“Excuse me?” I leaned away from him, closer to the door. Daine’s adoring look turned to mischief as he looked at his mother.
“That is it right? She is in love with him, is she not? That is what the pink powder means?” His mother pressed her lips together, shaking her head at her son’s pushiness.
“You will have to forgive my son,” Glinda picked up the saucers of tea, taking them to the sink. “He does not know when he speaks out of turn.” Daine scoffed, his eyes glittering with excitement.
“He’s your mate then?” There was that word again.
“What is a mate?” The teacups in the sink crashed together, causing them to shatter. Glinda paused, looking at her own mess before stepping away to dry her hands. Her hand went to rub her mouth as she turned to the table.
“Are you alright, mother?” Daine didn’t leave
CreedOnce Adam’s smell left the area, I went back to the narrow clearing where I chopped wood. The trees that I had selected to discard for fire were barely holding up. This would leave fresh new trees to grow in its place. I pulled on my spare cloak, my cloth covering my nakedness was still around my hips, but my leathers to cover my legs were gone. I was not expecting to shift while hiding in the small ravine cutting down trees. This proved to be a terrible mistake. I will be sure to always be prepared when my Fawn is with me. Even with my warm body and my comfortableness walking around in just my cloth, Odessa would always become flustered, becoming a bright shade of pink.Maybe I should just forget my leathers. My dragon agreed whole heartedly.Hoping that the search for Odessa had slowed, I was mistaken again. The Duke was set on having Odessa and the next steps would be futile to make him believe she was dead. I still held onto the rags of her
Creed“Dinner will be brought up,” Lura spoke as she waved us towards the edge of the meadow-like area. The vined trees that wove intricately around themselves to create large bases and even more intricate homes up above were more impressive than I imagined. I’ve flown over these trees for many years but never dared to come close, for fear of the Elves wanting to wage war with my tribe because they see me as a threat. Adam wouldn’t let me live that one down.We walked closer. Even with the translucent leaves above us, you could see the patter of rain. How they kept the grass green with no direct sunlight and having the heat of the fire escape around them was beyond my understanding. It was as if they were bees inside of a hive the way they were protected from the outside elements with the help of their trees.Odessa grabbed my hand, pulling me to go faster. Her smile expanded, showing off her pearly white teeth as s
Duke MortusThe cobbled stones hit the carriage’s wooden wheels firmly. Black stallions reared their ugly heads as my coachman whipped them to hurry down the winding path. The road to the castle was filled with rough terrains. The previous King, Drago, did not care to maintain the roads to his castle because he did not want an audience at all. He was a bloody tyrant. My family hated him and everyone else in the parliament. They craved to rule the entire nation with an iron fist, take what they wanted, take on female vampires as concubines until he found his fresh new rose he saw in the Moon Kingdom some twenty-odd years ago.Princess Sabrina was just a babe, lying in a crib, but when he looked into her eyes, he already knew he had to have her. It would strengthen both kingdoms, but not only that, the aura of this precious baby calmed his demon inside. No longer thirsting for blood and concubines, he calmed his ways just enough for the kingdom to thrive for twenty
OdessaSoft tender pressure creeped up my shoulder, the touches eventually swept across my slightly sore shoulder. Hot breath rolled down between my breasts, causing me to sigh contentedly. The light behind my eyes made me groan. I felt like had just fallen asleep, and it was already time to start the day. I was too used to the dark cave, where I could sleep as late as wanted, not knowing when the day started or began.As long as Creed was with me, it didn’t really matter. Hands engulfed my waist, the soft pressure on my neck trailed up my jaw and now placed on my lips. Creed’s warmth hovered over my body, his lips now pressing, urging against mine. If anyone else had tried to wake me, I would have for sure thrown something across the room to let me sleep just five more minutes but with Creed, he could wake me at anytime and I would be elated to see the happiness in his eyes.“Morning
Creed“Come with me, Odessa, I might have some swimming clothing you could borrow,” Annabelle extended her hand to Odessa, who looked at me for approval. She could do what she wanted. Then again, she might look to see if I deemed Annabelle and the rest of the Elven people trustworthy. I found no malice in their words. In fact, they had been more than accommodating than anyone I had ever met. I could not smell mischievousness as I could with my brother, and they have kept her safe when I was away before. Even if they did supposedly darted her. My dragon roared within me.She is still close; I told my dragon, who was pacing in my chest. There is no need to worry. My claws continued to itch to grab her and not let her go, but my human side understood this was important for Odessa to trust others.Razak roared playfully as several children attacked him playfully. Rolling on the ground with glee as they scratched his underbelly. My fierce compani
OdessaHow stubborn could this dragon be? My hands are holding his face, making him stare into my eyes like he could read the soul within me. Does he think so lowly of himself that I deserve another? The thought angers me, the thought alone that some goddess up in heaven thinks that this man is unworthy for the sake of being a bastard child. My eyes soften, stroking his cheek and possibly a tear. One wouldn’t know if it was a water droplet from the waterfall’s constant roar or if it came from his eyes.“Listen to your dragon, Creed. I only want you, you are the only one that would make me happy,” I pleaded. I pleaded like a little girl wanting the lollipop from the candy store. How did I result to this? Also begging for a man not like me in the slightest. I promised myself I would never succumb to such a thing, especially with stories and stories I had written, but this was different. Different land, culture, men and women, creatures of unexpect
OdessaZaos, Annabell, Sadie and Seth were in front, murmuring among themselves. Two of my arms were clutched around one of Creed’s arms, holding him like a teddy bear to my chest. Never in my life have I ever been talked so negatively to.Daine was scolded to leave, Glinda taking hold of her son’s make-shift-leash and pulling him away from the small trail of people. I couldn’t help but laugh as he looked back and stuck his tongue out at me.It wasn’t fair. They haven’t told either of us how to complete a bond because they were hiding it. From what I could gather, Creed did not know either. I had already grown so attached, this bond everyone keeps talking about sounds serious, strong and unmoving. I feel that same way now with Creed, that I would die myself if I couldn’t be with him. Then again, I wouldn’t know understand what to look for.Zaos was gave details about Creed. Sadie had never met nor knew of his hist
Odessa “Orion, right now isn’t the time to play cryptic. These two have been to hell and back, and I don’t think Odessa could take much more.” Sadie stood up, joining Orion on the other side of the table. “Of course not, I would never think of such a thing,” his fangs lengthened, smiling down at us. It reminded me of the vampires before they fed. My heart raced and Orion’s face immediately fell. “Oh, you’re that serious. I’m terribly sorry. I really mean nothing by it.” “You are so insensitive to others,” the beautiful butterfly winged woman named Willa approached. Her white hair with beautifully colored tips swayed across her matching outfit with her mate. “She’s scared to death. Can you not see that?” Orion’s once mischievous face softened. “Sorry, Darling, I was concentrating on your friend here.” His eyes glanced over to Creed. “I would have thought your aura would be darker, but there isn’t a bit of blackness in your heart, yet your soul, your so