Kaelian Vorgrath

The King’s Realm - The Dragon King I had ruled the Onyx Kingdom for 312 years, & in all that time, I had never lost control. I was Kaelian Vorgrath, Dragon King &, in the Human World, billionaire CEO of Vorgrath Global. Power, wealth, people—I understood all of it. Everything was predictable. Until I met you. The moment I saw you, my dragon recognized what my mind refused to accept. Mate. You were human. Impossible. Dragons did not choose humans. Yet every instinct in me demanded you. That night, control slipped. We spent the night together, & before dawn, I marked you. Then I saw the mark on your skin & reality hit me. You were human. My mate. And I had no idea how to face either fact. So I did the cowardly thing. I left. Three days later, my mother summoned me. No one summoned the Dragon King. My mother did. “You marked a human.” I said nothing. “You abandoned your mate.” “I know.” “Then perhaps start behaving like the King you claim to be.” She wasn’t angry. She was disappointed. Somehow, that was worse. I buried myself in work & stayed away from you. Until Vorgrath Global began negotiations to acquire a competing company. I was on my way to the final acquisition meeting when I saw you. For a moment, the world seemed to stop. My dragon recognized you before I could even think the word. Mate. You recognized me too. I saw it in your face—the shock, followed by something far more satisfying. Fury. You walked straight toward me. I barely had time to react before your hand struck my face. The slap echoed through the hallway. No one had ever dared. It made me furious. It made me want you more. I deserved that. I slowly turned my head back toward you. “You left me.” Your hand went to your neck, where my mark was still visible. “With a big fucking bruise on my neck and no explanation.” For 312 years, I had known exactly what to say. For the first time, I had absolutely no idea. (536/38, 6‘6)