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Chapter 41: Zephyr
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The Assassin Chapter 42: Ishir
As much as I hate leaving Zephyr, I’m glad that she’ll be here, safe. Having Nova here will give her a reason to stay and Kaylani will make sure that she’s looked after. I don’t know how far I can go and keep a presence in her mind, but if I lose the connection, I have my phone and will call. I’m hoping we won’t be gone too long. I don’t expect Zephyr to be pregnant long and she’s already starting to show. After Avani practically sucks Merethyl’s face off in front of me, he shifts and I climb up his wing, waving at Merethyl. Ancalagon and the lab dragons lift off with us and follow us for a while. “Where are we going?” Kenzo, the earth dragon asks. “Somewhere you can’t go, Ken. Not until you are able to shift anyway,” Avani tells him. “We can go part of the way, dad. We just can’t go into the city with you,” Ancalagon says. “I was hoping you’d stay and look after your mother, Cal,” I tell him. “She’s getting stronger, Ishir. She won’t want me hovering over her any more than she
The Assassin Chapter 43: Ancalagon
I can’t believe Naida knew Sunshine, or Eliane. That might be her real name, but she’ll always be my Sunshine. I’m hoping that I can get more information from Naida, but I know that Everett will need to look her over. I just hope my mom and Aunt Kaylani can help calm her enough to let him. After hearing about Nova, I’m worried about this girl. She’s older than Nova, and has been a captive for longer, so her shift is closer. When I stretch out my wings, Naida looks at me. “You want me to get on your back?” “Yes.” “Won’t it hurt you?” she asks, and Dad snorts. “I’m a very large, very strong dragon. You won’t hurt me.” “Okay, umm…” she slowly walks to my wingtip and gently steps up, looking at me to make sure she’s not hurting me. “Well, don’t stand there, that hurts!” I say. “Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry!” she says, racing up my wing. When she’s at the top of my back, I turn my head around and look at her. “Just kidding. I couldn’t even feel you standing there.” “What?” she asks, o
The Assassin Chapter 44: Kaylani
I know the other dragons are upset to have these dragons and hybrids that were created from their DNA and I am too, to an extent. However, unlike the others, I don’t seem to be able to have children, so without the Chief and Oliver, the water dragons would have gone extinct after I died. Now, my genetics will continue after I'm gone. Everett has done some tests on me, but he doesn’t know enough about dragons yet and really has only done tests on Tana and Zephyr while they were pregnant. Kenna is still a juvenile human so we’re not sure if there is anything in her bloodwork that can tell us something or if the differences in our blood are because her element is fire, because she’s a hybrid, or if he really did find the point where we can see a dragon’s ability to reproduce. So, for me, every one of these children, even the hybrids that carry the water dragon trait, is a precious treasure. Of course, I love and care about all of the dragons and hybrids that we’ve been able to find, but
The Assassin Chapter 45: Zephyr
While Kaylani goes to get Everett, I sit with Nova and try to help calm Naida. I can feel her fear and trepidation at allowing Everett to take her blood. “Naida, you said you have been in the laboratory for four years, but what about before that? You must have been pretty young, maybe you have parents looking for you?” I ask. “No, the tiger, Ishir, asked the same thing. My father is in prison for killing my mother. I ran away and then was caught by the people that put me into the laboratory.” “Tell me about that. How did they capture you? Did they snatch you off the streets, or did they lure you into a place where you felt you’d be taken care of before they began hurting you?” I ask her. She looks at me a moment and it looks like she’s remembering back to that time. “They lured me, I guess. I remember being hungry, so hungry, and they offered me food.” Her eyes go unfocused as she goes back to that time. “I think the food must have been drugged. I remember eating fast, I was so h
The Assassin Chapter 46: Ishir
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The Assassin Chapter 47: Zephyr
I’m talking with Kaylani and Everett about getting Ajax and Kano to agree to trying the DNA bonding when Merethyl comes rushing in. “They’re coming home! They found another one, a male this time, but they’re coming home, and Avani says they’re going to stay because we’re so far along in our pregnancies. Well, you are at least,” she says looking at my bulging belly. Nova can no longer curl up on my lap because Cyrene has grown so much. However, Nova and even Naida enjoy touching my stomach and feeling my little kitten moving around inside me. “When?” I ask, beyond excited that my mate is coming home. I’ve missed him terribly and I hate being away from him. It makes my scales feel all twisted and I can’t sleep without Ishir now. “Late tonight, Avani says.” “What do you know about the one they are bringing in?” Everett asks. “Older male, primary DNA is elf and secondary is fire dragon. His name is Keagan,” she tells us. “Older than Ajax and Kano?” Kaylani asks. “Avani isn’t sure, b
The Assassin Chapter 48: Ishir
As Avani flies Keagan and I home, I close my eyes and reach out for Zephyr’s mind. I’m careful, knowing she’ll be asleep when we get there, but I’m too excited about reconnecting with her to wait until we’re home. I’m surprised when we get close enough that I can finally touch her mind and I find her awake. I immediately wrap my mind around hers, as she wraps hers around mine. I never realized how lonely my life was until this last month without Zephyr. I push into her mind, making sure that she’s not having any depression or anxiety and that the voices are still quiet. They aren’t quiet, but they aren’t angry, they almost seem…content. ‘Why are you awake, my love?’ I ask her, going through her memories as she goes through mine. I want to know every little thing I’ve missed while I was away. ‘I was waiting up for you,’ she says, but I see the truth. ‘You haven’t been sleeping.’ ‘I missed you. I don’t sleep well without you.’ ‘I didn’t sleep well without you either,’ I tell her t
The Assassin Chapter 49: Zephyr
After everything settled back down last night, I tucked Nova into bed and then I finally had time with Ishir. He picked up right where we left off when we were interrupted and showed me for hours how much he missed me. Then, he had entered my mind, walking through the long hallway of the ghosts of those I killed. “It’s not as dark in here now,” he comments as he looks around. “I’ve been working to make it a better, a nicer place in my mind,” I tell him, looking around. Tana had described it as cleaning out a cluttered bedroom and making it feel fresh and homey. So, I’m going with that. Ishir pulled me to him in my mind, kissing the side of my head. “I’m so proud of you. You’re doing an amazing job.” I had fallen asleep with him holding me in our bed and in my mind. It was a deep, much needed sleep that I haven’t had since he left. So, it’s late in the morning when I finally get out of bed. Ishir’s side of the bed is cold, so I know he’s been up for awhile. When he feels my mind w
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