was interrupted by the new elder. "Says he had; for all we know it might be a hoax."
"Let's not start that now, we already agreed," hammered out about three or four of the elders in chorus.
"You agreed and dragged me along. This... this murderer is not fit to be a king," he blasted indignantly.
Lucas let out a loud laugh as he watched the elders get into a heated argument over him. When the argument was almost turning into a fist fight, he stood suddenly with so much force that the chair he sat on fell back with a loud bang. That definitely got the elders’ attention.
"You, what's your name?" he asked, pointing at the new elder.
"Xavier," the new elder answered.
"Xavier, I understand that as an elder you deserve to be accorded some level of respect; however, you will do well to remember that I am a Prince. You will watch your tongue. And the rest of you, our country is in too much trouble for you to be wasting energy nagging like a bunch of sissies. Do you understand me?"
The elders all looked away, eyes cast down in embarrassment.
"Good to know we are in agreement. Now, about this birthmark, what does it have to do with me? Why am I here?"
He watched in amazement as all the elders shared a knowing look between themselves.
"If you truly have the birthmark, then you'll be our new king," said Thomas, with every other elder nodding in agreement.
Without saying a word, Lucas stood up and began to strip off his clothes till he stood nude in front of the elders. He turned his left butt cheek to the elders, and then he lifted his arm up and showed them the second birthmark under his arm around his ribcage.
He heard the elders gasp out loud.
"He could have faked it," whispered Xavier to the others
"Maybe, but we only told him of one birthmark; there is no way he would have known that the sorcerer actually said two," countered one of the elders, shushing Xavier.
"That's it then, we have a new King," exclaimed Thomas. He stood up and bowed towards Lucas.
The other elders stood up and followed suit.
A brief coronation ceremony for the new King Lucas was held by the end of the day.
Just like he expected, his brothers refused to welcome him. But as their new king, they had to respect him.
CHAPTER 3
Alexis May stood, jaw slack as she listened to her brother, Frank, who kept on trying to seek some form of compassion from her.
"Are you crazy?" she yelled at her brother.
"Just stay calm. It’s not as bad as it seems."
"Not as bad as.... Frank, I'm just about to lose my shop and now you are telling me that some loan shark that you borrowed money from thinks of me as some kind of repayment method. And I should stay calm?" She fumed with anger.
"I know it sounds bad," he grumbled, shifting and moving around uncomfortably.
"Frank, are you insane? What do you expect me to do?"
"We'll run. You'll see, everything will work out just fine."
"Why did you
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