All Chapters of THE ALPHA'S DRAGON HEIR: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

[ELARA]I still remember the sound the papers made when they hit the table.It wasn't loud. Just a soft yet loud thump against the wood. Like it was nothing.Like I was nothing."Sign it."Kaelen didn't even look at me when he said it. He was standing at the head of the long table with his arms crossed and his jaw tight and his eyes were fixed on the wall behind me. Like looking at me was too much effort.The council room was full. Every seat taken. Twelve members of the Shadow-Claw council sitting in their fancy chairs with their fancy robes watching me like I was entertainment. This might as well be Tuesday night drama for them, should have brought popcorn.Lady Voss was smiling. Of course she was. The woman hated me from the moment Kaelen brought me home. "A human Luna," she said at the wedding. She didn't even try to whisper. "How embarassing."I stared at the papers on the table. Divorce Decree. The words blurred because my eyes were wet but I blinked fast. I was NOT going to cry

[KAELEN]I have never seen Elara move that fast.One second she's sitting across from me with that ice queen attitude, the next she's spinning out of her chair so quickly it nearly tips over. Her face goes white. Her whole body locks up like every muscle just remembered how to be afraid at the same time.I follow her gaze to the doorway.And my entire world stops.There is a child standing in my council room. A little boy, maybe four years old, breathing hard like he's been running. Dark hair sticking up in every direction, crayon stains on his shirt, cheeks flushed red. He's clutching an orange cat against his chest with both arms and the cat looks absolutely murderous, ears flat, tail puffed up, eyes promising violence."Mama, Mr. Whiskers got out of his box and he run out of the car when the man opened the door and I had to chase him all the way inside and the big guys at the door tried to stop me but I was too fast!"He said all that in one single breath, chest heaving and Proud o

[ELARA]I drive with both hands locked on the wheel so tight my knuckles hurt. The city lights blur past the windows.I sent Marcus home earlier because the environment is becoming too dangerous for a human, and I don’t want him to get involved in the supernatural bullshit. Leo sits in the back talking to Mr. Whiskers like the cat can answer him. I keep nodding at whatever he says so he will not notice how hard I am breathing.Three days. That is all I promised. Three days for the deal. Then we leave.My mouth still tastes like him. Kaelen’s kiss. The way his hand squeezed my ass in that hallway. Heat still sits low in my stomach and I hate myself for it. Five years and one touch and I am right back there. Soft. Stupid. Wanting.I bite the side of my thumbnail until I taste blood.The hotel suite feels too quiet. Leo throws his backpack on the couch and his crayons spill everywhere. Mr. Whiskers jumps up beside him and also starts licking his face like nothing is wrong. I lock the doo

[ELARA]The glass cracks under the pressure of that big dark looking thing outside. The rain is also pouring harder against it, making vision hard. Those red eyes though are clearly locked on Leo’s door like they already know exactly where my son is sleeping.Damn it, just when I thought we were safe for now.Kaelen’s growl fills the whole room. He shifts halfway with white fur racing up his arms and claws out. I grab the back of his shirt before he can smash through the window himself.I don’t want to have a full blown battle when Leo is just in the next room.“Don’t,” I say. “Leo is right behind that door.”The shadow tilts its head and for a second I think it is going to break the glass for real. Maybe the battle is unavoidable after all. Then a deep voice carries through the storm, rough and almost laughing.“Alpha, if you keep growling like that the whole pack will think you finally lost your mind.”Kaelen freezes and the purple in his eyes flickers. The shape outside steps closer

[KAELEN]I'm on my knees long after Elara has come undone. I can still feel her around me and it's driving me crazy.Elara looks at me with those wide, wild eyes. I can still feel how much anger and hurt she holds toward me, but I can also feel our bond vibrating between us like a living thing. Feeling satisfied, like it has finally gotten what it wants.She hasn't forgiven me, I know that, but right now the bond doesn't care. And neither do I.I stand slowly and pull her to her feet. She doesn't fight me this time. Her legs are still weak, so I hold her, and put my my arm around her waist for support. She's wearing my shirt and it fits her like it was made for her."This is just the bond," she whispers, like she's trying to convince herself. "I know," I respond, but I don't mean it. This is not just the bond, this is just the beginning.I walk her backward until the backs of her knees hit the bed and she is forced to sit on it. I follow her down, my body covering hers skin to skin. M