The Lycan's Forbidden Mate novel Chapter 5
Kapitel 5: Thick skin
Ophelia sat at the dinner table, staring at the ruby-colored wine in her crystal glass, which reminded her of Nikolai’s crimson eyes. She couldn’t take those eyes out of her head and was still shaken by the experience. Why did she see the being she was supposed to kill in a strange dream?
“Are you alright, Ophelia?”
Her brother River, who noticed she was deep in thought, brought her back to the present. All eyes on the table were drawn to her, but she couldn’t be bothered with family drama because she had a lot on her plate.
“Yes, I just need to eat that’s all,”
“Yes, you should eat; you haven’t been eating well lately.” River expressed his concern.
“She has more important things to worry about than eating.” Her father, King Rodion, spoke up. “After all, if it doesn’t bring Fireria victory, it only means she’s dead.”
Ophelia’s lips twitched in response to her father’s remark as she picked up the glass and drank all of the wine at once. She hadn’t expected less from her father; in fact, she had expected the opposite because there was no way a word of encouragement could come from him. She didn’t need it anyway.
“Half of the women her age are already married. I recommend that you make sure she gets married as soon as she finishes the job.” Her aunt, duchess Reina, and Vera’s mother began, and Ophelia rolled her eyes at the words that had always ruined her mood. “However, it will be unfortunate for her because of her disrespectful behavior.” Reina suppressed a smile.
Ophelia caught her lips between her teeth and sighed unbotheredly. “You don’t have to worry about me, aunt Reina; I look like an eighteen-year-old human, not like you, who hides her wrinkles with makeup and fake affection.”
“Ophelia!” Duke Osric, Reina’s husband, yelled out, glaring furiously at Ophelia, who casually slid her fingers across the crystal glass. He dared not slam the table in front of her father.
Not all of the family members were present as expected. Rodion had a strained relationship with his siblings and forbade her mother’s family from associating themselves with the castle. It was a relief that they were well off and didn’t need Rodion’s assistance, despite the fact that he was king.
“She has thick skin.” Maxim, her cousin and Vera’s brother, chuckled amusedly while concentrating on his food. “With one punch, she will undoubtedly knock out the alpha heir.”
“And die in the process,” Vera mumbled as she elegantly placed a spoon of food in her mouth.
“It’s time for dinner. It would be ideal if it remained a dinner rather than a brawl.” Queen Elora spoke calmly, her worried gaze fixed on her nonchalant daughter.
Of course, her mother would support her in this type of conversation, but she would never save her from her power-hungry husband.
Fireria was a large and powerful kingdom of fire dragons located on the western region of Draconem’s continent. The royal bloods of Fireria were golden dragons, powerful beings with the blood of unconquerable warriors, but no golden dragon, not even her brother who was the heir to the throne, had trained as much as Ophelia.
Currently, Her father, King Rodion, was engaged in conflict with Celestia and Antica, the kingdom of ice dragons situated in the northern region of Draconem. To him, those were the most serious threats to Fireria’s survival, and despite the fact that the ice dragons were extinct, with only one remaining, he was determined to destroy the kingdom at any cost.
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