Bride by the Dragon's Command

“To Bewed as Ordered by a Dragon”—a novel by Yulia Zimina, genre: romantic fantasy, humorous fantasy, adventure fantasy.

— Are you out of your mind?! — objected my younger brother, pacing through the throne hall. — I don’t want to get married!

— No one asked for your opinion! — I replied calmly. — Marriage will only do you good. I’m tired of the daughters of counts, dukes, and even advisers slipping out of your chambers in the mornings! I’ve reached every highborn lady!

— Not all… — my brother tried to protect himself, and then fell silent under my stern look.

— And thank the gods it’s not all, — I settled more comfortably on the throne. — Because then there’d be no one left to choose from. All right, Reykhan, my patience is done! I’ll find you a bride today. Say goodbye to bachelor life!

After my father’s death, I became the ruler. A responsibility fell on my shoulders—for the valley and for those who live in it. It was hard, because everything had to be done by myself, including keeping an eye on my younger brother—don’t feed him bread, but let him drag a beautiful girl into the chambers. I love this ladies’ man, but at some point his way of life started to bore me, and the decision was made to marry Reykhan. I chose a worthy bride for him myself. The one who won’t let him have it easy, who will keep him under firm control and will put an end to his tyrannical behavior. But I miscalculated… I wanted to change my brother, but in the end I changed myself—because the woman chosen for him managed to touch my stone heart…