I woke to the smell of fresh coffee, warm, fresh-baked bagels, the fragrant wood smoke from the crackling fireplace, and the absolutely distinct and pleasant scent of Magnus. I stretched and groaned with how good it felt, sitting up and looking around the room. I saw Magnus sitting on the chair by the fire, once again in just his lounge pants, coffee cup in hand as he read the paper.
I smiled at him and sat up, climbing off the bed and moving to sit on the chair across from Magnus, enjoying the warmth of the fire even though it wasn’t cold enough outside to need it. I sat with my knees tucked into the chair and pulled a fresh bagel that was still warm towards me and spread some cream cheese on it before taking a bite. God that was so good.
“Morning little wolf. Sleep well?” he asked as he sipped his coffee and smiled at me.
"Oh, dear I’m sure it would have done your heart some good if I was to yes, but alas I am not. Though I do share in your pain. It saddens my heart daily to know that my big sister is no longer in this world.” Her voice was warm and kind, a little higher and softer than my mother's voice but if I closed my eyes it was like she was talking to me. I looked at her wide-eyed and let the tears fall anyway, overwhelmed with all the big bombs that have been dropped on me in the last while.“You’re sister?” I whispered in question as I watched her come into the room and smile at Aiden, sitting beside him and patting his cheek fondly as he handed her a cup of tea before she faced me.“Yes, your mother Alina, was my older sister. She was indeed a dragon. I am Deja, Deja Yarrow. I am Aiden's mother.” I looked at Aiden in surprise,
I followed the 5 brothers back into the castle, my arm still holding onto Blaze’s and looked around in awe at the sheer beauty of it all. The place was mesmerizing and unlike anything I had ever seen before, like something from a dream, but then again I did dream of this place. Something that was done because I belong here, I am part dragon. It still sounded so far-fetched and ridiculous. I could not be like I could ever be some fantastic magical beast. Yes, being a wolf shifter was something from a fairytale, but our magic was not so grandiose that we could hide entire islands from discovery. Instead, we just had the magic to slip our skin at will. I could not believe that I was given some amazing gift to be both dragon and wolf. I wasn’t blessed by both the Sun and the Moon. We walked farther into the mountain and I couldn't help but think of Silas, 72 hour
I nodded and let Magus walk to the side of the pool, helping me slide in and Cadmus put his arm around my mid-back and held me to his side, keeping me afloat in the deep water so I didn’t exhaust myself by trying to stay afloat. I blushed and ducked my head, wishing my hair wasn’t tied back so I could use it to hide my face, when I realized he was very very naked and his bare skin against mine made me tingle and shiver. “If none of us can touch the bottom, how are you going to all hold me above the water?” I asked curiously as I looked up at Cadmus, blushing at his intense gaze. Normally men don’t intimidate me in this way, but my god, they were all so gorgeous it made me feel inferior. “We’ll all be in our dragon forms and you will be held up by our noses essentially. Sounds silly but it will work.” He said quietly, my skin flushed under his intense ga
I sat on the bed and stretched, huffing as I tried in vain to take off my shirt, lifting and straining my spine was so painful I was whimpering. I huffed, angry tears pricking my eyes but I refused to let them fall. I just wanted this feeling of being useless and broken to stop already. I wanted to be whole again. I just wanted to be back to myself. I stood slowly and undid my jeans, pushing them off my hips, turning to the door in surprise as it opened and a pretty young woman walked in. She looked at me for a moment before a smile graced her features, making her blue eyes sparkle and shine. She stepped towards me and gave a small bow of her head in greeting. “Hello, Miss Ravenfield. My name is Gem and Lord Magnus has asked me to assist you in changing for the healing ceremony. I will assist you with anything you need as long as you reside here on the island.” her voice was kind and warm and I blinked at
I was vibrating with nervous excitement at the idea of going with Magnus to Insula Draconum, the Isle of Dragons. Flying on an actual dragon sounded so exciting and exhilarating. And finally going to the island in person, finding out who the red and gold dragons are, finding out about the sunrise wolf and the silver moonlight one. I had so many questions and it seemed like the island was the best place to finally get some answers. I was also looking forward to getting away from Silas for a little while. It had gotten way too hard to deny the bond and I was hoping the distance would lessen the compulsion. I had let it go way too far and come way too close to giving in on numerous occasions. Gram and Gigi had helped me clean up as best as we could without a bath or shower, the bandage at my back and the stitches still not able to get wet. Magnus promised that once on the island, the healing process would ta
I felt warm like I was bathed in sunlight, the glittering gold of its rays peeking through my closed eyelids. It was warm and comforting and part of me didn’t want to wake up, but a bigger part wanted to see the golden sunlight because it felt so warm and welcoming. I could hear the sounds of strong wind through trees and the life of animals that loved the day, very different sounds compared to what one would hear under the light of the moon. I shifted and felt the silk of the white slip dress against my skin, a slip I only ever wore in the dream forest. I forced my eyes open, blinking back the bright light and lifting my hand to shade my view, looking around in wonder at the new place, a place I had never been in before. It was a large room, the two walls made of strange colourful stone, one made entirely of stained glass that lit the room with a beautiful rainbow of colours and one entirely open to an a