Levi
I was sitting in my den in the basement, attempting to talk with Sol, but in all honesty my heart just wasn't into it."Where the hell did you disappear to the other night? ....... Dad? You still there?"I barely heard Sol's voice come from the phone because, to be honest, I flat out wasn't paying attention. "Huh? Oh. I decided to leave before everyone got into the heavy liquor. You know how I can't stand to be around a bunch of drunks. That scene is just not for me.""What's up with you today? Usually I can carry a decent conversation with you, but you really seem out of it. Is everything ok?""I'm sorry, I've just got a lot on my mind right now. Everything is fine, it's just, I'm over thinking things I guess." I hated lying. I hated making my children worry and stress over things. But now wasn't the time to disclose what exactly was going on with me."Let me guess, a combination of mom and the business?"I liked that. That I could work with and play along with. "Yeah, you could say something along those lines."Sol sighed and paused briefly before continuing on. "Dad, you really need to stop stressing about so much. You're one of the dragon deities for crying out loud. You should be more stressed about those issues than human life issues! This is why you've brought me on as part owner of the business, you know, to help you out and take on some of the work load."If only Sol knew what was really going on, but I could never tell him the truth no matter how much I wanted to. Imagine how it'd look knowing his father was a hypocrite. I spent years preaching about purity and staying true to the dragon's ways, only to find out my own mate was a water fairy. Not just any water fairy, but a princess at that. A princess that I couldn't reject. That was my original intention of going to Fiona when she was alone, but I couldn't even go through with it.Those moments alone with her raised even more questions. I was face to face with Fiona, the beautiful fairy that was named for the white caps of waves, and yet she felt nothing. I held her in my arms, pressed my lips against hers, and still she felt nothing at all.Suddenly it hit me who exactly it was that I needed to talk to. Someone who might be able to help fill in the gaps so that I could understand things better."Hey Sol, I got to go. We'll talk later, OK?""Yeah, sure. Try to relax a little though, will you? Before you give yourself a heart attack or something?""Look, I'm not old and feeble, I'll be fine. We'll plan a family day out together or something. Will that get the dragons off of my back?"The sound of his laughter brought a smile to my face. "I'll hold you to that.""I don't doubt that. Bye Sol.""Bye dad."As soon as I ended the call with Sol, I walked upstairs to the living room so that I could look out the window and called Fafnir, the dragon deity whose arrogance far outweighed my own. About a half dozen rings later, he finally answered, "Well, if it isn't the drowned rat! I haven't heard from you in forever! What'd you screw up, now?""Shut it, you flaming turd. You know damn well that if any of us is the screw up it's that damned air head, Quetzalcoatl." If anyone heard how we talked to each other, they'd probably expect to see flames go flying at any minute.Fafnir snorted in amusement. "I won't disagree with you on that one. But seriously, Levi, what's up? Is everything ok over there?""Yeah, it's just peachy. But I have a serious question to ask you, and I don't want you running your mouth. Do you think you can manage that?""My lips are seared shut, my friend."I let out a sigh and started pacing in front of the window before I proceeded with our conversation, being a little cautious with how I worded things. "You had a non-dragon mate that you rejected, didn't you?"Fafnir let out an aroused sounding moan, and hearing it coming through the phone was a little more than disturbing to say the least. "Oh boy did I ever. Scarlett. She was the fire fairy princess of our hemisphere. Drop dead gorgeous, curves like you wouldn't believe, long wavy blood red hair, sparkling orange eyes, the heart of a saint with the level of crazy that could keep a man happy in bed until his dying breath.""What ever happened between the two of you?""I counter your question with one of my own. Why do you want to know? What's up?" Fafnir's voice contained curiosity, as well as his typical haughty tone."It's just something that's not heard of. Dragons are pure, we stick to our kind. So I find it interesting that a dragon deity was given a non-dragon for a mate. We never really talked about it, the three of us basically turned a blind eye to your dealings.""Dude, she isn't just a fire fairy. She is a boitatá, a fire serpent. Her counterpart was meant for my own. She is pure perfection for me, as a deity's mate needs to be."The mental image of Fiona as her water serpent flashed into my mind. Fafnir was right. Everything about Fiona was meant to be my other half in life, but still, none of it made any sense."What ever happened between you and Scarlett? How'd you end up with Joseline?""I'm sure you're very familiar with the ways that led to how I ended up with Joseline. It was the exact same way that you ended up with Samara. We just never had children. When you meet your actual mate before reproducing in an arranged union, it changes your thoughts on the matter. As far as Scarlett goes, contrary to beliefs and assumptions, I never rejected her. I've run into her multiple times at different events. She knows who I am but she doesn't have the foggiest clue what she is to me. I think it's because I'm a deity. There's something that blocks the mutual pull, so it gives me the choice to let her in or keep her in the dark. I have not fully opened my heart and mind to accept her, and she never accepted a non-mate life partner of her own. After her sister became queen and her niece took over as princess, she decided to live a life of solitude. I still do fly-bys to check on her, you know, make sure she's ok and all." The tone of his voice at the end made me well aware that he so called checked in on her for his own visual satisfaction, rather than anything else. Whatever helps him sleep at night, I guess."Do you regret your decision?""Every. Single. Day. But it's the way of our kind. You know what would happen if a dragon deity accepted a non-dragon mate?" Is voice was sarcastic, but I didn't catch on before answering him."Yeah. Complete chaos, mayhem, revoke our godly privileges, blah, blah." I rolled my eyes as the words left my mouth, slightly surprised at how now talking about our repercussions irritated me."But would it? Would it really?""What?" I furrowed my brows at what Fafnir was insinuating."Would it really result in that?""Well, they kill or banish dragons that want to accept their non-dragon mates.""Because we let them," Fafnir stated matter-of-factly, making sure I understood what he was saying.And I did. His words hit home. We let them. Every single time we don't stand up for what is right, we are allowing those wrong-doings to take place. We are deities, and yet we allow the council to do as they wish instead of standing up to them. For what reason? Because we're afraid of no longer being the dragons' deities? Do the consequences of standing up to them really outweigh letting things continue? How have the roles become so reversed over the centuries? I understand that deities need to be kept in check as well, to make sure we do right by those we are sworn to help flourish and keep in line, but how did it become this?"I guess we don't know what would happen, being that none of us have ever accepted a mate that wasn't a dragon." I allowed too much of a hesitation in our conversation, and Fafnir knew he had me."Yet, none of us have accepted a non-dragon mate yet. It's only a matter of time before one of us gets sick of being controlled, of seeing things being done that shouldn't be done, and we stand up for what we feel and think is right. What we know is right.""Why haven't you? You had the perfect opportunity."Fafnir let out an airy chuckle, as if he knew I'd spin this back around onto him. "Joseline. I can't just go and fight this on my own without knowing that she's safe, first. If I left her and took on the council to be with Scarlett they'd turn around and blame her. She'd be dead for sure. She's strong, and her family is strong, but they're not strong enough to fight the council's lynch men. I want her to find her mate. Not only do I want her to know what true love is, but I need to know that there's someone else there to protect her, and together they'll be stronger. I refuse to let anything happen to her. We need one of us to take a stand to get this in motion because no one else stands a chance, but we need to make sure that those we care about aren't caught in the crossfire."I could tell by the tone of his voice exactly what he was hinting at. He knew I wasn't calling just for a random conversation about his non-dragon mate. I was never one for idle chit-chat, unlike the garrulous, loquacious, and voluble dirt dragon, Tiamat. Being that Samara was in hiding with her mate, she was safe. Plus, everyone already believed she had left because of how impossible I was, so they all felt bad for her. Other than my kind as a whole, I only really had Sol and Celeste that I had to watch out for.I grumbled into the phone I was clutching as my mind was racing. "Yeah, I get what you're saying. Thanks for the talk FaFronPoopin. I'll let you get back to whatever it was you were doing.""No problem, wet fart. And please, feel free to call back if you need to talk again.""Will do."We ended our call and I finally stopped my pacing to look out the large window and let the view relax me. I was honestly completely clueless about how to go about any of this. I knew I wasn't ready to take on the council, not right now. A large part of me was positively terrified. I have gone a very long time respecting the members of the council, adhering to their rules as well as enforcing and preaching them. This is who I was. It is what I was.I completely understood what Fafnir was saying. Not only did I understand, but I also agreed. Before I could even contemplate doing anything drastic, I needed to find out if it would be worth it, if she would be worth it. There was no point in even considering turning the lives of many completely upside down unless I knew it would, in fact, be better for the dragon kind in the long run. The only way I could do that would be to first find out who Fiona really was. I needed to know if she had the strength to stand by my side and if she could love me for me without the mate pull. Only then would I know that this would be worth giving up everything for, and I then could think of a good plan on how to properly go about it.FionaI was angrily cramming my luggage into the back of the middle SUV, hurrying in frustration so that the warriors and I could get out of here and make our way to the Finger Lakes, my new home. Seneca lake to be more specific.I let out a noise that was a combination of a snort and a scoff as I glanced at the eleven warriors that were split up, half standing at the first SUV and the other half at the third one. Not a single one was standing anywhere near me. Some watchful guardians they were. How could they protect me if they didn't even have the balls to be around me while I'm pissed off?I heard footsteps approaching from behind, my body tensed, knowing who it was without needing to turn around and look."Don't even fucking bother, Cerulean. I don't want to hear it." My voice was dark as it hissed through my clenched teeth.The footsteps stopped, but they didn't leave. "Fiona, please. I don't want this to end on a bad note."I spun around with force and I swear I could feel fire i
Fiona"Fiona! It's not your job to over see the training! That's what head warriors are for! How many times do I have to tell you this?"I cursed under my breath as Aisling gave me sh.it for at least the hundredth time since I got here. The elder water fairy was sitting in her chair by the lake watching the kids as I walked by. Her white, blue, and grey hair was neatly pulled back and she was holding her glass of wine like her life depended on it. Which if she keeps her sh.it up, it very well might."Excuse me, I hate to burst your water bubble old lady, but I'm not just going to sit back and play house wife." I smirked as I watched the older fairy wrinkle her nose and squint her eyes at me in irritation before gulping down the last of her life force. Mentioning her age was the only thing I could do to get her to stop telling me how I should be acting, and I seemed to be the only one she let get away with it without feeling her wrath."We don't expect you to just sit around and not do
Leviathan As soon as Fiona's lips locked onto that subservient's I had to get out of there. Not only was a planned day out with Sol and Celeste completely ruined by the argument about their mates, but Fiona just had to be around to hear a good hunk of it as well. I should have known better than to go to that damn city now that she's in the area, but I didn't think she was one to get out much. Looks like my assumptions were not only incorrect, but she was with another man to top it off.This entire thing was getting way out of control. I can't let Sol and Celeste know about Fiona, not right now. They can't have the green light to be with their mates just yet. I need to be the one to break the rules that became our walls of confinement, and I refuse to let anyone fight a battle they'll be sure to lose, especially my children.Sol and Celeste went directly to their homes without saying anything to me. Which is fine, I can handle their anger. Between being pissed off, hurt, and afraid of
LeviFiona now stood only a few feet away from me, a shocked anger burning in her beautiful blue green eyes. I wanted nothing more than to take her in my arms and make her mine, show her how much she meant to me and what I was willing to give to have her. But judging by the look on her face I'd have better luck sweet taking a rabid hyena."You knew this whole entire time?!" Fiona's voice was loud and angry. She had one arm over her chest and the other was rigid at her side, her hand balled in a tight fist."Can you please try not yelling? This isn't really something the entire world needs to hear right now." I gave her a half smile as I scratched the back of my head, not fully knowing how to react."You knew the night of the party that you were my mate and you didn't say anything?!?" Her voice was more quiet, but not any less angry."Fiona, can you please calm down?"Fiona squinted her eyes and shook her head while she looked at the ground we were standing on. "This is bad. This can't
FionaI woke up feeling like I had a hangover thanks to the stress and lack of sleep from the night before, but I was determined not to miss a day of training, regardless of what others may think.Even though no one dared train with me, I still took it upon myself to oversee the daily ongoings and train myself, despite what anyone said about it.I grabbed a cup of coffee and a handful of aspirin for breakfast before I made my way to the training grounds. As usual, I showed up and everyone went rigid as I walked past them, their eyes casting disapproving looks my way.My own eyes immediately found the back of Colton's head as I saw him chatting with a few of the other warriors. Curiosity got the best of me as I cautiously made my way closer, hoping to make it close enough for my fairy hearing to pick up what was being said while staying far enough away that they weren't alerted to my presence."Before training starts, how about you telling us how your date was with the Princess last nig
FionaAs soon as I walked out of my bathroom and into my bedroom, there Jordan was, completely nude and somehow tied up on my bed."What on Earth are you doing?!?" I tried to contain the humorous expression on my face, but seeing him bound with his junk hanging out was making it difficult."I, uh, well." Jordan glanced down at himself then back at me. Clearly, this wasn't the reaction he was hoping for."What were you thinking? Why are you nude and tied up on my bed? I have SO many questions right now!""That you, uh, like to dominate?" Jordan put a cheesy fake smile on his face, clearly trying to cover his embarrassment.I pinched the bridge of my nose and lightly shook my head before proceeding. This guy is something else. "You're going to need to explain that one.""Well. You seem to enjoy putting all of us in our place. I know you don't have a mate or a chosen partner or anything, so I thought I would, I don't know, maybe be of assistance to you?" Jordan moved uncomfortably on my b
ShayleeSebastian and I laid in my bed together, his large rough hands were tracing delicate random lines across my bare back as I laid partially on top of his muscular chest, running my hand through his silver chest hair.We were like night and day. Where I was about 5'6", he was pushing close to 7 feet tall. I was lean and delicate, while Sebastian was built like a bulldozer. My light olive skin was soft, while his darker skin was rough and calloused from working outside daily. His short silver hair and beard made his dark purple eyes stand out, and when I first laid eyes on him, I swore he was a God. I couldn't believe he was a hybrid, and a wolf hybrid of all things. "Come on Leah. We can get out of here, go to the other side of the world or something. I can make it so that no one knows who we are. We can travel and live amongst humans. Something, anything but staying here." His voice no longer pleaded with me, as he knew the answer. But that didn't stop him fr
FionaI was sitting alone on the couch in the living room, listening to the sounds of the night that made their way in through the open windows as I was waiting for Senora and Lian to arrive with the phone held to my ear."Fiona! Are you even listening to me?"I sighed as my mom's loud voice echoed in the quiet living room as it came from the other end of the phone, bringing me back to reality. "Yes, mom."I really wasn't. My brain was thinking about more things than I could fully focus on. Living alone, training, work, how many fairies I've irritated ..... and him. Levi tried calling and messaging me a couple of times since that morning. I don't know how he got my number for sure, but I strongly suspected Aisling. With everything going on, I just didn't have the time to deal with him as well, at least not until things calmed down. I appreciated the fact that he didn't become a crazed stalker and that he respected me enough not to push communication right n