Chapter 2

Ella lifts her chin proudly and ignores every other dragon in the hall.

She walks straight to Prince Adrian and speaks to him sweetly.

“Adrian, I chose The Brood Blessing. I want to give you more heirs.”

Ella has dreamed of becoming the most powerful woman in the Dragon Realm since she was young.

As ancient bloodlines continue to fade, the Golden Dragon House has become the most respected among all Dragon Houses.

Everyone wants to be connected to them.

At every gathering in the past, Ella always stayed close to Adrian and tried her best to please him.

Eventually, the two of them really did fall in love.

Adrian had already promised to come for her on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony and take her as his wife.

Hearing this, Adrian laughs and pulls Ella into his arms.

“Ella and I love each other. From now on, she is my wife.”

Then he looks at Father.

“But I remember The Brood Blessing is the weaker blessing.”

His eyes fall on me.

“Did Emma get The Ancestral Blessing?”

In my previous life, Adrian claimed he came only for Ella.

But in truth, he also wanted The Ancestral Blessing.

He hoped to have a golden dragon heir and win the Dragon King’s favor.

Now the woman he loves has chosen the blessing he wanted, and he is ready to leave with her.

But Ella has always been used to keeping me around as her inferior.

She immediately leans against Adrian and says,

“Adrian, even though my sister got that useless blessing, I still want to bring her with us.”

“Let her stay with you too.”

No other House dares compete with the Golden Dragons.

So even though I am a princess too, I can only become Adrian’s second mate.

Ella pouts and looks at me with obvious disgust.

“The Ancestral Blessing is completely useless. Adrian, don’t let anyone fool you.”

I almost laugh.

She has no idea how powerful The Ancestral Blessing really is.

As long as a male dragon carries even a trace of ancient blood, his children can awaken a stronger bloodline and rise far above ordinary dragons.

The Brood Blessing is different.

It does not just dilute the parents’ bloodline.

Carrying too many eggs at once can also drain the mother’s body and cause permanent damage.

Ella really thinks being reborn means she has stolen the better life.

Adrian is not convinced by a few words from her.

Instead, he turns to Father.

“Is The Ancestral Blessing really as useless as Ella says?”

Father looks at me.

Then he looks at Ella.

“Yes, Prince Adrian,” he says firmly. “Ancestral awakening is only a legend. No one in our House has ever succeeded.”

He simply does not want me competing with Ella.

Fine.

I have no interest in becoming a tool between Adrian and Ella anyway.

I turn toward another Dragon Prince.

In my previous life, I nearly chose him.

I am just about to speak when Ella suddenly covers her mouth and laughs.

“Father, you don’t know yet?”

She looks at me with a smile.

“Emma has already fallen for Dorian, the Ash Dragon Prince.”

“She’s just too embarrassed to admit it.”

Ella tilts her head.

“She even keeps one of his scales beside her bed.”