1 Volume 1 The encounter

Volume 1

A maid dropped a tray in her hands as she pleaded with half naked Yuri who was standing at the edge balcony, "Mr Secretary please get down!!!" He had tears on his cheeks and his legs were trembling, clenching his fists he looked back at the maid, "I am already dead." He slowly threw himself down at a ten-storey mansion, what had let to this tragedy event?

One month ago

For centuries dragons were the Supreme creatures that ruled over the earth for thousand of years, they used to live in isolated places. One dragon Lord fell in love with a human and gave birth to a child. As time passed by, naturally the dragon settled among humans. Royal families were established to rule each kingdom under one Lord Usagi, who gave birth to a son Victor. Lord Usagi lost his lover Queen Marie when she gave birth to Victor, he remarried King Nara (Marie younger twin brother) to be his second wife. Nara's beauty was exeptional, he had beautiful blue eyes and long silk hair, his skin was white and fair and his structure was feminine. VIctor grew up to be a handsome man with golden eyes and long white hair, his skin was flawless. Victor was raised by King Nara as his own son, they loved each other wholeheartedly. Dragon could breed with any gender, man or women and fate made them to only bear one child for the past centuries. Lord Usagi treasured his son, he grew up under strict rules and guidance. When he turned eighteen all royal families gathered their finest sons and daughters to be sent to the palace to compete for a place to be Crown Prince Victor's wife. The competition was fierce but at the end two people were chosen, they were entrusted with a sacred duty that was to bear a child for the crown prince. Victor wasn't pleased to be forced into a marriage; his wives were all beautiful. Prince Shion and Princess Gia were his chosen wives, they were flawless in nature and beautiful physically. Victor was the Vice President of the Alba Group; this company was a royal company owned by Lord Usagi. Victor was cold in nature and distant; he didn't tolerate any form of mistake that's why he never stayed with a personal secretary for long. After he had changed a secretary five times in a month, he decided to conduct the interviews on his own. All applications were sent to his office, he picked the first ten files and sent the rest back. His personal bodyguard Sam entered, "My Prince, it is time for you to return home." Sam carefully helped Victor put on his coat, he had a bad smoking habit. Sam gave him a third box of cigarettes in a day, usually he smoked regularly when he felt anxious. As they were driving home Victor suddenly stopped the car, he went out and instructed his guards not to follow him. Victor bought a cup of coffee in a coffee shop, walking with an absent mind Victor collided with a man holding a suit in his hands. The whole cup fell on his clothes, staining them. Victor fuming with anger shouted, "Can't you watch were you are going?! You have ruined my mood!" The man with a scary look on his face chuckled lightly, "Is this how you were taught to apologise! You ruined my suit!" Victor searching for his wallet grabbed a bunch of money, throwing it at the man's face he said, "This should be enough to buy your cheap suit…" The man slapped Victor so hard that he bled on the nose and lip. Victor fell on the ground, "That seem to be enough for me you jerk." The man walked away, he opened his door and ran to the bathroom to scrub the coffee off the suit but it had left a stain. Yuri a twenty-five-year-old man who was looking forward to a life changing interview knelt on the ground facing his stained sole owned suit. Yuri changed into his pyjamas, he took the last packet of chips and sighed, "I need that job to survive for the next month." Yuri switched on the television and began to watch his telenovela Cruel Love; his favourite actress was Isabella. She played a ousted mistress who fought her way to earn the affection of her lover Roderigo a playboy billionaire. Yuri felt calm and peaceful when watching the drama, he would never miss an episode.

Victor returned to the car, in a panic mode the guards questioned him about the culprit. Victor lightly laughed; he instructed the guards drive away. When he arrived his wives and parents were sited on the dinning table halfway through dinner. Prince Shon panicked when he saw a bruised on his cheek and lip, he asked, "Should l call the royal doctor?!" Victor quietly went upstairs, King Nara followed him up holding a first aid kit box. Lord Usagi looked at Sam, "Who dared to hit my son?!" Sam and the others fell on their knees and apologised, after Lord Usagi was calm Sam explained what had taken place. Lord Usagi ordered the guards to drag the culprit by the hair to the palace. King Nara knelt before Victor who was smoking on his bed, he looked really pissed. Victor put out the cigarette, Nara applied ointment to the bruise, "I am quite certain the person you met today is phenomenal. He dared to slap you and make you angry. Today I witnessed an emotion displayed on your face." Embracing his father Victor replied, "He wasn't looking where he was going too, why did l have to be the one getting slapped. I even offered that ungrateful bastard money for a new suit but he slapped me." King Nara lightly brushed his hair, he knew Victor was at fault, "You should have apologised first, it is my fault l never taught you how to properly apologise." Victor fell asleep on King Nara's lap, he felt peaceful when he was with him. Lord Usagi saw King Nara covering Victor with a blanket, he said, "Till when will you spoil him like a child?" Nara was a gentle soul with a kind heart, he kissed him and replied, "He is my son after all, can't l spoil him to my heart's content." Lord Usagi clenched his fists, he responded, "I am retiring to bed, if you are done fooling around get some rest. You aren't Marie know your place." Nara and Lord Usagi slept in different room, Nara was a commoner before he was forced to marry Lord Usagi. Marie was his older twin sister who married Lord Usagi at a young age, most of her life she was a royalty. Marie fell gravely ill at her third trimester of the pregnancy, before she died, she begged Lord Usagi to marry his brother so that he would take care of Victor. To fulfil his sister's selfish request Nara left all his freedom and was married to Lord Usagi, even though he was unloved he wholeheartedly performed his wife duties and motherly duties.

Prince Shion woke up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for Crown Prince Victor, he was a gentle soul sent from heaven. Prince Shion helped Prince Victor to change into his clothes, they barely exchanged words. Victor was bandaged on his nose and lip; he barely touched his food and went to the office. "Did you manage to find the scum who hurt my nose?" Victor was looking gloomy and angry. Bowing down Sam replied, " My apologies my Prince, we failed to identify the man because the area wasn't covered by surveillance cameras." Victor dismissed his bodyguards and prepared for the interviews. All the applicants were already settled waiting to be interviewed. Everyone stared at Yuri who had a stained suit, he knew that he had wasted his time and day off to compete with these well-dressed pupils. Yuri was a first-degree Accountant holder, fate made him to be a part time worker at a coffee shop. Yuri had a rough past, his lover eloped with his best friend with all his savings. Yuri slept in front of the coffee shop for days when the owner finally offered him a job. Yuri's place was a small one room with a bed and a television. One after the other the interviews came out of the conference room with teary faces or even crying, Yuri was the last one to be interviewed. When he entered the conference room, he choked on the cigarette smoke, Victor mockingly put out his cigarette by pressing on Yuri's face. Shivering like a puppy to face the Crown Prince for the first time Yuri sat on the chair. Victor was facing the wall, he said, "Does this company take me as a fucking joke? How can they hand me a file of a coffee part timer…zero experience…get the hell out of my sight?" Yuri felt offended that he snapped out, "How dare you insult me because of my misfortune? Given your attitude walking out of this door is better than serving you…jerk! Not everyone is fortunate enough to be employed in a big company…" Realising he had fucked up really bad Yuri was horrified to know the second. Fuming with anger Victor faced Yuri, he pointed at him and shouted, "You are the bastard who slapped me last night! We meet again you son of a bitch!"