[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","First Demonic Dragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1077145,1393,"Chapter 25 Burn.","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>After explaining to Mira's mother Lisa the events that transpired before she appeared, she fervently apologized for a solid five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Lailah and Exedra assured her again and again that they quite enjoyed her daughter's company, did she return to some sense of normalcy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't believe I've seen you with lady Lailah before sir, if I may ask what is your relationship?\" Lisa had been unable to take her eyes off Exedra since she walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so enamored by his handsome appearance, she hadn't even noticed he was a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am her husband.\" Exedra said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh that's good! Lady Lailah always came in here alone so I thought she'd be lonely forever like my mom!\" Mira cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa naturally couldn't hear the jab her daughter had just taken at her or she would've been incredibly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was much too horrified by another fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah was married to princess Yara's only son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the man had never been seen among the common people, this fact was widely known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'T-that means..'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was a dragon, and a noble one at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could now clearly notice the four proud horns on his head, and the natural aura that let a dragon know they were near their kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'W-why is one here?! I-I've been paying taxes and giving them everything that they ask for!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"U-umm h-how can I help you today?\" She stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah assumed her friend was nervous about being in the presence of royalty so she elected to tell her the purpose for their visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're on a date today so we came here to buy some books and we're going to go read them at the cafe next door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh how lovely! P-please let me know if their is anything you need.\" She bowed deeply before walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lailah turned to start browsing bookshelves, only Exedra remained in place gazing at the back of the woman who'd just left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense it thoroughly, the woman's pure unwavering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This troubled him slightly as he hadn't even done anything to make her afraid of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he remembered that she was a lesser dragon, his mind began to form its own connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She must've assumed I was like those other assholes and came here to torment her.' He thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured the best thing he could do for her now, was to leave her store quickly so he began looking for titles alongside his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they finally finished, Exedra had only grabbed two, while Lailah had seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they'd paid they quickly left the store and headed to her favorite bakery, though not before bidding farewell to the spoon wielding young girl and her charming mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>POV : Lisa\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I finally saw the backs of Lailah and the prince leave I was immediately washed over with a sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While that man was undoubtedly handsome noble dragons are more trouble than they're worth and I already have enough problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What am I saying.. as if he'd ever be interested in some old dragon like me.' I thought bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already three hundred and seventy six this year and well past my prime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm well old enough to be his mother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I continued sweeping up the store I continued to think about the young man I'd just seen or more precisely his aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragons natural aura is always regal and dominant, but his was also mixed with something darker that I didn't recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Could he be a hybrid?' I wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are very rare, and nobody ever said anything about the son of Princess Yara being a hybrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>News like that would definitely travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though come to think of it.. he didn't look sickly like they'd described either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I thought back to how happy Lady Lailah looked on their date I felt a twinge of jealousy in my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd never looked that happy with a man.. come to think of it I'd never been on a date either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked so gentle with her..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira's father was the exact opposite which is why I fled from him before she was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was foolish enough to fall in love with a human and my poor girl almost paid the ultimate price for our kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down at the broken broom in my hand and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily Mira went upstairs to nap or she'd make fun of her mommy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm much too old to be forgetting to control my strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the bell that indicated another customer had come I quickly chucked the broken broom behind the counter before I put on my best customer friendly face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welco-\" after seeing the three men who had entered, my expression immediately broke and shifted to one of utter horror.\u003C\u002Fp>",811,"2026-06-03T10:36:32.436Z","2026-06-03T10:36:37.173Z",1,"novelbin.me","2ea89c286b35282c60a863e19269342619b3b3b3f25f8ec16c28d33d5d835983","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-26","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-24",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]