"Don't worry about your sister Kaine, she'll be fine. You need to focus on yourself right now," my mother snaps.
I clench my jaw. "I'm fine," I mutter.
She growls. "Yeah you're fine. You just mauled a wolf from the pack but yeah you're definitely fine," she snarls, throwing me a fiery glare before turning back to the trail.
"He deserved what he got," I spit.
She stops dead in her tracks and whips around. The top of her head barely reaches my chin, but she radiates power. "I don't care if he deserved it, you lost control and killed a wolf Kaine!"
I snort. "You're one to talk."
Her face goes stoic but her eyes flare. Her fists are clenched, and I can tell she's trying to hold her dragon back. "Yes, I killed a wolf. I killed hundreds—I killed entire packs of wolves Kaine. But not once did I ever make an excuse, I took responsibility for every single life I took," she growls. "Now shut up and walk."
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I watch the flames dan
I still can't believe Angel managed to get through to Maia when even my mother couldn't. Though Maia has never really gotten along with her, so I guess it makes sense.Something solid hits my chest, jerking me out of my thoughts. "Yo dickwad! Are you going to just stand there all day?"I turn to my aunt with a glare. "Did you just call me dickwad?" I growl.She sneers. "Yeah. Why? Did I hurt your feelings?""What are you—nine?" I snap, shaking my head."On a scale of one to ten," she smirks.Maia's cackle fills my ears. "Ohsnap—""Okay all of you can stop acting like you're immature pups and get back to training," a new voice chimes in.I look over to see Zella sitting on a pile of mats, her legs crossed underneath her. She looks pointedly at Angel who just scowls. "Way to ruin the fun babe."Zella rolls her eyes. "It's my job Angel. Now bickering like a five-year-old is not training s
"Despite what you may think, Angel does know what she's talking about and you should listen to her," Jaxon says and I roll my eyes."Yeah whatevermom," I snap.He sighs heavily. "You're such a pain in the ass, can't you just try to listen and be nice for once?"I purse my lips with a small growl. "I'll be nice as long as you leave me alone for a while, you're really starting to get on my nerves."He rolls his eyes a little. "Fine, now stop fighting with Angel, the last thing I want is to pull you guys apart again."I nod and smile until he leaves, rolling his eyes and swearing under his breath. Angel left a few minutes ago and so it was just Taylor and me in the living room."Shall we play a game?" she suddenly says in a deep voice.I laugh, shaking my head. "You're such a geek," I mutter.She scowls at me. "Oh, come on, I know you liked that movie. Humans consider it a classic.""Yeah but humans are weird
I let my gaze wander as I walk through the halls of the dragon castle. It is truly quite impressive. Glossy black marble with veins of shimmering gold; the volcanoes cast a red glow through the windows and give it a warm, fiery feel.The corridor gradually widens and opens up into a large circular room with a deep pit in the center. It is empty aside from a dark figure sitting at the edge of the hole. The room feels like it's pulsing, and I instantly realize who it is."Queen Syrra, I thought you left with my mother," he says."That's not something I expected to be called while I was here," I remark.He shrugs. "You deserve that title."I smile. "Thank you. Well your mother doesn't need help to simply bring the dragons back here, so she said I was welcome to stay while she was away. Besides, I like it here, no one questions my authority or tries to overthrow me," I chuckle.He looks taken aback. "Who the hell would try to overthrow you?"
She's so cute when she blushes."Uh so is this usually what you do for fun?" she asks, gesturing towards the scorpions.I shrug. "Sometimes. When I'm here I usually spend most of my time training. What about you? What does the Witch Queen do for fun?""Nothing really," she mumbles sheepishly."Oh, come on! You have to do something, tell me please?"She laughs nervously, fiddling with her hands and staring at her lap. "Okay uh, well sometimes I . . . no I can't! It's too stupid!" she cringes, shaking her head."Is it more stupid than teasing giant scorpions with a snake made of fire?" I snort.She grins. "Maybe not." She sighs heavily. "Okay fine. When I have nothing to do and I am bored of practicing my magic, I go out into the lake on my territory. I like to float in the water and watch the stars or just swim with the creatures that live there," she recounts, a glazed look in her eyes.My eyebrows furrow. "That sounds
I know staring is rude, but it's hard not to when a really attractive person decides to rip off their shirt right in front of you.I shake my head and drag my eyes away from his bare chest. I let out a heavy sigh. "What the hell are you doing Logan?" I murmur.He bounces on his feet, shaking out his shoulders and adjusting the wraps over his hands. The bulging muscles covering his body and smirk on his face would be intimidating if he was next to an average werewolf—even next to a trained warrior. But Beta Logan is absolutely puny next to Jaxon."—and Alpha Jaxon are both undefeated, but tonight will be the end of one of their winning streaks!" Megan declares.Jaxon looks so annoyed with the whole situation. He didn't even want to fight but Beta Logan had insisted—well, more like bugged the crap out of him until Jaxon finally gave in.I hear a bell ding and hold my breath. The beta immediately rushes at Jaxon who throws a punch at
"What the fuck?" Kaine shrieks and I double over laughing, clutching my aching stomach. He looks at me with panic in his eyes. "Please tell me you can fix this?"I look at the black splotches appearing on his hands and then at his face again and I can't stop laughing."Syrra!" he shouts, his voice going higher."Alright alright," I snort. I mutter a few words under my breath and wave my hand. The spots start to fade and Kaine sighs loudly."Holy crap this is terrifying," he mumbles. He sits across from me, both of us on the marble floor of the palace.I grin. "Yeah, you mess up one word and you get a disease instead of a cloud," I chuckle."Are there any spells that aren't in Latin? Mine's not exactly very good," he murmurs."Yeah there are quite a few, most of them just aren't very powerful or exciting," I shrug."Do you think there are any I could do?" he asks.I think for a moment, chewing on my lip. "Hold on a minute
"Kaine am I your mate?" she repeats firmly.I swallow hard. "Yes.""Well that explains a lot," she mutters then makes a face. "Actually, it explains everything.""I'm sorry I didn't tell you! I didn't want you to think I only liked you because of the mate bond—I've literally had a crush on you since I was 14 and my mom first told me about you."Her eyebrow shoots up. "You've had a crush on me since you were 14? That's what? Two years before you even met me?"I clear my throat and stare at the floor. "Uh yeah kinda.""I didn't realize I was that famous.""Syrra, literally every single wolf in that pack has heard stories of you—I'm pretty sure every creature in the world has heard of you," I snort."Well in that case you should feel pretty damn special that you get me as your mate," she smirks, and my eyes go wide."Wait so you're not mad or gonna reject me or something?"She frowns. "No of course not, w
I stand completely surrounded by guards, my face burning under their harsh gazes. I try to ignore the way they nudge each other but then I overhear a few words and wince."That's enough!" A booming voice growls.I glance up at Queen Zari. Her eyes are flaming red as she glares down at us. "Ash come with me please," she says, her voice instantly softer.I start to head up the stairs with a small sigh."—dragon hunting filth,"someone spits, and I flinch."What did I just say?" Queen Zari snarls, suddenly in the guard's face.He whimpers slightly and backs off, casting his gaze to the floor. "Please forgive me," he murmurs.She waves her hand. "Get out of here," she snaps.The guards vanish in seconds, leaving me alone with the Queen. She sighs heavily, turning to me. "I'm sorry Ash, they're still stuck in the past, they don't know how to move on," she says.I nod slowly. "It's fine, I don't blame them.