Page 11 of Brutal Alpha Dragon

The tension in the room becomes palpable as the Council members exchange weary looks. Felix stops behind me, placing his hands on my shoulders.

“The much-anticipated arrival of Lily Turner, huh?” he chuckles. “She’s your chosen mate, Brother. She’s all yours.”

I lift my head and glower at Felix, who casually winks at me before taking the seat beside mine. “She’s nothing of mine. I refuse to plant seeds in something so…” I shrug. “... Imperfect.”

Felix snorts. “If it’s perfection you seek, Brother, then that’s what you’ll get once she becomes immortal.”

“If she becomes immortal,” I correct him as I wince. “I highly doubt she’ll handle my DNA.”

“According to the Cube of Knowledge, she’s the only human female who can,” Zark reminds me.

Grunting, I get out of the chair and turn to the elders. “I’m not mating with her. Not yet, anyway.”

“Draco—” Father begins, but I shake my head to stop him.

“I know that this is the only way, Father. But I have to be sure about this myself. I did as instructed and brought her here.” I take a deep breath. “What happens next is up to me.”

The commanding tone in my voice silences the Council, allowing me to leave in peace. After all, I am the Alpha of this clan. I won’t be subdued simply because they make up the Dragon Council.

Just as I exit the boardroom, Kairo appears in front of me. She lifts a brown bag and dangles it in front of my face.

“Breakfast!” she announces proudly, her green eyes glowing warmly.

“I’m not hungry,” I grouch, attempting to step passed her. She’s adamant and stands in my way.

“Not for you, silly!” she bleats. “It’s for the human.”

Rolling my eyes, I make a nimble escape and head down the hallway. Kairo is persistent and follows me all the way to the lifts. As I step inside, she pushes the bag at me.

“Please, Brother,” she pleads with a pout.

“I can’t believe you prepared breakfast for her,” I scoff.

Kairo giggles. “She needs to eat, doesn’t she?” My sister leans against the lift frame, gesturing for me to take the bag. “Don’t be so insensitive, Draco. I know you don’t like this whole thing, but she’s here now. Deal with it.”

When I grab the brown bag adversely, she throws the widest grin my way. “Take good care of her,” Kairo adds.

“Yeah… Whatever,” I sneer as the lift doors slide to a close. Sighing, I relax my shoulders when I’m finally alone. As the lift takes me up to the bedroom quarters, I try not to think too much about what my sister said.

Take good care of her? I can barely stand the human…

Lily’s bedroom is on the way to mine, but I pass it without a second thought. I need the sanctity of my own room, carrying the brown bag with me.

Only when I’m in the confines of the four navy walls of my bedroom, the weight of these past few days finally sets in. Even after a good night’s rest, this morning’s meeting serves as a brutal reminder of my fate.

Blowing a breath through my lips, I’m about to head to the bed when I remember the brown bag.

There’s no point in keeping her breakfast here. It’s not like I have an appetite. Grunting, I exit my room again and stop at the door beside mine.

Unlocking the door, I step quietly inside to find the woman sleeping.

Perhaps I’d been too harsh, I realize as I glance at the brown bag in my hand. Being abducted and flown off to an island inhabited by dragons is a tough pill to swallow. It’s evident in the tears crusted on her cheek.

Tentatively walking up to the bed, I’m about to kneel beside her when her eyelids spring open.

She gasps, in what sounds like recognition. There’s hope that flashes in her large, brown eyes as she quickly scrambles to her feet.

The woman is frantic as she grabs fistfuls of my sweater, catching me off-guard.

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