Know Your Heart

Chapter 9: Rude Awakening

A/N: I hope you all enjoy it!

Naia’s Pov:

“Guards help me!”, the nasally sounding girl cried out as she reached back trying to pull my grip off her hair. 

I tightened my hold on her hair, twisting my hold as I growled out, “Who are you to tell me what to do?”

The sound of the door opening again made me look up at the two men standing in front of the doorway. They are wearing a dark blue suit that has a gold dragon head on the right pocket.

“Alright, ladies break it up”, The man on the right said in an authoritative tone that irritated me. 

I growled at them and their eyes widened before they took a step back in surprise. I pulled harder on the woman’s hair enjoying her cry of pain. 

“Answer my question”, I demanded as I moved my other hand to her exposed neck, gripping it threateningly. 

The woman started to cry suddenly and sob out, “My king, please. I found her in your bed and I was just telling her, her rightful place. And she attacked me.”

I snapped my head up and saw Javier walking into the room, his expression unreadable. He lifted his hand waving away the guards, who scattered without a word.  

He slipped his hands in his pocket before he asked in a cool tone, “Is that what happened?”

“Yes”, the woman said with a sniffle before adding, “Please get her off of me, and punish her my king.”

“I wasn’t asking you, Marisa”, He spoke the words coldly before his eyes landed on my face. 

I explained what happened while slowly digging my nails into Marisa’s throat as my previous anger came rushing back. Javier looked down at Marisa as she shook her head. 

“She’s lying, My king”, Marisa insisted with more sniffles. 

Javier raised an eyebrow then he clenched his jaw. After a breath, he ordered, “Let her go, then introduce yourselves. Marisa, you go first.” 

I scowled in protest, that is until Javier’s eyes flashed violet. I knew if I didn’t I would get in trouble, so I quickly got off of her. 

We stood next to each other, while Marisa rubbed her sore neck. I crossed my arms before taking a deep calming breath. 

Marisa scowled at me as she spoke with pride, “I am Marisa, my King’s third concubine”

My eyes widened at the word concubine, I stared at Javier in shock. He has concubine, possibly more than three? 

Is that why I woke up alone? Was she here to get closer to Javier so early?

Will he keep his concubines even though he marked me? What does the mark even really mean?

I looked over at Marisa again scanning her neck for any marks that I didn’t already inflict. Why did I attack her like that? 

Never before have I acted so violently to someone for simply waking me. Am I a monster now?

My chest felt tight and my head felt too light all of a sudden. Tears wet my face before I felt arms wrap around me, holding me close to a solid comforting warmth. 

“Leave Marisa, Gather up the others that are mine in the east wing, Now”, Javier ordered loudly, yet it sounded so far away. 

“Breath deep, Babygirl”, Javier’s voice was closer now giving me an unavoidable order.

Inhale, Javier’s scent filled my lungs sending an array of emotions buzzing through me. Exhale, my body started to relax a bit, my head felt a bit more stable. 

Over and over again until I am finally able to pull back a bit to wipe my tears. Javier beat me to the task looking at me with concern. 

“I’m sorry”, I spoke in a small tone before I felt his lips capture mine. 

Kissing him back weakly ended the kiss quickly. He sighed against my lips. 

“You have nothing to apologize for. You did nothing wrong, Naia”, He reassured me while brushing his lips against mine. 

I took a few steps away from him as I spoke with fear, “I attacked a poor girl over nothing.”

“You attacked her because she was telling you, a royal bloodied Dragon, to get out of your mate’s room. I’m impressed you didn’t kill her on the spot”, Javier explained before he took my hand lifting it up and kissed it. 

“Dragons are very possessive, territorial and prideful. Marisa unknowingly challenged your right to be in my bedroom and disrespected you as a royal”, Javier continued as he pulled me closer to him slowly. 

“Your dragon sensed this and attacked her, however, I take responsibility for this,” He kissed my knuckles again, “I should have announced you sooner, instead of letting you sleep so long.”

“Announce me as your Daughter or the future Queen?”, I inquired, worrying if the kingdom is as accepting as their king. 

“Both”, He lifted his hands to cup my face, “And don’t worry they will accept you.”

My eyes widened as I asked in a slightly terrified tone, “Are you going to introduce me to your concubines and keep them for sex?”

“Yes, to the first half and no, to the second. The only female I need or want for sex is you, Naia”, He answered in a sweet tone as he caressed my cheeks.

I tilted my head, leaning further into his warm large hand, “What’s going to happen to them?”

“They can leave the castle or stay on as different staff members, It will be their choice”, He answered before he leaned forward planting a kiss on my forehead. 

“The only female”, I echoed his words before jokingly adding, “Are their males that I have to share you with?”

Javier’s gentle expression became tinted with a pink blush as he cleared his throat, “That’s something I’ll explain later.” 

“First, I’ll introduce you to the ex-concubines then I’ll get you something to eat. How does that sound Babygirl?”,He asked as he moved a hand to run his fingers through my hair. 

My eyes closed as a warmth formed in my chest. The way he called me baby girl made my stomach flutter and my pussy clench on nothing. 

“Ok, Daddy. I trust you”, I answered him in purr as I snuggled my cheek further in his hand. 

A/N: Thank you for reading! Please leave a comment, I love reading them! The next chapter should be up next Wednesday.