A Bond of Fire and Roses (Crowned by Wings Book 1) by G. Bailey & Scarlett Snow

Author:G. Bailey & Scarlett Snow [Bailey, G. & Snow, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

From today, my life belongs to the dragon king and the kingdom he stole from me.

I barely remember Noble escorting me back to my room after the dragon keep before I got back into bed, hoping to sleep before the sun rises. I can’t think about anything else as I’m dragged out from my bed before the sun crests the horizon outside the window. The very window I’ve thought about jumping from more than once. I no longer voice my protests to any of the servants. I’m bathed by them, twice, before the maids deem me satisfactory, and then I’m shoved into a stunning gold gown. I never knew what I’d wear on my wedding day, never thought about it, and I hate to admit that this dress is gorgeous. Two pure gold dragons curl around my breasts in a bodice, meeting in the middle, and their eyes are fire red rubies. They are a shade darker gold than the rest of the dress, which is layers of silk, satin, chiffon and so much detail in each layer that I can’t help but wonder who made this. A thin layer of chiffon falls over my upper arms in three waves and each wave has a dragon crest matching the rest. It’s beautiful, but I know my mother, who should be here, would hate it. She used to spin me around in my red dresses as a little girl, telling me when I marry, my dress would be like hers on her wedding day. Red, for our kingdom, for my father’s crown.

The stylist finishes my hair, leaving most of it down in waves except for two braids that pull my locks from my face and, no doubt, are to help the crown sit comfortably on my head. Shame nothing about today will make me comfortable. Light makeup is covering my cheeks—but as I was told is their tradition—two gold dragons have been stencilled and painted underneath my eyes, just where my tears will fall. “Princess, you look beautiful. You will make a lovely queen.”

I smile tightly at the maid. She doesn’t know I hate the king and want none of this. That this may be a wedding celebrated across the kingdom, but for me, it might as well be a funeral. “Thank you.”

“Leave us!” I turn as a woman enters my room through the open door, and the maids hurry out in a rush. Whoever she is—they listen to her. The familiar woman is very pretty, with classical features, bow lips and long blonde hair that hits her waist, longer than mine. She slowly looks me up and down, even though we are the same height, disgust flashing in her eyes before she smiles like a cat. “My name is Ambre. My father, your uncle, told me to come and offer you friendship before your big day.”

There is so much sarcasm dripping from her words that I’m sure not even an idiot would believe her. Ambre, that’s why she is familiar.

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