Chapter 22

Amber

My breath hitches in my throat the moment I step outside Alex’s mansion and into the lush garden. Looming before me is a colossal white dragon, its yellow gaze piercing me with unrestrained intensity. At first, I’m afraid, but as soon as I feel the mate bond brewing, I know that the dragon is none other than Eris.

“Jesus, he is big,” Edison comments from behind me in an amazed voice. “Just as large as my spider form.”

“He really is...” Alex sounds grumpy. “Is that your fated mate, Amber?”

I’m unable to answer him as I stare up at Eris. He is staring right back at me and seems relieved to see me. I’m about to approach him but stop in my tracks when plenty of guards storm the garden, all of them in their lycan forms and ready to battle.

Panic swells with me, and I turn around. “Alex, you have to tell them not to attack him!”

Irritation ticks against Alex’s jaw. “For you, I will tell them not to attack him, but I can’t really say that I’m happy that you’re mate is here...”

I wet my