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42 Root Cellar Rescue
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2026-06-30 20:38:13
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Unwanted Mate 42 Root Cellar Rescue
IslaI don’t know how long I’ve been in the root cellar, but I’m sure that the sun is skimming the far horizon. My leg is aching like it does in the coolness of the evenings. A chill has settled in the root cellar and my body shivers to ward off the cold.There is no light here, no way to know what is going on. Reaching out through the dark, I try to call to either of the dragons. Our connection is faint, almost like it has been broken and now only a thread remains.Aegir had brought me a dress shortly after I was locked in here. It is not warm; the chill is slowly seeping into my bones. But the new dress and small blanket are keeping my teeth from chattering. For how long, I don’t know. Small shivers are running through my body and my leg begins to ache more.Metal scrapes against metal as the door leading down to the cellar is unlocked. Light streams through the door, blinding me as Aegir appears with a skein of water, a bowl of stew, and a blanket. I want all three. I will take non
Unwanted Mate 41 Flight Home
BjornTappen’s blue dragon lands in front of Magnus and me. I’m already upset and now one of my men is disobeying me. He was supposed to stay in Drekiby and keep Isla safe. Instead, he is here, running towards us without a single stitch of clothing on him. If I wasn’t mad at him being here, I would be amused at the situation.“My lords! You must come home. Isla is in trouble. Dagmara plans to kill her at sunrise.”A loud angry roar fills the air. I’m shocked to realize that it’s my dragon making the noise. Beside me, Magnus joins with the same angry cry. I don’t even strip out of my clothes; I just let them shred as I shift and launch into the air.“Pack up the camp and leave with the morning tide,” Magnus commands the warriors that came with us. “Once you’re out to sea, away from the shore, push the boats.”My beast chuffs in appreciation as we move further away from the camp. I’m thankful that he had the presence of mind to stay and command the warriors. The thought of losing Isla i
Unwanted Mate 40 Death Mark
IslaSomething is wrong.I can’t explain it or even tell anyone why I think that something is wrong. I just know. It is kind of like the same way that you know when it is going to rain. The air feels different. But you can’t really explain how.The dragons usually come to me a few times during the day. Of course, I never see them. I just sense them, sometimes I can hear them. This is something that seems odd, because I have never heard of dragons communicating with people. Not even their own shifters.Yet ever since I started calling them Ragnvaldr and Guðmundur, they have slowly started talking to me. It was not as if they had to learn the language. They speak quite well.When they first started speaking with me, they were not certain that they should. Ragnvaldr even said as much. Guðmundur told him that he was wrong. They needed to speak with me.A tension has been building between them over the last few nights. I feel it even with the men. There is something that cannot reach an ag
Unwanted Mate 39 Camp
MagnusOur camp stretches along a low bluff overlooking the sea with our dragon longships resting in a sheltered inlet with white cliffs to the North. Our ships have been pulled high above the tide line; the high tide stretches in to touch them but cannot. The tall square sails, striped with a faded red and cream with the thunder’s black mark on them, are furled tightly against sturdy masts.Instead of the towering mountains and fjords of home, the landscape is distinctly southern. I can’t complain about the sheep roaming the green hills. My dragon has feasted on them for the last few days. I would willingly give them up if we could head home.Wild grasses and purple heather grow along the dunes between our camp and the beach. Looking at them, I wonder if we should take some back for Isla. Would she like them? Can she do anything with them? Do they have any type of healing properties?Strong oak and ash grow on the backside of the camp providing shelter and protection. I’ve already g
Unwanted Mate 38 One Month
IslaThe men have now been gone for a full cycle of the moon. The dragons come to me every night and take me to my men on that other plane. Between them, I find pleasure that I never knew could be experienced. The last few nights, they have taken turns with me before taking me together.It’s getting harder to keep my face hidden from them. Especially Magnus. Last night, he begged me for a kiss. Gods do I want to give him what he asked for. But I know I can’t.Both men have traced my mark, so I know that they have seen it. If they figure out that I’m the one with the mark, I’m afraid of what will happen to them. Everyone that I have ever cared about and knows about the mark has died. Or have been taken away from me.As I wash and pull on my new blue dress, I notice the bruises on my hip. Last night, Bjorn lost himself as he took me from behind. He was chanting something as he gripped my hips. It was the first time that he had really and truly let himself go.I wrap my thigh because whe
Unwanted Mate 37 True Wyrmleader
MagnusAfter the morning meal, the attendant, Thessalonica, I think, takes us out to the paddock where the sheep are. We work on the fence until the sun is high in the sky. The attendant returns with skeins of water twice before we are finished making the repairs.Carrying our shirts and the tools that Agnetha and her attendant provided, we head back towards the small cottage. Before leaving the water with us the last time, Thessalonica told us that a midday meal would be ready when we were done. We are all hungry and hoping that it is hearty.“When I said that I needed to come with you,” Sven says, “I was hoping for answers. Not to provide free labor.”“Not exactly how we intended for this to go either.”I scoff at Bjorn’s tone. Nothing about this trip has gone according to our plan or expectations. We intended to come, find the old priestess, get answers, and return to our warriors for some raiding and trading.Yet here we are. Mending fencing and paddocks for an old woman and her y
Unwanted Mate 3 Cold Root
IslaSomething wakes me.False dawn has not even broken, but something is prodding me awake. I have felt this before. A burning pain is radiating from the mark on my arm. Reaching for the salve, I feel the other sensation.There is no other way to describe it. Claws are poking around at my mind. Th
Unwanted Mate 36 Agnetha's Knowledge
BjornI wake up with a start and look around the unfamiliar room. I’m hot, sweaty and breathless. My back where the mystery woman scratched me still burns. Across the darkened room, Magnus lets out a ragg
Unwanted Mate 2 Dinner
BjornThe meal with the local lord is adequate, it lacks flavor and any real entertainment. He has invited every eligible maid to feast with us. So far, the only one that has piqued my curiosity is the widow with the young daughter. The widow has agreed with me that her daughter is too young, but s
Unwanted Mate 1 Daily Chores
IslaThe mornings were still chilly in the spring; small patches of snow remained in the dark shadows of the woods. I dug through a patch of the snow in the Black Woods to get to the cold root of the black tree. As the snow melted and the ground warmed up, I will have to dig deeper to get what I ne
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