I let my gaze wander as I walk through the halls of the dragon castle. It is truly quite impressive. Glossy black marble with veins of shimmering gold; the volcanoes cast a red glow through the windows and give it a warm, fiery feel.The corridor gradually widens and opens up into a large circular room with a deep pit in the center. It is empty aside from a dark figure sitting at the edge of the hole. The room feels like it's pulsing, and I instantly realize who it is."Queen Syrra, I thought you left with my mother," he says."That's not something I expected to be called while I was here," I remark.He shrugs. "You deserve that title."I smile. "Thank you. Well your mother doesn't need help to simply bring the dragons back here, so she said I was welcome to stay while she was away. Besides, I like it here, no one questions my authority or tries to overthrow me," I chuckle.He looks taken aback. "Who the hell would try to overthrow you?"

I know staring is rude, but it's hard not to when a really attractive person decides to rip off their shirt right in front of you.I shake my head and drag my eyes away from his bare chest. I let out a heavy sigh. "What the hell are you doing Logan?" I murmur.He bounces on his feet, shaking out his shoulders and adjusting the wraps over his hands. The bulging muscles covering his body and smirk on his face would be intimidating if he was next to an average werewolf—even next to a trained warrior. But Beta Logan is absolutely puny next to Jaxon."—and Alpha Jaxon are both undefeated, but tonight will be the end of one of their winning streaks!" Megan declares.Jaxon looks so annoyed with the whole situation. He didn't even want to fight but Beta Logan had insisted—well, more like bugged the crap out of him until Jaxon finally gave in.I hear a bell ding and hold my breath. The beta immediately rushes at Jaxon who throws a punch at

"Kaine am I your mate?" she repeats firmly.I swallow hard. "Yes.""Well that explains a lot," she mutters then makes a face. "Actually, it explains everything.""I'm sorry I didn't tell you! I didn't want you to think I only liked you because of the mate bond—I've literally had a crush on you since I was 14 and my mom first told me about you."Her eyebrow shoots up. "You've had a crush on me since you were 14? That's what? Two years before you even met me?"I clear my throat and stare at the floor. "Uh yeah kinda.""I didn't realize I was that famous.""Syrra, literally every single wolf in that pack has heard stories of you—I'm pretty sure every creature in the world has heard of you," I snort."Well in that case you should feel pretty damn special that you get me as your mate," she smirks, and my eyes go wide."Wait so you're not mad or gonna reject me or something?"She frowns. "No of course not, w

I seriously don't know what to do. They're hidden beneath the blanket, but I can't stop seeing the scars. There were hundreds―literally hundreds―completely covering his back and shoulders and arms.He just looked so broken when I tried to help and that's not something I've ever had to deal with before. How do you help someone that doesn't think they have a chance?He has probably never had anyone be kind to him other than your mother, maybe he truly believes what others say about him? Azazel offers.That's absolutely awful, he must feel so alone.Well you should get to know him then and try to help him out, plus he is really cute, my dragon murmurs.I look at Ash again and realize she's right. He is really cute."Hey Ash?" I say quietly.He lifts his head slightly to look at me. "What?""I'm sorry for pushing you before. I just really want t

He lets out a low growl and suddenly I'm on my back in the dirt. My sword has disappeared, but I don't care.Kaine looms over me, his eyes flaring gold. "You are such a tease you know that?" he growls."I know," I grin.He leans down to capture my lips in his. They're soft and warm. My hands make their way to his hair where I tug slightly, smirking at his growl.He pulls away and starts taking off his armor. I reach down to unlace my own. I sit up and Kaine helps me pull it over my head. I giggle as he tosses it aside with a dramatic flourish.I snap my fingers and the rest of both of our armor is gone. Kaine glances down at himself wearing nothing but boxers before shaking his head at me. "You have to teach me that little trick," he murmurs, pulling me closer.I straddle his lap with a small grin. He watches me with his golden eyes and my breath catches in my throat when he bites his lip. His fingers trace up and down my spine and I shiver.