Alana (POV)The driver dropped me off at the hotel and I rode the elevator up to the top floor where my suite is. I put the key card into the slot waiting for the green light so that I can enter. I closed the door behind me I breathed a sigh of relief. When I told Gabe I would pack to go back to my apartment. I was scared to do so and glad he offered for me to stay here. I didn’t want to go back. The thought scared me. I have an idea of who is behind the threat. But he had not been seen since that night three months ago.I asked the driver to go through a drive-through so I could pick up something for me to eat. I set the bag with my food on the table by the window went to the mini-fridge and grabbed a water bottle. I went back to the table and sat down pulling my dinner out of the bag and began to eat.My thoughts kept going back to Gabe and the kiss of the night before. I have never been kissed like that and it tore me up to put a stop to all this but if that jerk is after me, I mus
Gabriel (POV) I opened my eyes and was lying naked on my bed. I can remember the feel of her soft body against mine. The sweet smell of her and her taste like it was on my tongue. I took a deep breath, and her smell almost seems to be lingering in the air. But how when it was only a dream? I can still taste her on my lips and in my mouth. I have never had a dream so vivid and feel so real as that before. After we made love we gazed deeply into each other’s eyes, while we held each other. And for a split second, I thought I saw fear before she closed her eyes tight. Like shutting out what she saw. It was then I woke up. What had just happened? Why does it feel as if my body feels satisfied? I looked over at my clock and noticed it said 4:30 AM so I decided to get up and shower. After I dressed in my suit and was ready to head out to my office, I call for my driver to come and pick me up. By the time I get to the office, I sat down and pondered the dream. Was it a dragon thing reassur
Alana (POV)I ran out of the restaurant blindly not knowing where I was going. This can’t be happening. It can’t. What the hell is this and why me? I realized how he never answered that question and where the hell is he from. I have never heard of any kind of bond like this. I slowed my run to a walk and kept going. I don’t know where to go now. I can’t stay at the hotel or go back to my apartment. I have my baby to think about. I need to get away from here. Away from all of this and think. I need to think.I was so wrapped up in my thoughts I didn’t hear the footsteps behind me or the hand that grabbed me until it was too late. I was suddenly dragged into an alley and pushed into a car as I screamed something hit me in the head, I felt pain then blackness came over me.I came to and was gagged and tied up. Lying on a cot in a room with a boarded-up window and paint peeling off the walls. I began to feel panicked and fear welling up inside of me. I began to struggle against the ropes
Gabriel (POV)After throwing money down on the table I ran out to follow Alana. As soon as I got outside, she was gone. I began walking and began to use the bond to feel for her. Only I felt nothing. I know I should be feeling something unless something has happened to her. At this point, I was at a loss, but I cannot give up. This bond has proven to me I was right all along. Alana is my one true mate, and I will not lose her. I felt bad to have kept the truth from her that what we have is a dragon bond that happens between mates. If we were on Drakkon the bond is the last part of binding us in unity as forever mates.How could I explain something like that to a human on a planet that has never seen an alien from other worlds? I must break this kind of information to her gently and when she is ready.For now, I am standing on the curb and trying to hail a cab to take me back to my penthouse. If something is wrong, I will begin to feel her. As for now since I don’t, she must be unconsc
Alana (POV)I woke to find myself alone and tested myself as I slowly sat up. There was a little dizziness, but it was manageable. I put my legs over the side of the large bed and looked around. It was then I realized I was in this room before. It was the same room as in my dream when the bond was to have happened. Looking around I put my hand to my heart and heard footsteps walking toward the bedroom. Gabe walked in carrying a tray with a ceramic teapot and a couple of cups along with a sandwich.“How are you feeling?” He asked me as he set the tray down on the side table near the bed.“It really happened.” I began and saw he stiffened as he stood and turned back to look at me. “The dream I mean. The one that created the bond. I was in this room when it happened.”He smiled as he poured a cup of tea and handed it to me. “Yes, it really happened.”“And you said with the bond, I am now your mate?” I took a sip of the tea. It was chamomile tea. My favorite. “What exactly does that mean?
Gabriel (POV)I had her things packed up and brought over from the hotel across the street. After she ate her sandwich, Alana took a leisure bath crawled back under the covers on my large bed, and fell back to sleep. I set my advanced alarm system to my penthouse, which is attached to my smartwatch to signal me if it goes off. I opened the secret wall to the stairs that lead up to the roof. I have a small shed up there where I would change out of my clothes. I even have a backpack in there to carry my clothes and other things I would need when I go flying in dragon form.I took off my clothes and packed them into the pack along with my cell and watch. After zipping it up I stood and walked out setting the pack down near me and shifted. I picked up the bag in my claws and took off. I headed off toward the location where my brothers and I landed years ago. I had decided to stay in the city closest to our hidden landing site as my brothers decided to spread out across the US.I have rese
Alana (POV)I woke up took a shower and changed into fresh clean clothes. I found a note on a table in the living area from Gabe. He explained about the high-tech alarm system he has and that he had no choice about not missing an important meeting with a new client. I decided to check out the kitchen and plan to surprise Gabe with a home-cooked meal. It was the least I could do with all he has done for me. The food in the freezer was so full of meat. Not much more than meat. The main fridge looks like it was recently stalked with fresh food like vegetables, fruits, milk, and other things for meals. I looked in the pantry and saw bread, peanut butter cereal, and even sweet things. It all looks like it was just bought. I took some meat out of the freezer and a couple of potatoes along with other things for a salad and set out to cook a nice dinner for Gabe and me.Later I heard the front door open as I was setting the table. I heard keys being set down in a bowl on the table near the fr
Gabriel (POV)I meant every word. She is my mate. I will wait for her however long it takes. Since she hit her head during the crash after the kidnapping. She believes the dragon she saw was all in her head, that she had imagined it all. Of course, one day when the trust is built up between us, I will need to clarify the fact she had indeed seen a dragon and that it was me. I will need to tell her about my brothers and me and how we have come from a dying world to begin a new life to save our species. But now is not the time.I ate all the meat which I appreciated her cooking with seasonings, but how could I tell her I usually eat meat raw? She would think it strange. The only time I ate cooked meat was at business luncheons or dinners out. At home it is usually raw. Until I can let her know the truth, I will have to get used to the meat being cooked.I helped her clear the dishes and clean things up even though she kept insisting she could do it. We took our drinks into the living ro