As the light in the ether brightens I look to my brothers and sisters and I smile. For so long we have been trapped in this place due to my mistake over a century ago. Ever forgiving in their nature they didn't leave me here alone. They used the last vestiges of their strength to help me create a path that would one day redeem us all. Now that the strength of the ether shines fully, we know that our time has now come.“We are with you until the end my sister” They all say in unison as they did on that very day we were sent here. I smile at them in thanks for their sacrifice as I go to meet them. Nervousness fills me at the conversation that is to be had. There will be more explanations given today then any other but finally they will be ready for those answers. Ready I close my eyes and let my soul flow to where it shines so brightly. When I find them, they all sit on the edge of my fountain.“Well, it seems that you have fulfilled your calling” I state brightly when their heads turn
As we return to the world the first thing that i do is reach out for my mate. When tingles spread across my skin I exhaled in relief as I opened my eyes to see her. She stares at the ceiling as her eyes flicker back and forth between that of her and her dragon. I hear as Jefferson groans from the other side of her and I swallow harshly. My throat feels like sandpaper and as if I haven't had anything to drink in ages.As my eyes trail along Julia who is still very much naked I pull her closer to me with a growl. As she gasps my face goes into her neck to inhale long and deep. The room is filled with the scent of her sweet chocolate and at this moment I can't seem to get enough of it. Feeling her nuzzle against me as her body aligns with mine releases a purr from my chest. Mate. Mate. Mate.The chanting of my dragon in my head pairs with the need that rushes in our blood as we feel the length of her against us. However, I pause as something tickles in the back of my mind. There is some
As I lay on the bed breathing heavily with Julia on top of me, my only focus is the slickness of our skin. She purrs as she touches us and I hear Morbius chuckling. A smile forms on my face as I think of our little hellion and my hands cup her as. I use the momentum to thrust my still hard cock inside of her and she moans. We should all be completely exhausted and tired after so many rounds of sex. I can't even tell how long it has been since we have trapped ourselves in this bedroom. I do remember the sun going down at least once and yet the only thing I need is her. The heat of her is a comfort like I have never known. I thrust inside of her again as she sits up above me. Morbius turns onto his side as he watches her work herself on my cock.She growls as her hands go into her hair to tug it and I stop the action. Her yellow dragon eyes flash at me in frustration and I still my movements as she looks at the both of us. She collapses against my chest as she fights to breathe more an
As I awake I jerk up in the bed and my head is on a swivel. Something is odd in the air. The buzz in the room has all my senses heightened and I can barely concentrate on a single item in the room. Looking over to my mate and brother as they lay there sleeping I realize something is also different about them. I blink as my vision changes and my dragon comes forward. As I look at the air around their bodies it's almost as if they glow. Their color is beautiful and entrancing and I can't help but stare. She still lies there in all her lovely naked glory and yet I can only concentrate on the beauty of the color that surrounds her. The shades are of different yellows and it's almost as if it flows with her breathing. Trailing my eyes along her body I freeze as the color changes near her abdomen. Leaning as close as I can to her, I nearly yell when I notice the shapes within her womb. My dragon hums in my mind as he speaks. “Our mate now carries our babies. Fate has seen fit to bless us
The first thing that I do when I awake and give a long, slow stretch. My dragon growls long and low inside my head as I do. I feel the same as her when our muscles stretch. It feels as if we have been sitting still for much too long. As my arms low back to the bed in harmony they land against the soft satin sheets. Feeling around where both of my mates should be and coming up empty, has me sitting up in the bed. My ears prick as I hear sounds coming from downstairs. Next the smell of food hits my nose and the growling of my stomach is the loudest that I have ever heard. Seeing a robe draped across the bottom of the bed, I quickly place it on my shoulders. I keep my steps light as I descend the steps. The haze of memories from my heat starts to replay in my head and I blush as I remember. As my feet hit the bottom step, the replay of tangled limbs and pleasure has me pausing as my breathing grows heavy. I tug against the collar on the robe I have just placed on as a wave of heat hits
Julia looks so tired as she completes her plate that I prompt her to go upstairs and shower. She leaves the table sluggishly as we both listen and wait to make sure she made it up the stairs safely. The shower turns on and I am left at the table with Morbius as we continue to eat in the silence. The silence in the room is slightly awkward and yet I don't want to be the one to start a conversation. After our mates freak out earlier i would be lying if i said that i wasn't a little mad at him for being here when we woke up. If I hadn't found that note then he would be in hot water right now. When he says nothing, i focus once more on the plate as i continue to enjoy the food that the new chef brought over. I have to admit that it's a novelty for me to enjoy someone else's food. I've made a few notes in my mind on things that can be changed but overall it is a meal that i have quite enjoyed. “If i may say, the food that you made is great” Morbius says as he gestures with his fork in th
My body hums as I awaken the next morning. The air in the room is chilly as I feel the nakedness of my skin. However the warm bout of flesh that surrounds one of my sides from my mate makes that chill irrelevant. I snuggle into her hair as her scent hits my nose and my hand trails along her side. I fight to open my eyes as I just enjoy the moment. The tingles that rush through me from her are beautiful. It is a feeling that I will never grow tired of. As my hands swims up on her sider her moan catches my ear and I smirk into her hair. However as my hand ascends on her body the tingles disappear as a warm hand touches mine. My eyes flare open as my head lifts and I snatch my hand away. Looking up I make eye contact with Jefferson and I have to admit that I am happy to see the look that he is wearing on his face. As we exchange a look of what I would call disdain I sigh in relief as we give each other a nod. Nothing will ever happen between us. Julia moves in between us and we both tu
When we walk into Xanders home, I feel instantly at ease as my best friend envelops me into her arms. Tears fill my eyes because it feels like it has been forever since I have seen her and there is so much that she needs to be caught up on. Just as we pull back from the embrace she is pulled away from me much to my dismay. Growls springing through the air have me instantly freezing as I frown and my tears stop. I rush forward just as Maximus does when we see the hold that Morbius has on Emily’s wrist. I snatch his hand away from her just as Maximus snatches Emily with a growl to Morbius’ face. My mate looks undisturbed by the action so I slap him on the chest. He looks down at me with confusion as I look up to him just as confused. He immediately gave an explanation that made my gaze soften. “She was making you cry” He says simply as if that explanation will fix everything.“That is no reason for you to ever touch my mate. Do it again and I won't be responsible for my actions of sen
“Dammit Athena, that was the last one here” I hear Jefferson yell downstairs as I start to laugh. If I had to hazard a guess I would say that she once more shredded his robe as soon as he came into the room. The guys enjoyed leaving that fact out as the dragons of their females guarded the eggs. Not that I have minded too much.Since joining the guard under Maximus in the last few months I have always hated the uniform. For the last three days she has yet to let us leave the house. Athena’s way to ensure that we didn't leave was to strip off our clothes for her nest before we even tried. Knowing that he will come up here to complain I get more comfortable on the bed where Iaid out. His angry footsteps coming up the steps make me laugh even harder as he bursts into the room. “I told you that it was a bad idea. You will just have to cook what is here "I tell him as I don't remove my eyes from the book i was reading.“I just wanted to go and get some garlic. It's the only thing that sau
Our children come forward as Salvatore tells them that it is time. I know that this part won't be easy for any of us. Many here will not believe that he deserves such an honorable death. They would be right. But because he is our mate and we allowed hatred to rule him for so long, it is the least that we could do. We can grant him the gift of dying with love.“We will be here until the very end” I promise Slater as I look at him. His heart rate has picked up and I know that he is scared of what is to come. Blind in his hatred he wouldn't have feared death. However, feeling our bond and our love I would imagine it seems so different now.“It's painless dad. It will be just like going to sleep” Young Slay says as he kneels before him with his sister. I couldn't be more proud of my children at this moment. Knowing what they are capable of has always been hard.Marla looks up as someone comes closer and I watch as her dragon shines through. The child has always been too smart for her own
As the moon shines I can't seem to focus. So many emotions rush through as i look at my mates. My body feels so light that it seems at any moment i could take flight from the ground. Looking at my mates I can see the two children that stand beside them and yet the anger that the sight should cause isn't there.What I feel instead is indescribable. It is a connection that I know I have longed for forever. It's the connection to my mates that I witnessed so many others have. A connection that brings these tears that I cannot stop down my face. Looking around the rest of the yard in front of the cabin I can see all the others.The dragons that I have manipulated and deceived. The pain in my chest from what I have done is insurmountable. My eyes close as the images play in my head and I want to vomit. My hands claw at my chest wanting to rip my heart out for all the atrocities that I have committed. I don't deserve to be here. I don't deserve to take one more breath on this earth for all
As our children rush to me and embrace me, the world seems a bit less sad. I feel so tired from the day that i am drained but i can always smile for them. I know in a few moments they will have lots of questions that we will need to answer. At this time they are old enough to receive the answers. I know that bringing them here to meet theri father on his death may haunt them but it is the last thing that i can do for my mate. They hug there mother also and i watch Avery with them. Seeing her with them has always brought a smile to our face. Once they are done embracing, it is then that they notice the others who surround us and the man on the floor. They back toward Avery for comfort and i feel bad for springing this on them in the moment. However, their special talents will be needed in the moment.“Dad?” My son ask as he questions me. I hold my hand out and he comes over to me and pulls his twin sister along. I kneel in front of them as they look at the people that surround us. “Y
No one in the room can hide their shock as a man appears from Slater. The woman embraces the boy as he stands still and looks at everyone in the room. Tears grace Kawa’s face as she holds the young man to her. He steps away from her as he looks at her in confusion. “What am I doing here, mother?” he asks her as he looks at all of us. “I am here to free you my erzi. Now we can go to the land of the beyond so I can reunite you with your love. Let’s call it a wrong made right so to speak” she states. “My Io?” he asks as he smiles. The smile on his face disappears as he seems to remember something. His hand flies to the back of his head and he looks at his hand in confusion. Kawa’s expression turns sad as she watches emotions play across his face. “She will never forgive me,” he whispers. “That only you may find out. You will have to go to her first. However, there is one person that i would like you to see first” She says as she gestures toward the door. He looks up at the door confu
The commotion from the cabin can be heard before we approach it. Feet pound against the forest floor as everyone rushes forward. A feminine scream lets off into the air as growls and fighting can be heard. A sigh of relief fills my chest as I hear the distinctive growl of my brother. To know that he is alive is what I need as I listen to the words of my dragon. He is still lost to us in the grief of the mate that he believes we have lost. We can not let him succumb to it, or he will be lost to us forever.The words make me move even faster as I burst through the door of the cabin. I spot him as he faces off with Salvatore as the dragon man stands in front of Slater. It looks as if my brother has already had a few rounds with him and as if someone has also had a few rounds with my brother. I rush forward just as he goes to attack Salvatore once more. I fly through the air as I tackle him but it barely diminishes his momentum. He hits Salvatore square in the chest.Salvatore goes flyin
Looking at the faces in the room I can feel the words in my throat as they choke me. All these years and i know that the way that i handled things in the past was wrong. I made the decision based on our unborn children. I should have told Salvatore the truth of that night and yet I was afraid. I was afraid of how he would look at me and that I might have been left to raise our baby alone. I was afraid that he would see the dark side of me that Slater knew before I learned to control it. Who knows that Salvatore would have helped me control it later down the line. “Speak!!” Slater yells at me. Salvatores gaze swivels between us both as he tries to access my mind link. I block him from it not wanting him to see the actions. They are words that I need to say anyway. “That night was not how things were supposed to go, Sal. You have to believe me. I never wanted anyone to get hurt "I tell him as I plead with him. As I step toward him he steps away from me as he looks at me. I know from t
The fire in the fireplace roars to life as I stroke it. The flames are mesmerizing to me as I feel my mates closing in. I have waited for this moment. After everything that i have done now they have no choice but to pay attention. The best has still yet to be shown and they don't even know. They will be leaving this earth on this day just as I will be. An epically romantic moment until the bitter end.I laugh as their flames heat. By now many of their friends would have died. The other dragons would have changed into today's clothes not knowing that it would be their death. For those that didn't change into the close they would have their final meal. Everything was so eloquently executed and they were blind sided. This was the only way that things could go after they blindsided me all those years ago.I got rid of a problem. I saved us only for them to leave me. For years I waited for them to return. For years I felt them as they loved and they grew. After five years had passed I rea
Until this day I have no regrets about the decisions that I have made. Seeing the horrific things from the man that I loved hurt me beyond belief. When I heard of the things that he was doing to our kind I believed them. I had once upon a time seen his rage and I had Avery run from it. All those years ago and we have been running ever since. For decades I have felt the connection to Slater. In my anger and my fury at him I have all but denied that it existed. Today however, I have no choice. I have to follow it to where he is so that I can put a stop to him once and for all. I should have put a stop to it all those years ago, but because he holds my soul, I could not. Avery has always been the strongest of us. When she found out what he did, she so easily rejected him. I don't know if i could have done the same in her position but i know that it wasn't only herself that she was thinking of.When we returned after our trip in the forest and he shared our relationship, I was finally ha