The Dominant Heir

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Camila

I got kissed.

My first kiss.

It took me a few minutes to realise it but I indeed got kissed, by my mate. The thought itself seemed so foreign to me.

Nevertheless, I didn't want to ponder over any negative thoughts like: Was I a bad kisser? Did he regret it? Would this work?

So I didn't. 

We were walking down a corridor when I looked down at my clothes.

"Shit. I forgot to get changed, Leo!" He looked me up and down.

"You're fine." I scoffed at his dull answer.

"Nononono. Give me 5 minutes." I scurried back to our room to wear something more appropriate.

I would be meeting mommy Leo, needless to say I needed to make a decent first impression. Deciding to go with a cyan satin halter neck dress, I chose what to do with my hair; I went with a bun only supported by a traditional hair pin, letting some strands on my front fall on my face.

Finally making it back to Leo, I saw him leaning against a wall with his eyes closed, "You took 7 minutes and 23 seconds."

"You were counting?" I gave him a weird look after he opened his eyes.

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We walked side by side to the dining area, when he stopped at the door.

"Tesoro, you look beautiful but," he pulled out my hair pin making my hair fall into its usual waves, "You look gorgeous like this." [Translation: darling]

A faint red tint appeared on my cheeks. I'd need some time to recover from a compliment like that.

"My mother is nothing you can't handle, okay?" Odd, did I need reassurance for that?

We stepped inside the grand dining area, it must've have taken a laborious amount of time to design this. The table stretched out, way too many chairs to count tucked in neatly.

I saw a woman sitting at the head of the table in a ball gown sipping from her wine glass, "It isn't like you to be tardy, Leonardo."

"My apologies, mother." Mother? Oh shit this was the woman. She held such authority and she was only sitting down. Still, she hadn't taken any notice of me yet. I saw everyone else already in their places. 2 spaces vacant.

Leo sat next to his mother whilst I sat beside him. I admit, I was cowering a bit, afraid I would mess something up. After we ate, it was then when her eyes fell on me, "Who is this?"

Leo smiled, pressing his hand onto mine in comfort underneath the table, "My mate, Camila Morena." She gave no expression towards the new information.

"She isn't your mate." I scrunched my eyebrows at her comment as her eyes moved over to Leo, I was about to speak, "She is, I'm certain."

"She is a measly commoner. What relation could you build with her? What would your offspring be like?" She didn't look at me. "She would bring down this kingdom, I sense no strong aura from her. She is weak." I could be anything, but I wouldn't allow to be titled weak.

"You have some nerve." Everyone looked at me as I spoke aloud. I finally met her eyes. My hands were clenched in my lap.

"I am not weak. I did not spend my life lousing around with no resolve in life. Years of training got my abilities to the calibre they are at now. My father is dead; my mother abandoned me and prior to meeting your son, I was a rogue. I have made it this far and I'm not going to let some royal deter my purpose here."

"I may need your approval for this relationship to work but as of now, I don't want it."

"Camila, sit down." Dana said to me but I ignored her.

Standing up, I kept talking, "This whole dinner, not once did you look me in the eye."

"I find that to be weakness." Annoyed, I stomped out, not bothering to turn back.

A measly commoner.

That's all I was. But, I was more than that. It made no sense, but it felt right to say.

I wasn't going to let my future-mother-in-law tear me down. She wasn't going to feel such smug complacency.

Not having the energy to go back to Leo's room, I asked a wandering guard to show me to the nearest guest room.

Putting my head in my hands after taking a seat on the bed, I sighed. A good nap could cure everything. I had no clothes to change into so I would have to sleep in the dress. Laying down, I simply fell asleep.

A while later, Leonardo finally found Camila: sleeping. He picked her up bridal style carrying her to their bed.

Kissing her cheek, he felt the usual tingles and feelings when around her. Emotionally, he couldn't compose himself, so much so, he didn't come back to see her awaken.

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I have a valid excuse this time.

I was on a mini holiday [look in the media] :)

Also before I forget, Dana and Alex are twins; Alex older by an hour ❤️

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