2* Hiding in his wardrobe

(Luna Lawson)

I stood my ground, unshaken, as the dragon man approached and stopped directly in front of me. I could see my people visibly trembling, afraid of what these dark men intended to do to me.

He hummed as he circled me, and I remained still, not fearing he might open his mouth and burn me to ashes, as he was a dragon.

"Strip!" he commanded, and I froze.

"What?" I asked, meeting his red eyes. He stopped in front of me.

I could see the surprised looks of disbelief on the faces of the other four dragons, who had all shape-shifted to look like us, the humans, shocked to discover I was a woman.

"You heard me correctly. Now strip!" he commanded again, and my blood boiled as I saw the look of refusal on my people's faces.

"Don't think I have time to waste here with you. You actually sliced the throat of a royal dragon guard. How powerful are you? I need to confirm if you're truly a female or a male so I can decide your punishment here and now before taking you to our king," he said. 

"Mmm," I hummed in response.

"Okay," I agreed, and the dragon man smiled as his red eyes lit up like coals.

"Go on," he urged, stepping back. I mustered the courage to start stripping.

Removing my shield first and then my warrior garb, I saw their eyes nearly pop out of their sockets, surprised that I was indeed a woman—a very attractive one at that.

The dragon man's eyes glowed even redder, and he licked his lips, seeing how large my bosom was. He approached me, but I remained unshaken. Even as a woman with natural endowments, I was still brutal and ruthless. When he attempted to touch my breast, forgetting I still held my sword, I sliced off his hand, making him scream, "How dare you?!" But he didn't slap or burn me; instead, he waved his remaining hand to signal his men not to interfere.

I thought he would kill me, as I ensured his hand was completely severed. But to my shock, he picked up his right hand from the ground, reattached it, and it magically healed.

"I see you're a princess. How interesting that the last princess of Sunfield has been disguising as a man all this time. You cannot kill me, princess. I am the king's brother, and I am of royal dragon blood, Aaron Diego!" he smirked, and I felt dread run down my spine. I couldn't speak, still in shock at how he knew I was a princess.

He quickly approached me, forcibly took my sword, and lifted me over his shoulder, not caring that I was bare. He carried me away while I struggled on his strong shoulder to get free.

"Put me down!" I screamed as I finally fell to the ground, but he transformed, picked me up with his leg, and flew away with me and the other dragons, taking me to their dragon king.

He claimed to be the dragon king's brother, and I kept struggling to break free from his tight hold, not caring if I fell into the river. As I saw the vast ocean beneath us, I would have preferred to be eaten by a shark rather than to face the dragon king.

Upon arriving in their dragon kingdom, I was amazed to see they had houses like ours, not huts or tents like the ones we created for shelter, but towering buildings.

Captured by night, we reached their dragon city by day. Many dragons emerged from their houses to peer at us. Aaron flew faster than the others and landed on his feet at a towering building. I felt ashamed as all eyes were on me, bare.

"Your majesty!" Aaron greeted with a bright smile as I cursed under my breath, still without clothes.

I tried to cover my breasts with my hands, but they were too large, and I was utterly embarrassed.

A man stepped out from the building, and his eyes fixed on me as our gazes met. He gulped and looked at a guard with gray hair. The gray-haired man snapped his fingers, and two female dragon women approached me.

I couldn't tell if they were human or dragon, as they looked cute and brown-skinned. Thankfully, they brought me wrappers, but they weren't smiling as they wrapped me like bread and dragged me away.

I glanced back at the male dragon exuding authority, with golden long hair, and my eyes narrowed at him as I met his sharp blue eyes again while Aaron approached him.

"Face where you're going!" the two strong-armed females commanded as they dragged me roughly. I knew escaping from them wouldn't be easy.

I hoped to see my sisters, and my mind raced with thoughts. What had they done to my elder sisters? What did they want from me, and where were they taking me?

They led me to another side of the mansion and took me upstairs. I thought they were taking me to a dungeon or prison, but instead, they led me upstairs as we climbed the stairs, and I was confused about their intentions.

Did they want to cook me? "No!" I screamed.

"Let me go!" I fought with the two strong females, surprising them as I stepped hard on them and somersaulted backward, not caring if my wrapper came loose. I wasn't ready to be cooked yet.

"What has come over you? Do you think you can escape from us, or that we are human?!" they cursed as I ran away, with them chasing after me. I ran through another door, not caring which side of the mansion I entered.

I needed to hide, and escaping the towering building was my only solution.

Luckily, there weren't many guards in the house, and I wondered who the gray-haired man and the golden-haired man were.

Which one was the dragon king?

None of that mattered as hiding was my priority to plan my escape. As I approached a door, I quickly pushed it open and entered, staring in horror at the beautiful golden bedroom I had stepped into.

These dragons were rich—how was that possible?

I froze, staring at the king-sized bed, which wasn't wood but gold. Everywhere in the mansion reeked of gold, and I assumed it was probably the golden-haired man's bedroom I had entered.

"Shit," I cursed, and immediately heard footsteps behind me. Not knowing what to do, I ran into the wardrobe, hiding in the large closet, ensuring the clothes covered me. I needed an explanation for how these dragons were so wealthy while we were poor and hiding in shadows.

"Your majesty," I heard the two females run up to meet the footsteps that stopped, recognizing their voices.

"What's it?" he replied, and I froze as his voice made me shiver inside the wardrobe.

"Your majesty, the new female has run away, and she's hiding somewhere around here."

I heard him hum, followed by silence, and then the sound of the room door closing. I didn't know if he left or was still around, as I couldn't see through the wardrobe door. I was sweating, wondering what was happening between them.