Alpha finally came back.
Ghost tried to visit him in the palace secretly in which they ended up meeting at the gates as Alpha told him that he just finished his job.
In short, he is free for now until he is forced to do another job.
So time is limited for us if we plan to rescue Lion.
After we rescue Lion, I would definitely start my plan on investigating the clue what Rahab gave me.
To my dismay, all of them told me that I should stay inside the castle as they are afraid for my safety.
Truth be told, it is kind of risky as we already knew what happens if we made the Chieftain Monarch furious.
Still, I appreciate them for making an effort despite the fact that they are gambling their lives.
I pretended to agree in which Sly raised his eyebrow and asked me to hand him the invisibility bracelet in which I just grinned and gave it to him.
Seeing the bracelet made Alpha chuckle as he told everyone the story on how I stole so many irreplaceable magic items from the palace that I made the head of the magic users lost his mind in trying to replace the missing items.
Everyone guffawed in which Sly nodded as he told me to hand all the magic items to him.
I shrugged at him as I told him that I don't even know the purpose of the magic items as I can't read runes.
Which has a bit of truth in it.
I don't know how to read runes but a certain group of guards do and told me each item's purpose.
Sly looked at me suspiciously in which I just sighed and handed to him everything.
Orm seems to be delighted with all of the stuff in which he started to name each one and its purpose that the others tried to shush him.
Oh I already knew that.
Sly told everyone the chaos that I did back at the arena in which Ghost complained that he didn't see all the amazing things that I did, including the obscene gesture that I did in front of the master of the arena.
Again, everyone guffawed at my expense in which I just looked at them with a poker face.
Alpha was told about the story on how Orm was rescued in which I had a brilliant idea on putting an extremely pungent mixture on the body that made us survive the famous winged snake village in which Alpha looked towards me with amazement.
I sighed and excused myself, telling them that I would cook for them something delicious in which they all gave me a soft smile as all of them apologized to me that they just don't want me to get hurt.
I pretended to agree but what they don't know is that I still have several tricks up my sleeve.
....
Orm and Alpha were delighted with the bracelets that I gave them. Orm gave me a kiss on the cheek in which Alpha glared at him.
They are beginning to argue in which I excused myself and went towards my room with Lion. I was about to go inside when Sly embraced me from behind.
He nuzzled my ear as he told me that he wants me to sleep beside him as by the time Lion comes back, our time sleeping together will be rare.
Of course I agreed, in which he grinned at me and carried me in his arms as we went inside his room.
....
Inside his room, we began kissing passionately as he positioned me facing him while carrying me as I wrapped my legs around his body.
He gently pushed my body against the wall as he began licking my neck while I pulled his shirt towards me, panting as I began to feel heated.
Oh yes. I'm still ovulating.
And I also like it.
Sly whispered into my ear, telling me that he won't go all the way as he haven't asked Lion for permission yet but other than that, he would like to show me how much he yearned for me.
I grabbed his face with my hands in which I kissed him deeply while he held me tightly against his body, pushing me against the wall.
He then laid me down on his bed, staring at me with heated desire in his eyes as he removed his shirt.
....
We passionately kissed each other as he laid on top of me, feeling his fingers slowly removing the tie on my dress in which it began to loosen, exposing my shoulders and cleavage.
He took a deep breath as he pulled my dress a bit lower, exposing half of the mating mark i have with Lion in which he smiled with bitterness as he told me that as much as he wanted to be my primary mate, he knew that he couldn't do that as I loved Lion too much and he also respected him. That's why he couldn't go all the way despite wanting it.
If Lion would give his permission, he would gladly do it with me as much as I want as he don't get tired easily as dragons have high stamina.
What the.
Suddenly he licked my shoulder, in which he whispered that every night he always dreamed of doing this to me and more.
He asked for my forgiveness as he wants to show me how much he desires me as he is afraid that he might not have this opportunity again.
Yeah, I know.
He is decent, in a way.
....
His hands held mine as he intertwined my fingers with his as we shared a slow and passionate kiss.
Soon, our kissing intensified, in which we began moaning as both of our hands explored each other's bodies, making our bodies more sensitive than before.
His hands started to touch my legs in which we both chuckled as we recalled Ghost clearing his throat back then. He assured me that no one will disturb us this time.
We stared at each other's eyes, his eyes full of love towards me as he whispered to me that despite him not being the first in my heart, he is content as he knows that I loved him too in my own way.
Then we continued kissing, my arms wrapped around his neck as his hands grasped on the bedsheets.
Ooh someone is almost at his limit.
He deserves to be punished as he took my stuff.
Suddenly, I pushed him away from me, making him lie on his back as he tried to get up in which I sat on top of him, licking his neck as he moaned.
He pleaded with me that he is almost at his limit as he is trying his best to control himself.
Though he looked at me with a mischievous smile, telling me that as soon as he has permission from Lion, I better watch out as he will not let me rest until all his yearnings will be soothed.
Oh really.
I chuckled at him as my hands slowly touched his chest in which he moaned loudly. Then he suddenly sat up and hurriedly went outside his bedroom.
He didn't return for quite some time.
After Sly went out, I began to cry.
I missed Lion.
The way he touched me.
His kisses.
Whispered words of love, desire and comfort.
Warm embraces.
I still can't get used to this.
Of course, I'm starting to love Sly but nothing can ever replace the love I have towards Lion.
It's so unfair!
Sly deserves more.
Am I the only one feeling this way?
Why?
No matter how much he tried to explain it to me, I still can't understand it.
I hated myself.
....
I positioned myself on my side, pretending to be asleep as I heard Sly coming.
He embraced me from behind as he kissed my neck and shoulders, nuzzling my cheek in which he must've realized that I was crying before he came here.
He chuckled as he nuzzled my hair, whispering that he loved that about me but I should not try to understand him as all he ever wanted is just to love me as he is content to stay by my side.
I can feel his tears on my neck as his embrace towards me tightened, whispering that he's more afraid of losing me rather than not him being the first in my heart.
Then he kissed the back of my neck, whispering that I'm more precious than all the treasure that he has and how he is willing to give up everything just for him to stay by my side despite me being with Lion.
Hearing that coming from a dragon made me realize the depth of his love towards me.
Thank you, Sly.
....
I heard a loud clang in which one of my foot feels heavy all of a sudden.
Hmm.
So they decided to keep me here.
I can hear their voices in which they began to argue, with Orm protesting as he felt that it is mean of them to do it to me.
Sly insisted that it is for my own good as I had too many chaotic adventures lately.
I acted like I was still asleep as I tried to position myself in an alluring position, exposing my back and legs as Sly forgot to tie the back of my dress and we didn't use a blanket as his body temperature is quite high.
Hearing them taking a deep breath while cursing brought satisfaction to me as I'm planning to punish them later.
Alpha mumbled something that sounds like Lion is going to kill Sly if he finds out in which Sly insisted that nothing happened between us.
Ghost told Alpha and Orm about what happened in the workroom in which he saw EVERYTHING that happened between Sly and I, as he pretended to be asleep which was not needed at all since the two of us were too engrossed to notice him already awake and enjoying the show.
He admitted that the two of us didn't go all the way but almost did as unfortunately, his throat began to feel itchy, despite him trying not to make any noise, had to clear his throat, disturbing the moment between Sly and I.
I don't know whether to laugh or to cry out of embarrassment.
Sly told them that he's willing to face Lion's wrath if he found out as he didn't regret anything. He is willing to do everything again despite knowing how Lion would react.
Alpha chuckled as he commended Sly, telling him that he also did the same, making them gasp in astonishment.
Sly exclaimed that he didn't notice Alpha's mating mark in which I heard Alpha moving towards me as he showed them the mating mark i have on one of my legs.
It is at this point that I want to be anywhere but here.
To make things worse, my stomach began to grumble loudly.
Alpha and Sly began to argue in which I can hear Ghost and Orm going outside the room.
After a while, I can hear them back in which I smelled something good.
I slowly sat up and started to yawn when I felt the front of my dress slipping down.
Ah.
I hurriedly held the front of my dress towards my chest in which I started to rub my eyes, acting like I have no idea what just happened.
My eyes slowly opened in which I saw them looking at me.
I can just imagine how I looked. My hair in disheveled state and flushed skin with most of my body exposed as the dress is untied and crumpled.
It didn't take long for them to glare at Sly who tried to defend himself by insisting that nothing really happened.
All of them had a look on their faces that seemed to tell Sly that his end is near as Lion will definitely kill him as he didn't ask for permission yet.
Sly started to become frustrated in which he suddenly stopped and grinned, telling them that since they don't believe him, he might as well go all the way with me.
To which everyone argued until they heard my stomach growl again.
Orm then sat down beside me as he tried to fix my dress, in which Ghost began to feed me.
Alpha and Sly continued to argue in which I suddenly laughed.
Orm asked me why I laughed in which I told them that I missed seeing everyone together.
They all smiled at me in which I sweetly smiled back at them before yelling at them to remove what they placed on my ankle.
....
It didn't work.
All of them agreed that I should stay here as they will go and rescue Lion.
Before they went, I had a bath in which Orm managed to make a bathtub using magic but the water was cold as he isn't proficient in using fire magic.
Making sure that I'm well fed and comfortable, all of them nuzzled my cheeks and embraced me as they all dressed themselves like they are going to war.
Sly promised me that they would all return with Lion and I would just stay here and pray for their safety.
After giving me a kiss on my forehead, he smiled at me tenderly and then they all left.
Those morons!
Oh well.
I guess they didn't know me well enough.
With a grin, I took out a secret hair pin that I hid underneath my hair. Good thing that my hair is thick and long or else they would find out. A survival instructor of mine told me that I should always hide a hair pin underneath my hair just in case.
And she was right.
Finally, I freed myself and went towards my room with Lion.
It's time to make a Plan B just in case the Plan A failed.