When the fresh new morning eloped the Dragon Castle, Sienna awoke in the strong embrace of Thunder, the Dragon King. She dazed into his handsome face till she remembered what was going on. He was already up and locked his golden eyes with her blue ones, maybe thinking about how to start a gentle conversation with her, but until he came up with"Good morning, my beautiful Queen," Sienna sat up abruptly and shook her head."What I'm doing here?"
"You fall asleep, my Queen," he said softly trying to be charming and get back that intimate peaceful feeling he enjoyed when she slept.
"Oh, yes. Why are you holding me?"She looked at him suspiciously.
"Well, I'm your mate and you are my Queen," he replied patiently.
"I don't feel like am."She looked at him a bit sadly.
"I'm so sorry for yesterday," he bit his lips."It will never happen again. I was just overjoyed to see my son well. "he tried to explain.
"So?" Sienna asked confused.
"So, I love you." he smiled at her trying to swoop her over.
"Ok," Sienna looked at him thinking. "I will forgive you, but I agreed to be your mate and Queen. I'm not playing a stepmother to your son that Sorcha can hate and fight... I have no interest in that!"She said firmly.
"I will tell him."Thunder nodded."But Sorcha doesn't hate you." he looked at her confused by her statement.
"She ordered a dragon to take me home yesterday, where would it drop me?"
Sienna asked coldly.
"Probably at some mountain peak."Thunder bit his lips."She is a bit cheeky. But I will look for you if you go missing."
"When? At midnight? How long would I last in the cold snow?" she chuckled satirically.
"Not long."Thunder nodded."You are right."
Sienna nodded quietly grimacing her face, pleased that he finally understood something she told him. "Even my dummy King figured out what Sorcha wanted to do to me. Should I take it as an assassination attempt?" she was thinking."Then I mated him all for nothing...sight. I should rather shrug it off, I do not want to see her execution and crazy Prince being dead too. Then I will have a revengeful King in my bed...Ehm...and I have nothing more to offer to Sarcos anyway...no, I'm not going there again, " she thought, biting her lips. "I will let Thunder sort it out. It is his family after all!" she decided in her mind.
"I will talk to them to stop this. I'm sorry, my Queen. Can we start again?" he asked sweetly.
"You have two days left to convince me."Sienna nodded.
Thunder turned to her softly. "She is so beautiful when she is angry! "he thought."Will you mate with me now?" he said aloud somehow and leaned to kiss her shoulder.
"Not now," Sienna stopped his lips with her raised finger playfully and attempted to stand up, "It is a new day and I'd like you to show me around," she smiled softly." I want to get to know you more. We became mates in quite a hurry and I want to make out for it." she managed to scramble out of the bed.
"But I have a right to have you these three days."Thunder furrowed his brows and circled her waist pulling her to sit on his knee. Sienna felt her body reacted to him, but her mind was made up already.
"Let's stand up, I'm hungry." she touched his hand holding her waist gently.
"I'm a King here, you need to listen to me."Thunder said jokingly but Sienna was not in the mood for jokes or domineering Kings...
"I need to go toilet and get ready and eat something." she counted on her fingers cutely but firmly.
"Well, I have something you can eat..."The Dragon King smiled sheepishly and Sienna reddened up.
"Not now. You might need it later on."She smiled half satirically and half seductively.
"I'm ready now." he pulled her tighter to himself.
"But I'm not, so respect it," she said firmly to him trying to stand up. She really needed to go toilet and he was going on her nerves.
"What do you mean by that?" he stood her up, looking at her in surprise.
"I decide when I mate with you and I said I like to know you more."Sienna looked into his eyes fixing her dress.
"Do you have any problem with me?" he asked her straight.
"What do you think?"Sienna looked at him a bit upset.
"I don't want to start angry."Thunder said."Let's go eat then."
"Thank you," Sienna nodded. She went bathroom and got ready.
"Wear a dress from me, "Thunder said as she was still in her old gown.
"I like this one from Tyrell more. He is kind."Sienna looked at him.
Thunder stood up and put his hands on her shoulders dominantly.
"But as my Queen you wear my dresses." he opened her dress and let it fall but Sienna held it at her chest.
"This is my dress and I like it. Thank you, but I wear it today."Sienna did not want to let it go.
"Maybe I was too kind to you."Thunder nodded and grabbed her wrists tight.
Sienna felt as he pulled it down strongly. She stood half-naked and saw how he licked his lips.
"Look at the bully! The sad demeanour is gone and we have a real Thunder now!"Sienna thought."I better be careful with him!" her mind raced."It is just a dress," she said to him gently and smiled. She decided to play nice till she was back with her mates safely!
"I also think so, the flames appeared in Thunder's eyes. She was provoking his strength and he did not like challengers.
Thunder picked a red and gold velvety scaly dress, "You wear this or you can go back to bed." he licked his lips hungrily. Sienna rather took the dress and put it on fast. He liked this dress on her because the red was exaggerating her fierce tiger eyes.
"Are you planning to starve me here?" she asked innocently.
Thunder offered her his arm and Sienna took it with a soft smile even her heart was quite sad, angry and distant.
She followed him to the dining room for breakfast. As they entered the decorated room, Sienna noticed that Sorcha and Dagen were already seated at the table. Sorcha was dressed up beautifully, she looked breathtaking, but her eyes were cold as a steel sword. The sight of her made Sienna even more sad and a little disgusted."What a family..." she sighed in her mind.
Thunder sat Sienna at the table and sat by her side by himself. He tried to keep close to her to make her more comfortable with him...
"Good morning Father, stepmother."Dagen bowed lightly holding his heart.
"Good morning Father." Sorcha smiled at Thunder sweetly."And to you stepmother." Sorcha said coldly to Sienna.
Sienna opened her mouth to tell something to them but Thunder looked at them both firmly."My Queen's name is Sienna, you will refer to her as a Queen or Sienna," said Thunder, " She is my mate, not your stepmother Dagen. She did not agree to that."He explained.
"But I need a loving mother, father. "Dagen smirked a little bit cheekily at the Dragon King.
"You have already a loving mate, "Thunder said firmly, "That should be enough."
"As you say, father," Sorcha said gently.
"Hm, let's eat then."Thunder ordered and everyone started to eat.
Sienna picked some fruits and bread buns and placed them on her plate.
" You surely are hungry, Sienna."Sorcha smiled. "Did you have a busy night?" she smiled cheekily.
"Surely not so busy as you." Sienna smiled gently. "It is hard for me getting to used to being here."She said.
"Ahh, we should just know each other better."Sorcha smiled.
Sienna nodded."Sure, I will be pleased to know you both more."She smiled.
"Father, your crystals are so amazing, without them you will not have a new Queen."Sorcha turned to Thunder playfully."And she will be not able to understand us anything..."She smiled gently...
"Why?"Sienna asked curiously.
"The crystal you found gave you the gift of language...Did not you find it strange that you could understand everyone in different Kingdoms the same?" Thunder shook his head entertained.
"I did, but had no idea why?"Sienna nodded thinking.
"You absorbed the gift as the crystal changed to dust in your hand..."Thunder noted. "I do not have the nerves to deal with women who will not understand a word I'm saying. "he said a bit rudely to Sorcha and she just giggled.
"Aha."Sienna nodded. "That is indeed amazing..." she smiled sweetely. "Be patient, be kind, wait it out.."her mind was chanting as she tried to keep her cool. Sorcha was so sleazily sweet that Sienna felt sick in her stomach from that. The way that icy cold beauty looked at Thunder was almost seductive and Sienna wondered if she liked him in that way...
"You are so lucky that you found father's crystal," Sorcha noted sweetly to Sienna." You must be more grateful to him," she added scurrying up to Thunder. "You must have lived a very poor and miserable life before..." she looked at her pitifully.
"Why would you think that?"Sienna furrowed her brows confused at the nonsense Sorcha was spouting.
"Well you were an unwanted female in your world for sure...you had no mark!"Sorcha almost whispered discreetly to Sienna just loud enough so everyone could hear it!
"Well, I was free to do whatever I wanted! My old life was OK, I was free and could work to make my own money to live...it was fine!"Sienna said confidently.
"I decided to be by myself," she added.
"And why is that?"Sorcha asked curiously.
"I wanted my freedom back..."Sienna noted.
"Well, and look at you now!"Sorcha smiled thinking about how to degrade Sienna some more."So you have five mates."Sorcha stretched her elegant hand a bit upset she did not enrage the Queen or make a beggar out of her. "That is a lot! How can a soft woman like you manage that?" Sorcha chuckled satirically.
"My other Kings are nice to me," Sienna said gently.
"Sure, sure, but they are so fierce. How is mating with Scorpion, stepmother?"Sorcha asked wrongly on purpose, to wind her up.
"Pleasant and good for the skin," Sienna replied nonchalantly. She was very aware of what Sorcha was doing. It was like a little chess game to her!
"And a cold snake?"Sorcha asked curiously.
"He is rather hot," said Sienna with a sensual smile. Just thinking about Sharchan lifted her mood!
"What about the tiger, did he bite you?" Sorcha asked with big eyes trying to look shocked by her own question.
"Yes, but Marco saved me in time."Sienna nodded lightly.
"I heard that your eagle is very cold," Sorcha asked suggestively. "At least one of her mates must be a fail..." she thought wickedly.
"Cold and strong!"Sienna nodded." He killed the Kraken with my Scorpion King. Just for me."She smiled proudly.
"Was it a very scary monster?"Sorcha stared at Sienna.
"It was really big."Sienna nodded.
"Hm, Will you kill another Kraken for me, Dagen?"Sorcha turned to her mate like a cuddly cat.
"I can't kill it, it is too wet," said Dagen thinking.
"So how King Sarcos and Marco killed it?"Sorcha furrowed her pretty brows curiously.
"With spears, "Sienna said entertained at Sorcha's surprise.
Thunder furrowed his brows and listened. This was interesting for him. He would need an army of dragons to kill it!
"They are formidable then!"Sorcha nodded and licked her lips. Maybe she can have two of Sienna's strongest mates. "My beauty can melt anyone!"She chuckled in her mind.
"My mates are very strong."Sienna nodded.
"Are you strong too?"Sorcha looked at Sienna curiously."You do not have any animal form, do you?" she asked.
"No, I'm just me."Sienna shook her head."I'm not allowed to fight anyway," she shook her shoulder.
"Why?"Sorcha asked provocatively.
"My Kings forbid me," Sienna said.
"Well, King Thunder might let you!"Sorcha smiled.
"I will never go against Sarcos's orders, "Sienna shook her head.
"Are you so obedient?"Sorcha giggled."Maybe she is so weak after all!" she thought.
"To him only," Sienna nodded seriously.
"What about your other mates?"Sorcha was so eager for some discord.
"They listen to him too, "Sienna said.
"Not me, Sarcos is not my boss!"Thunder said proudly.
"You can't defeat him, "Sienna shook her head." He is a Crystal Scorpion with unlimited magic. Please, don't provoke him or Marco," she said worriedly.
Thunder looked upset. She just attacked his pride! "Did you finish your food yet?"He pulled Sienna's hand strongly.
"No."Sienna shook her head.
"But I say you did!" he rasped.
"Well, I did not."Sienna pointed at the full plate in front of her.
"Will you fight me for it?"Thunder asked with fire in his golden eyes. He will show this Queen who is the boss!
"Of course not!"Sienna said softly. There was no point in arguing with him! She was stuck there for another day!
"Then let us go to my bedroom."Thunder licked his lips and pointed her way by his hand dominantly showing in front of his son and Sorcha. Sienna's stomach shivered."This will be hard!"Sienna bit her lips.
"By stepmom! Enjoy it."Sorcha chuckled."Make a cute little brother for Dagen." she smiled sweetely till Dagen looked at her."Well, we can do baby too, hm?" he asked softly.
"Don't be crazy! I don't want to ruin my body." she shook her head. She wanted to get Sarcos, so needed to look her best!
Meanwhile, Thunder pulled Sienna to his bedroom. He sat her on the bed and started taking of her dress.
"I was thinking you would show me your castle."Sienna stared at him disappointed.
"I want to mate now."He rasped.
Sienna was not sure what she wanted. She did not want to be treated roughly and she was getting fed up with this King.
"I want to go home," she said a bit grumpily.
"Here is your home too."Thunder stopped and looked at her curiously. He could feel she was not happy suddenly. It was very fortunate because he ignored how it was plastered all over her face from the time he parted her from her breakfast...
"It doesn't feel like home! I miss my gentle mates, you don't even let me eat breakfast! You are so bossy."Sienna shook her head sadly.
"Don't talk about your other mates, I do not like it."Thunder noted.
"And I don't like your orders."Sienna pointed. She looked at the burly man and it was just making her feel sad. The problem was not that she did not feel physically attracted to him or like him, he was just constantly ruining her mood with his orders. He wanted to dominate her too much without gentleness and it made her stubborn even though she did not plan for it!
"I want to walk in the garden," she said and bit her lips.
"Ok, we go."Thunder nodded and took her to the gardens without a cloak! He figured out that if she got cold she might cuddle up to him!