" Yes , your majesty . " She answered truthfully . " I want to be given access to some parts of the palace , and I want you to allow me to see my family . " The emperor sighed softly , a little worried because he knew this would happen sometimes , he drummed his fingers on table not once looking away from her enchanting green eyes . " Can I please see my family ? " She thought to ask more nicely , and then she sighed softly staring at the silver plate before her . " If we are going to be married , it has to be traditionally , my father has to give me away . Besides they would be your family too ." " That is correct , " He finally muttered and then withdrew his hands from the table . " They would be my family but I can't let you go meet them ." Her eyes suddenly widened , she thought if she had asked politely and calmly , he would let her meet her family . " But why? " Her voice raised lightly , " I am not asking for a lot , I just want to meet them , and see how they are doing ." " Yeah , I know but that doesn't mean I can let you go see them , because it is dangerous . " He muttered , not seeming interested in the conversation to begin with . If he could he would just sit down and watch her being pretty . " The moment you became my property any unnecessary movement could pose a threat to your life , that is why I have insisted on keeping you in the castle ." " I am not your property ! I- " Natalia paused for a while , realizing that the outburst might not be the best thing to do . She was trying to gain his trust and yelling at him might be disrespectful . " Pardon me , I am just a little confused . Why can't I go to my family ? I am not going to stay with them . I just want to see how they are doing ." " You can't because it's dangerous ." He answered calmly . " If it's dangerous , then you can just go with me ," She suggested again , locking eyes with him again . " Aren't you the great , high and mighty emperor of the dragon lairs ? Is there any fort stronger than yours ? " He paused for a while and then nodded his head . Truly , there wasn't any fort that could ever overthrow him , but it's not something he wants to do . " I am too busy . " He muttered again and Natalia rolled her eyes . " Then let them come ." She snapped again , her calmness suddenly slipping out . " I just want to see how they are doing . If I can't go to them , and you won't go with me to protect me , then let them just come . " " I can't let them come either . " He muttered again , and what seemed to annoy Natalia the most was the straight face he kept the entire time . It was as though they were discussing about the weather or something . " They are slaves now , and allowing slaves be roaming freely is favoritism and it would cause a division . " Natalia felt her eyebrows furrowed together . " They are slaves because you made them slaves " She volled numin her tiny voice hammeing off the wall and 11:08 Tue , Sep 16 Chapter 27 the emperor raised his eyebrows , questioning her audacity . 60 55 vouchers She paused for a while , tension running through her , she ran her shaky hands through her hair , her breath shook as well as she tried to adjust herself . " I get you are frustrated , dear princess ." He started in a softer voice . " But as the emperor there are responsibilities that goes beyond ." " I am not even asking for much ," " You are not going to give me an ultimatum . " He decided and she sighed . " The marriage is the ultimatum . " " I am not asking for an ultimatum , " She snapped back . " I am asking for a favor . You could do that much for the woman you are going to marry ." There was a small silent that stretched between them , and then Natalia blinked back the tears that well in her eyes . " Please , just let me meet them , only once . " Her voice shook as she stared down at her fingers that curled in between each other . Tears dropped from her eyes , as she tried to look as pitiful as possible . Anything that would make the uptight emperor's guard fall ; but it seems like that won't happen anytime soon . " In exchange ... " he muttered with a soft look on his face . " I will allow you to leave the bedroom , once in a while ." Once in a while ? The thought that would be only allowed to leave the bedroom occasionally seemed to gag her . " Why can't I leave the bedroom more often ? You have no idea how suffocating it its ." She answered with a small frown on her face . " You said I am not a prisoner and you brought me here to be your wife , but I don't feel any different from a prisoner ." He lets out a stiff sigh , and dropped the chalice on the table and pulled back . " You are here to be my queen ," He continued truthfully , " But at the same time everything I am doing is to protect you . As you may know , humans are way more fragile than we are , and killing you will only have to take is a good opportunity and a few moments ." It happened very fast , like the gust of wind , but Natalia felt the breath stolen from her lungs and her eyes carefully trailed down to Azmaveth's hands pointed against her throat like a weapon . His nails centimeters away from her throat , and she swallowed hard . For a moment , she thought he was going to kill her , he came at her with the seriousness to kill her . " You see ... " His voice rung out coldly , and he withdrew his fingers , making a shaky breath escaped her . " Its as easy as that to kill you , and you must know , people are not happy with our union , especially council members ." He let out another sigh as he adjust himself , picking the chalice from the table , sipping the wine again . " Who knows if there is anyone out there that needs to kill you ? " " Why ? " she wondered out loud . 11:08 Tue , Sep 16 Chapter 27 : " Like I said they don't support this union , " he continued in the same small voice . 60 55 vouchers " If they don't support this union , then why are you doing it? " She asked curiously . " I am not in support of this marriage too . Why do something against the wishes of your people ? " " Because I want you ," He answered . " That's why I am doing it ." Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!