Dr. Luna
The Fairy’s Forbidden Mate Chapter 39

Rhea felt a blood vessel pop in her head. These damn arrogant dragons. Do they really think that it is okay to take whatever they see fit? Who the hell do they think they are? For one she was the fairy princess. Where was her respect? And two, it didn't matter who she was. They needed to respect other people. She was not their toy and she sure as hell wasn't going to be passed around like a girl in a brothel house.

Rhea's eyes narrowed on Weston. She stomped her foot into his and swung her hand, colliding her fist with his nose. "How's that for playing nice?"

The crowd hushed and you could feel the tension. Rhea could visibly feel the many sets of eyes on them. Who in the hell did she just hit? It really didn't matter because he was a jackass who deserved it. She looked at the man who held his hand up to his nose. He removed his hand and looked at the small traces of blood on his fingers. Reese was fidgeting nervously, and his eyes seemed to glaze over. He was definitely anxious and wasn't sure what to do next.

"You drew blood..." He furrowed his brows down as he inspected his fingers. Then he lowered his eyes to look at her. "You made me bleed." His lips then curved upwards and he flashed her a white toothy grin. He chuckled as he took out a handkerchief to wipe his nose and hand. He had already stopped bleeding, being a dragon and all. He was just impressed that she managed to make him bleed. "You are tougher then you look. Yep, I've decided."

Rhea looked at the ball of crazy in front of her. She gave him a crooked smiled and raised her eyes looking at him like he was an alien. "You've decided what?"

"I've decided to support you as the king's mate." Weston grinned at her, his eyes danced about in amusement as he looked at her.

"So, was that just a test? Or were you really going to kiss me?"

He chuckled lightly. "I was definitely going to kiss you. But it was also a test."

Rhea narrowed her eyes at him. "So, for a fun test you thought you could bully your way with the fairy princess?"

"Hardly. I never have had to bully anyone for affection. I dare say most of these ladies here would gladly accept my lips. I am a pretty good looking guy."

"If you do say so yourself." Rhea scoffed with an over dramatic eye roll.

"I do... but I don't have to. It is obvious. I have never been turned down."

"I'm glad I could break that record for you." Rhea gave him a sickly-sweet smile.

"I still think you want to be kissed by me." Weston winked at her and then lightly licked his lips as an invitation.

"Eeeeww yuck. You can keep that nasty hot amoeba infected saliva to yourself. I am not even remotely interested." It was true too. The very idea of him pressing his lips against hers made a gag reflex rise up her throat. Sure, she could see where he was good looking. But she was not at all interested in him.

Weston laughed loudly, throwing his head back. "I can see the draw to you. You are something else. In fact, I am starting to feel a bit possessive over you myself. You would be an amazing prize."

"This isn't a game though. And I am not a prize. For the sake of trying to form a friendship can you please talk normal. Otherwise, I am done speaking with you." Rhea was fed up with his attitude. A prize? Pfft. Step the hell back before she really gets ticked off. "Okay. Okay." He held his hands up in surrender. "How about we start over? I want us to be friends."

Rhea smiled. He was being genuine for once. No more act. "Perfect." Rhea extended her hand out and he took it gently. He raised it up to his lips and kissed it. It was a very soft hot kiss on her delicate hand. She heard a few more gasps from the crowd. She didn't understand the problem with this. It was just a kiss on the hand, right?

His eyes flickered and then a mischievous smile formed over his lips. "How about one more game?"

"You want me to bloody that nose again?"

"Go ahead if you can this time." Weston smirked and then spun her into his body. He held onto her tightly and then raised his hand up to cover her mouth so she couldn't speak. What the hell was he up to this time?

"Get your damn hands off of my mate!" The words roared out and echoed off the walls.

Rhea's eyes flew up to see a seething Titus marching directly towards them. Behind him Lee was following looking very very dangerous. His eyes were dark and emotionless. They were fixated on the man holding onto her. Great... she was going to be the cause of a dragon fight now. No... no she wasn't. She bit down on his hand, spun her foot to the side and kicked him in the chin. The moment he let go of her she spun around and belted him in the nose again. Rhea smirked as she saw the small blood dots appear under his

nose.

"I guess I was able to do it again." Rhea ginned and Weston chuckled as he grabbed his handkerchief out again.

"You're too good for Titus." Weston grinned as Titus walked up to them.

Titus immediately grabbed onto Rhea and pulled her to his side as he glared at Weston. He then turned and looked her over. "Nice swing my dear." He gave her a soft smile and then looked at her more seriously. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine Titus. Everything is okay. He was trying to make you mad on purpose. He got what was coming to him though." Rhea grinned up at Weston who shrugged sheepishly.

"That's the second time you made me bleed. I'm pretty impressed." Weston tucked his handkerchief away and straightened himself up.

"Second?" Titus asked with a deadly undertone.

"I figured your henchman here would have told you." Weston smirked, excited to see Titus's reaction. "I tried to kiss your mate."

Rhea instantly grabbed onto Titus's arm as he clenched it in anger. She was sure the swing was coming had she not held on. A very low, almost silent, snarl was also heard behind her. She could feel the icy chill emanating from Lee. "Keyword is tried." Rhea tugged on Titus's arm to pull his attention back to her. Rhea could see the rage building up in him. Titus was supposed to just act as her mate, but the rage he had was real. She could feel his arm tremble with anger. This issue needed addressed. She couldn't leave this to the hot-headed dragon males. Diplomacy would never be reached. Weston was curling his lips antagonizing Titus to continue. Titus was barely hanging on to his temper. Children. Dragons were like children who didn't know how to control their emotions.

A waiter walked cautiously as he carried a tray of drinks. Rhea quickly grabbed two off of his tray and quickly spun around and discarded the contents on each of the two men. The water dripped off of their faces onto the floor. They turned and blinked at her, both were completely shocked at what she had done.

"Well, now that you've been cooled off perhaps, we can try this whole talking thing again." Rhea folded her arms and tapped her foot at the two men.

"You should probably warn someone when you take such a dangerous person as a mate." Weston used his forearms and wiped the contents off of his face. He looked up at the irritation still on Titus's face. "Oh, would you relax already? I was just testing her out. She passed. I've decided to support you. Well, support her more specifically. I think she is pretty special."

Titus let out a loud sigh and then reached out to Rhea, pulling her into his chest. Rhea knew that she had to play the mate part. Still, she felt awkward being in Titus's arms with Lee right behind them. She wished she could be in his embrace. She forced herself to lean her back into Titus. She looked up at Weston who had a peculiar smile on his face. Who was this guy?

"So, who are you exactly?"

Weston smiled widely. "I am the first prince of the Southern kingdom."

"Ruby's brother?!" Rhea looked at him more closely. She could now see the resemblance. Oh shit... this is one of the guys she was supposed to convince to band against the demons. Talk about your interesting first impressions. So that is why the crowd got all quiet and why the kiss on her hand meant a big deal.

"I hear you are the one that took away her mate's curse. Like I said, you are too good for Titus."

Titus snarled at Weston, but Rhea tapped his chest to behave. "Oh hush. You know I am too good for you too." Rhea winked causing him to smirk down at her. In reality there was a hidden meaning to what she said. She was Lee's mate, not his.

"That's not what you said last night." Titus's voice was low and sensual. The implication made Rhea's cheeks heat up. Here she had not even officially mated to Lee and he was implying she had gone all the way with him. She had to keep telling herself she had to play her part. What seemed natural for Titus was chokingly hard for her. She wanted to dive into Lee's arms. She wanted to take in his scent. It felt wrong being in another man's intimate embrace. She had to protect Lee though. She didn't want him to get sealed away. Deep breaths Rhea. Keep up with the ruse.

"I think you are confusing things. You are confusing being good with being better. I said you were good, but I am still too good for you." Rhea smiled up at him while Weston stifled a laugh. Rhea wanted to vomit on her words. She never realized how torturous it would be for her to pretend to be another's mate. It was different before. The playful flirting. But now that she had been marked by Lee it changed things for her. Lee... The moment she thought about him she felt sick. How hard it must be for him to watch this. She couldn't imagine if he had to pretend, he was mated to another. She would not be able to stomach it. She couldn't stand being in the same room. Yet here he was standing behind them quietly observing everything. If he was able to play his role, which was harder than hers, then she should be able to too. She had to remind herself to just think of Lee. Just pretend Titus was Lee. Well, to a certain extent at least.

"I can't wait to see better tonight then." Titus smiled and then looked back up to Weston. "Thank you for your support. However, if you touch my mate again..." Titus's friendly demeanor changed, and his eyes narrowed in anger. "I will kill you."

Rhea's eyes widened. This was the opposite of diplomatic, but Weston did not even bat an eye. She guessed that must be a normal reaction for a dragon. Thinking about it... it would be a normal reaction for a werewolf. She could only imagine how her father would react if someone touched her mother. Yep. They would be dead in two seconds flat.

"The test is over. I won't touch your mate again. She'll have my respect. I'll look out for her as your queen and as a friend." Weston reached out and clasped hands with Titus in a firm handshake. The dragon kings had reached an agreement. The intense aggression was suddenly gone. It was like flipping off a light switch how quickly they could turn it off. It was exhausting keeping up with their attitudes.