All Chapters of Taming the Fire Dragon: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

**Slight Trigger Warning for sexual coercionKennaThe thought that elves may be able to use weapons such as earthen made harpoons against dragons in a claim is frightening. Mates would never do that. I know that Yhendorn would never do something that would injure me so terribly. While I expect to be injured in his claim, that is different. A harpoon is a weapon meant to injure and subdue. The ropes that most claimants use are meant to subdue us, yes, but not to injure us. It’s supposed to be a battle of wills and strength, not weapons meant to destroy and punish.The thought of an elf harpooning a dragon, then claiming them is terrifying. What if they refused to heal their dragon? What if the punishment was for the dragon to have to suffer with the injury until the rider wanted to go somewhere? I’ve been harpooned in both wings. I’ve been dragged to the ground and made to feel completely vulnerable. The pain was excruciating. Even after the harpoon was removed, even with my father the

KennaI slept on Yhendorn’s chest all night. It’s the first time my scales have felt right since I told him to leave the Academy. It’s the first night that I’ve been able to sleep for longer than a few minutes without waking up feeling that something important was missing. I know what's missing. My mate is missing because I sent him away.When I wake in the morning, with his heart beating in my ear, I don’t immediately get up. He has to leave. I can’t let him stay here when my birthday is so close, but that doesn’t mean I like the idea of him leaving.“It’s almost time for breakfast. If I’m going to leave when you want me to, I have to get up and see if Keya and Vaeril have returned,” he says. The sound of his voice in his chest is deeper than his normal voice, but that only makes my body shiver harder against his.I’ve known Yhendorn was my mate ever since the day we found him in the arena where he’d been held captive and forced to fight. My dragon has always wanted him, but it wasn’t

KennaYhen knew I wouldn’t kill him, he knows me well enough to know that I could never kill him. But I burned him. A lot. A lot more than I would ever have burned him in any other situation. His body was covered in blisters from my fire.It took me too long to realize that, while I’ve been avoiding my upcoming claiming, Yhendorn has been planning for it. The ropes he wrapped around my legs were stronger than anything I’ve ever felt before. These weren’t simple vines or the strong plant leaves and shoots that are used in weaving that most elves use during claims. No, my mate mixed his ropes with so many different earthen elements that it took longer than it should have to burn them off. Not only that, he pulled them out of the earth like they were waiting there for him.I have no idea how long he’s been practicing to claim me, but it was immediately apparent that he was more prepared than I was.And even with the violence of the claim, even with burns covering his body, he still contin

KennaHow did I get so lucky to be mated and claimed by a man like this? I reach up to touch the image on the mark that he personally created for me. My scales aren’t ruby colored, but my body is black wrapped around a golden heart.“Were you thinking of Kaylani’s mark when you made my image black?” I ask. As much as I’m ready to complete our bond, I can’t pull my eyes away from the gorgeous image that is sitting just below my collarbone.“Pull your scales forward,” he says against my ear. My entire body shivers as I do what he asked. The image is even more pronounced against my ruby scales.“Wait, does this mean that I’ll have this image in my dragon form too?” I ask, turning my head to look at the man who I love so much it hurts.“Yes. I may not be as possessive as my dragon/Lycan hybrid mate, but I’m still a possessive elf. I want everyone to see my mark on you, no matter what form you’re in,” he says, reaching up to run his finger over the image.His touch sends a wave of pleasure

KennaIt’s been a week of nothing but food, sleep, and Yhen. The food was more for him than me, but because he was eating, I ate as well. Of course, we found new, fun ways to eat our food off of each other and then things went back to me just enjoying Yhen.I’ve heard the other mates, particularly Avani, but also my father, talk about how they knock Merethyl and my mother out with their love-making. I really didn’t think it would be possible for Yhen to accomplish that, but I was wrong. He never actually knocked me out, but that’s only because we're so mentally connected that he knew I was getting close. If he’d wanted to, he could have.I’ve been high on his love all week and I never want it to end. And as regimented and responsible as my mate is, he’s extended our time away several days because he, too, has been lost in the high of our love. Neither of us has wanted it to end. It’s been incredible, but now, we have to get back.Besides needing to tell our troupe that their king has o