A Pet for the Dragons

59.

ARIKA

"You want me as a sex slave," I said. I was sure that was what it meant. So much talk about honour only to make me their sex slave at the end. I might be a pirate who did bad stuff, but at least I didn't go around talking about morality and shit.

I had expected something better from them. I accepted that I had wronged them, but part of it wasn't my fault. I was simply looking out for myself while I might've been suffering from some sort of a brain fog after that blast.

"Is that what humans do with their pets?" Zorge asked. His question took me back slightly and also offended me.

I once had a cat named Lucy, and she was the love of my life. Sadly, she passed away due to cancer. She'd been an excellent pet to me, and I'd never think of abusing her the way they suggested. I couldn't even imagine it to begin with. It appalled me physically.

But maybe, the definition of pet was different for dragons? I didn't know, and neither was I intent on finding out. I couldn't accept this no matter what, but I knew that there was no other choice for me. Especially because of the way Radrox and Zorge were staring at me. My fate had been sealed.

I looked back at Ivret, who had been silent all this while and was watching me with that same blank look. It disturbed me the most because it made me feel like the biggest piece of shit. He'd been nothing but kind and sweet to me. I ruined it all like a dumb little bitch.

I wondered if he'd have helped me had I come clean to him. As much as I wanted to ponder that, I let it go. It was all all fruitless now. I had broken an innocent dragon's heart, and I'd gladly go to hell for doing so.

This gave me a crude realisation of why I might feel guilty for wronging them, even though that was what I did for a living. So far, I'd done bad things, mostly to bad people. I was sure that I might've indirectly hurt a few good people, but I never got to see the results in person. But it was the first time I'd directly hurt someone good, and seeing what I did to them made me feel ashamed especially because it happened to be someone like Ivret.

"Don't compare us to humans. We are better and fairer than them," Radrox growled. I should've felt bad for wrongly accusing him, and for a while, I felt terrible for doing so, but his surly nature washed away whatever guilt and empathy I felt for him. It proved my previous theory right about not feeling bad for doing bad things to bad people. "Being a pet is to serve the masters," Radrox added.

"Sounds like slavery," I said, and for a second, it looked like Radrox was going to burn me alive. I was so close to shitting my pants. I didn't know how I was holding it all together so far.

"And the masters take care of the pet, but things might be a little different in your case. You can guess why," Radrox said darkly. I drew in a sharp breath. It seemed like my nightmares were going to come true. I had run out of all the luck... or maybe, I pissed off the luck god by breaking Ivret's heart. Whatever it was, I knew I deserved this.

But that didn't mean that I wasn't going to fight this. I'd fought death numerous times at the sea. These were some mere dragons... or were they? I had a feeling that I'd find out soon.

"I'm not doing this," I told them sternly. Radrox's and Zorge's eyes flashed brightly at my challenge, and for a moment, I regretted saying it, but fuck this. I was willing to do anything to escape this place.

"You don't have any choice," Zorge reminded me, making me feel helpless despite my determination. His words made me more aware of the collar's weight around my neck.

I told them, "I'm going to give you more trouble than you'd be able to handle."

"We'll see about that, pet," Radrox gritted. "It's time for your first lesson, and since I found her first, I get to teach her the first lesson."

For a second, my heart started beating. I didn't know what Radrox meant by giving me lessons, but it didn't seem like anything good. I shuddered. Radrox's eyes burned on me intensely. I could see that he was looking for revenge. I had marred his image, and now he was going to make me pay for it.

No...

"It'll be my turn next," Zorge said, turning around to leave. I looked at Ivret, but he went with Zorge before I could say anything, which made me feel tapped. As soon as they left me with Radrox, the place started to feel increasingly claustrophobic as the darkness seemed to be closing in on me.

I glared at Radrox, knowing it'd do nothing to keep him off me. Radrox neared me as soon as Zorge and Ivret left. I tried to get away, but he quickly got a hold of my collar and tugged me closer to him.

"Where do you think you're going, pet?" He asked darkly.

"Let me go," I hissed at him, digging my nails into his wrist, hoping he'd let go of the collar, but he didn't budge. Instead, my nails were hurting from digging into his wrist. Fear shot through me, and my heart started slamming against my sternum as if it were trying to break free from my chest.

"Never," Radrox growled, his face inching nearer to me. For a split second, my fear was replaced by something deeper and darker — a primal desire. For a second, I thought that I saw Radrox's eyes flash gold.

"I will give you a lot of trouble," I hissed at him. In return, he gave me a sinister smile that made his scar look uglier.

"Trouble. Let this be your first lesson, pet. Troubles always equals punishments." Radrox said darkly, sending a chill down my spine and making something pulse between my legs. I didn't stop glaring at him. "You can say 'yes, master' if you understood this and if not then I'm more than willing to demonstrate it to you. " Radrox said. "What do you say, pet?"

"Fuck you," I spat, not caring for my life anymore. I was expecting Radrox to lose his mind and attack me. Instead, his eyes blazed pure gold and he gave me a menacing smile.

Fuck.

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