"Damn it Maximus. I was worried. Your mate told us she would call to tell us if everything was okay, but she never did. What the hell happened?" he questions."We talked. She couldn't handle it. She left. I won't go into specifics. Just know that you don't have to worry about the human anymore. Fill me in on what I have missed" I say. A pang of despair fills my chest. Unconsciously I rub the spot as if I can make it easily disappear. I already feel the loss of her. Things are just too quiet without my beast speaking to me and I need a distraction."What?! But that's not how things are supposed to go. Are you sure—" he starts to say."Just let it go Xander" I day needing him to shut up. I don't need to talk about. I've made up my mind and I just need a way to move past it. I need something else. He watches me with a pensive gaze, and I can see how he conversates with his beast. I really hope is not going to push the issue. Otherwise I'm just going to pop my ass right out of this office
I sigh in frustration as I sit on the couch watching my mate as her beast once more fixes the nest she has prepared. I wipe the sweat from my brow and silently curse at the heat of the room. Her nest is set ablaze as she constantly rekindles the flames to warm our eggs."You will eventually have to say something. I know that you can speak to me Caldera" I say as I stare at the ceiling. She has been in this state since yesterday. With a chuckle I scratch my bare chest. I have pretty much given up on remaining fully clothed due to her actions. There is something about my scent that she apparently likes for her nest. Every time someone has come to visit to check on us, she has shredded whatever I have had on.It seems to be the only thing to bring her satisfaction besides breathing flames on the nest. I look once more in her direction to find her curled around them. Her fingers are constantly stretched into her talons and every so often she rakes them against the eggs one by one. They re
I am jerked awake by a loud scream that causes me to rise as I cover my ears. I blink around the tent disoriented as I look at Julia. Wait. Tent. Julia. What the hell. As I stare at her in shock she rushes forward and tackles me as she starts to squeeze the life out of me. I quickly hug her back with a chuckle as she starts to shake, and her tears wet me shoulder."I'm alright Jules. I'm alright" I say as I pat her on the back and try to reassure her. Her only response is to hug me tighter as there is a commotion at the door to our tent. Slowly other faces start to fill my vision as I see Bernard and Anthony quietly enter. The space in the tent quickly becomes crowded as everyone looks at me with astonished expressions.I look away from Bernard's heavy gaze. He made no moves to hide the relief at seeing me. Julia finally releases me, and I take a much needed deep breath as I smile at her tear stained face. Reaching forward I wipe the tears form my best friends face."Where the hell we
As I drop us into the cell of Igneous' father I quickly fade into the background. Igneous should already know that I am still here because I want the information too. If his bastard of a father can't see me then he might say more than he means. "Well are you going to greet your father or stand there and do nothing like you have always done. Don't worry son I am used to you disappointing me" he spits. As the old man stares at his son he doesn't ever throw his wife a glance. Her eyes have started to water, and I am hoping that she is not going to cry. I seriously hate it when females cry."You are not my father. That ended the day you decided you would let me die in some experiment instead of sending me to my mate who could help me. Just tell me why the hell I am here" Igneous says. If I didn't know better I would say that the human has a dragon of his own with the way his baritone deepens as he talks. "Now where would the fun in that be. You are the one that needs something from me a
I squint my eyes more as I try to see through the dense darkness of the forest. Reaching out a hand I quickly check to make sure that Julia is still close by. Even though I can hear the sounds of her footsteps I just need to be sure. Bugs buzz around us and I swipe the air trying to keep them away from my face. The last thing I need is for one of them to go into my eye and obstruct my vision more.I look at the fullness of the moon and for once I am glad it is full. Normally on nights like these I feel a restless urge like I have too much energy. Tonight the feeling is replace with something that I am unable to name. It feels like there are a thousand eyes are on me and they feel anything but comforting. My eyes constantly watch the forest as I wait for something to happen. I just know that something is going to happen."Are you sure that we are heading in the right direction?" Julia ask with a huff. Her breathing is heavy, and I know that she is tired. My body has started to feel th
After I share the plan from Martell with the rest of them we come to an agreement. Everyone will get what they want, and we can get some answers. I have to say our beast are pretty smart when they want to be. As I have the thought Martell turns around in my mind and throws up the barrier once more. I sigh heavily knowing that he may not be coming back out."Alrighty, is everyone ready to go?" I ask as I hold out my hands. Ivette and Igneous nod as they as they grasp my hands. I close my eyes and open my link to the ether ready to transport us to the prison. But nothing happens. I try once more, and my body feels with panic as everything stays normal.When I open my eyes everyone is looking at me curiously. Xander however eyes me as if he doesn't know who I am. At the moment I am not sure if I do either. I look around the room not knowing what to do next. For as long as I can remember this is the only way I have traveled. I have never even learned how to drive. It would definitely take
"What the fuck was that Em?" Julia ask when the coast is finally clear. "And who the hell is the evil hunk who is after us?"I roll my eyes at her antics. Of course she would find someone like him to be attractive. Tall, dark, and handsome pretty much fit her type to a tee. As I think of Maximus I realize that we pretty much have the same type. Laughter fills my chest and as it bubbles up I am unable to stop it.Tears fill my eyes as I laugh. This situation really isn't funny, but I can't seem to stop myself. Here we are in the middle of the forest looking for dragons. Now we have one hunting us with his little army. All of this and the first thing that comes to mind is the type of guy I am into. The utter ridiculousness of the situation just seemed to manifest itself in laughter and tears. Truthfully, all I feel is fear. A deep overwhelming amount of fear because of the danger I have put my best friend in. She shouldn't even be here. She should be finding her own story and her own p
I wave Igneous off as he rushes to get out of the truck. He made it to Magma's cabin in record time to check on her. I sit still in the passenger seat as I wait for directions form my dragon. He seems to have a plan that will help us get our mate back and I am eager to hear it.We need to get to the guard house. The person's whose help we need will be there. Get moving.I jump out of the truck in a hurry as I start to wonder who he could be sending us too. There is no one else here in our clan that has my traveling capabilities. We can all travel in dragon form but before I can travel I need to find someone."What do you know?" I ask him.You are not the only one who talks to others. I may not be able to communicate with other humans but us dragons do have conversations.I pause for a moment at that. "You mean to tell me that our dragons can have their own conversations. You guys don't have to be front and center in our consciousness to do it" I say bewildered.We have to be near each