The Ancient Curse (Cecillia's Point Of Views)

I bit my lip to keep myself from getting angry. I had to be able to forgive the man because he didn't know what I had been through. 

"Sir?" I called.

"You know the term mate?"

Mate? Of course I knew. It was a term often used when other creatures found their bond partners. I often heard it when my father said that the dragon clan found their partners in a unique way. They couldn't freely choose their partners like humans.

Their mates had been chosen, while humans had the luck to choose whoever they wanted as a partner. That was why sometimes I felt sorry because other creatures, except the humans, couldn't marry the partner they loved. Instead, they had to marry a mate, a partner who had been chosen. Not the one they chose themselves.

"I know."

"And you are my mate."

Instantly, I couldn't think about anything. Did that mean I was his mate? Everyone knew that mate was a term for all living beings in this world other than humans.