Unclaimable Dragon Chapter 2

I looked down.

Among the servants stood a man in a black cloak. His face was hidden beneath the hood.

Adrian sneered. "A bastard born of criminal slaves. Perfect for a serpent as lowborn as her."

Malice filled his face. "Vera, this is my gift to you."

Celeste giggled beside him, watching me with glee, clearly hoping to see me collapse.

But I did not.

I calmly walked down, took the man's hand, and smiled.

"Thank you for the marriage, Your Highness."

Adrian did not know that the forbidden book he had read was not wrong. I truly did carry primordial blood.

In my last life, for the sake of his pride, I never told him that his essence was broken. Without my primordial power, he would never have had a child in his life.

In this life, I would give birth to the true primordial child, take back everything that belonged to me, avenge myself and my baby from my previous life, and demand justice from this self-righteous Dragon Court.

On the wedding day, the Dragon Court held a grand banquet. The miles of red carpet and grand procession all belonged to Adrian and Celeste.

I had no bridal carriage and no wedding dress. I had only a ruined woodshed.

After that, Celeste was spoiled beyond measure. She and Adrian were together day and night. She complained her jewelry looked plain, so Adrian searched the whole sea for century-old coral pearls. She feared heat and liked shade, so Adrian built her a summer palace on the mountain.

"The crown princess is so blessed. She married a handsome prince who dotes on her. She'll be queen of the Dragon Court someday."

"I heard from the maids that their room is noisy until the middle of the night. Sometimes water has to be brought in seven or eight times in one night."

The other women envied Celeste and looked at me with contempt.

We were both daughters of the serpent king. One of us had married the Dragon Court's crown prince and enjoyed endless luxury. The other had married a servant and lived worse than a maid.

After our wedding, Silas Ashbourne and I treated each other with courtesy. He was considerate and gentle, yet he never touched me.

I even suspected he might have some hidden problem. If that was true, I needed to find another man capable of giving me a child as soon as possible.

Before I could find anyone, Celeste came.

She wore splendid robes and glittering jewels. Her whole body seemed to glow with the satisfaction of being adored.

"Sister, did you ever imagine it? My life is so much better now. With the crown prince's favor, Father will surely favor my mother even more."

I nodded. "Oh."

When she saw no reaction from me, she frowned.

"You don't know yet, do you? The crown prince said I will definitely give birth to a golden dragon. Once I bear his little heir, he'll grant me a dragon core and let me ascend completely."

I remained calm. "Then congratulations in advance."

Celeste did not get the response she wanted. Annoyed, she looked me up and down with disdain.

"Sister, don't tell me you and that worm still haven't consummated your marriage. Is he incapable, or does he simply not want you?

"We serpents are naturally fertile. Your belly hasn't moved at all. Are you still acting like a proud princess of the Serpent Clan?"

I smiled faintly, not angry in the slightest.

"I hear you and the crown prince share pleasure every night, Sister. Why has your own belly remained still?"

I had struck her sore spot. Celeste's face changed, and she slapped me hard across the face.

"You little slut. How dare you mock me?"

She raised her hand to strike me again, but I caught her wrist and flicked it aside.

Celeste screamed. Adrian rushed in from outside, caught her in his arms, and struck at me with one ruthless palm.

I slammed into the stone steps. A deep wound tore open across my back.

His blow was heavy. My chest burned, and blood seeped from my mouth.

"Adrian, I only came to visit my sister," Celeste sobbed in his arms. "But she was jealous that you love me. She cursed us for not having children and even attacked me."

Adrian glared at me with fire in his eyes.

Children were his greatest taboo. He had always believed he was noble beyond compare, and that any seed of his would be equally unmatched.

I still remembered how the baby serpent from my last life had shamed him, and how he crushed the child beneath his foot.

"You dared hurt Celeste? You must want to die!"

He raised his hand again. A surge of power pointed straight at me, thick with killing intent.

If that strike landed, I would be crippled, if not dead.