Chapter I - The Beginning of everything

Elena was wandering around a beautiful serene garden enjoying the fragrance of blooming flowers mingling with the soft rustle of leaves in the gentle breeze. That's when she realised her pet dog 'secret' was nowhere to be seen.

"Secret, where are you ? We are not playing hide and seek anymore . I'm tired so let's take a short break".

As if answering her secret came out his hiding spot. Secret happily circled around Elena, wagging his tail. The dog gently tugged on the hem of her dress , guiding her to a small hidden door beneath the old oak tree. Even though she had been there before, she hadn't seen this door .

" What is this ? I haven't seen this before .... How did you find this secret ? "

Secret, seemingly ignoring her, disappeared into the mysterious door, prompting her to follow him.

Curiosity tugging at her, she followed Secret through the mysterious door, eager to uncover its secrets. Emerging from the door, she was captivated by the tranquil serenity that embraced the surroundings. It felt as the place itself breathed and whispered secrets.

" Wow ... This place is beautiful..like something out of a fairy tale..."

she whispered, her eyes tracing the magical landscape before her. Under the lavender haze of the majestic wisteria tree and the crystal clear water of the lake below, stood a mysterious man.

His beautiful black hair fluttered in the wind adding to the air of mystery surrounding him. Curiously she approached him.

" Um hey .. Are you the owner of this garden ? If so it's so beautiful. And who are you? I haven't seen you before ."

The man chuckled at her questions and looked at her . That's when she noticed the mask that covered his face.He gently took her hands in his, his touch soft yet reassuring, before pressing a tender kiss on the back of her hand. Elena was surprised but before she could speak he said :

" As I expected you are beautiful ."

A faint blush crept onto her cheeks as his unexpected compliment caught her off guard.

He continued,

" My name is Dylan. Pleased to meet you dear Elena . And as you guessed I am the owner of this garden. Also you haven't seen me before because this is my first time here ."

With a smile Dylan's words carried an air of excitement as he declared

"I'm here for my bride "

" Oh and did you find her ?" — Elena asked.

" Yes I did . I'm talking to her right now " — Dylan.

" Oh I se— what ? You mean I'm your bride ? That doesn't make any sense . Okay I understand now . This is a prank right ? That's how you knew my name .Please tell the cameraman to come over . This must have been the game of Tiya. I'm going to——"

As Elena was mumbling to herself Dylan gently took both of her hands and gazed into her eyes . He said ,

" Do you really think I'm joking? I'm not joking Elena . Only the bride of Dragon can enter this garden . And you are the only one who is with me here right now ."

Elena was dumbfounded and she was processing everything. That's when Dylan slips a beautiful ring onto her finger . The ring gleamed with a deep, mysterious blue, cradled within the patterns of shimmering water embracing it.

Elena thought that this was a prank by her bestfriend and she decided to play along with it.

She asked —

" But I haven't seen your face ..why are you not showing it to me ? "

" Oh I totally forgot about that "

As he was replying he took off his mask and as she was waiting patiently for his face reveal...

SLAP!!!!

"ELENA !!! Do you know what time is it ? It's close to noon . And still you are sleeping like a log. You are 18 years old and you think you are stilla baby ? You should get up in the morning and help me your mother .. don't you think? "

Elena's mother Diana asked slapping her once more.

" Uhh mom ...I was just about to see his face ..even if it was a dream .. I wanted to see how beautiful he was but now I can't..."

— Elena sighed.

" You must be talking about your dream again . I don't know why you always remember your dream . Maybe you are weird and you always dream about boys ."

"Mom, I can't choose what I want to dream. I can only see it . And I also have a dog in my dream ,his name is secret . He is always there in my dream. "

Mom replied —

"You don't have a pet in real life but you have a dog in you dream . Well ..well .. By the way Elena don't you always say you hate ornaments?"

" Yea I hate ornaments why mom ?"

" Then why are you wearing a ring ? "

" What ring .. I don't have any ring ."

" That blue ring on your finger. Maybe I am dreaming this ."

".... Whaaaattttt?????? "