The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 1 The Wedding Cancelled

“Are you the fiancé my grandfather arranged for me?” In a farm somewhere in Dexas, Daniel Perkins eyed the gorgeous woman in front of him. She was donned in a figure-hugging dress with curves in all the right places, sporting a well-defined waist and a pair of striking features. “And you are?”

“Your fiancée, president of Zen Byte, Jennifer Hawkins!” My fiancée? Daniel remembered that the old man had indeed mentioned he arranged a marriage for him.

“Are you here to marry me?”

You’re broke, and let’s face it, not a looker. What makes you think you can afford me? My shoes alone cost three grand! A dress goes for five! I splurge

never had any plans of

man had left for him, unlocking with a growing sense of dread. The old man had mentioned a marriage contract alright, but he hadn’t mentioned there were this many… Inside the box were a total of nine marriage contracts. Daniel went through them one by one, indeed finding one that belonged to Jennifer. He pulled it out and handed it over to her. Jennifer cursed under her breath upon seeing the stack in Daniel’s hands. She then snatched her contract and shredded it mercilessly, tossing the pieces to the wind. “Done. Our agreement is void. We have nothing to do with each other now!” With that, Jennifer stomped away in her high heels, her anger echoing with each step. No sooner had she left did Daniel feel a surge of heat in his throat, spitting out blood. “Ugh…” It wasn’t the broken engagement that made him bleed but a failing dragon seal within him. If he couldn’t find the legendary Dragon Seal Grass within a year, the seal would break and he’d be dead. He had to move, and fast. Time was ticking and Daniel needed to find the Dragon Seal Grass, hopefully to cancel the other unexpected contracts along the way. … The iron beast roared down the runway as a sweet voice chimed in from the airplane’s speaker system. “We’re about to

of Daniel were a pair of long, shapely legs. Dazzled by an unexpected flash of light, he looked up. Click! Click! Jennifer was snapping photos with

replied. “Do you expect me to believe that? You, a filthy rogue! Are you stalking me because I called off the

interested! Harass you? Even

deliberately dropped that stupid ring near my feet. Don’t pretend I don’t know what you’re up to!” Daniel pocketed the Seven Dragons Ring without a word

“Stop right there!”

“What now?”