Cyran POV- I wanted to wring that pretty little neck of hers. When I left her room, I started toward my room, only to alter my course. If I didn’t get as far away from her as possible right now, I was going to kill her myself. Making my way down the stairs, I went outside and in a fit of anger, kicked over the grill. “Hey! Why take out your frustrations on the grill? I bought it.” Kellan rushed to the grill and picked it up, examining it in the process. “Then buy a new one.” I spit out as I made my way to the pool. If I didn’t release some of this anger inside me, I was going to become destructive. “It is fine, nothing a little glue can’t fix.” I didn’t bother with a response. Pulling my shirt over my head, I tossed it to the ground, before unbuttoning my jeans. After pushing them off and kicking them to the side, I paused at the edge of the pool. Looking over my shoulder at the house, my eyes landed on Azura’s bedroom door. With windows making up seventy percent of the house, I
Cyran POV-Making my way downstairs, I noticed that Kellan had already made food and there were two plates on the table. Thinking that he made one for me and him, I sat down in front of one of the plates. As I picked up my fork and stabbed it into a carrot slice, I stopped when Kellan threw a paper towel at me.“You aren’t eating a damn thing until you bring Azura down to eat. Have you forgotten she hasn’t eaten in a few days?”Turning my attention to the plate next to me, I frowned. What did I care if she didn’t eat? If she was hungry, she can march her ass down to eat. It wasn’t my responsibility to take care of her. Rolling my eyes, I was about to eat the food on my fork but froze.Essentially, it was my responsibility. I was the one keeping her here against her will and I had also marked her against her will. Also, as the Guardian of the Dragon Stone, it was my duty to make sure that she was taken care of.Groaning, I dropped my fork on my plate and pushed away from the table. Tak
Azura-I wasn’t sure what I was more impressed with, the fact that I fell asleep on my own accord or that I hadn’t been drugged or something due to Dragons. After going upstairs, the only time I came out of my room was to use the bathroom, which I had to locate on my own. I spent the rest of the day reading Cyran’s books.There were fifty-four books altogether and I only managed to read part of the first book before falling asleep. This time when I read his book, I paid closer attention to the story he was telling. Now that I knew it wasn’t just a story he created in his head, I noticed more details.The first book didn’t have a female lead in the book like the others did. It told the story of his origins. About how he grew up and before he became the Dragon King. The story also talked about how there was a Legend about the Keeper of the Dragon Stone, which I paid extra attention to.All Dragons are told about the Keeper of the Dragon Stone, as it is the duty of a Dragon to keep the S
Azura-Forty minutes after Cyran went upstairs, he returned just as the woman set two plates on the table. It was a shame that Cyran returned with a shirt because I had to admit that the sight of him without one was enjoyable. I noticed that his mood had changed as well, reminding me that he was bipolar.“Come eat.” He ordered as if I were some sort of dog that would do what they were told.I thought about telling him off, but my stomach betrayed me before I could. To make it known that I wasn’t listening to him willingly, I grumbled as I made my way to the table. Sitting down at the table, I began eating immediately.“Well, that isn’t very nice. The least you could do is thank her for cooking before you start plowing food into your mouth.”With a mouth full of eggs, I looked up at Cyran who happened to be glowering at me. Chewing what was in my mouth, I forced myself to swallow. Gripping my fork tightly in my hand, as if I were holding a knife, I wondered if I could move fast enough
Azura POV-Working alongside them, I kept trying to think of a way to get away without them noticing. On occasions, I would glance at Kellan to see if he was starting to suspect anything. With his ability, I wouldn’t put it past him to start listening to my thoughts at any given moment.Noticing that it was only distracting me from thinking clearly, stopped what I was doing. “I need to use the bathroom.”Both Kellan and Jade nodded their heads, without looking up. I hesitated for a second, thinking that it had been too simple. Leaving them to pack, I made my way into my bathroom, making sure to lock the door after closing it.Since I really did need to go pee, I pulled my pants down and sat on the cold hard seat. As I sat there relieving myself, I looked around the bathroom. Nothing had been touched as if they didn’t plan to pack any of it or they hadn’t made it this far.Leaning back against the toilet, now that I was alone, I tried to think of a solution. It wasn’t like I could just
Cyran POV- “I swear, if we don’t find her or something happens to her, you will regret the day you were born!” Kellan stepped back at my threat, and I saw absolute fear in his eyes. When he came to the house and told me that Azura escaped, I nearly killed him on the spot. The only reason I hadn’t was because he said more than thirty minutes had passed before he realized that she was missing, and he searched the entire town for her. If she wasn’t in town, that meant she found a way to leave, which meant I was going to need his help to find her. Even if he fucked up, he was still the only Dragon I could truly trust to help me get her back safely. Even my Maid and Gardener, while trusted, weren’t as strong or as fast as Kellan. I could call my brother for help, but I didn’t want to alert too many that Azura was back. Until I knew what happened in that cave, I had to be cautious. It wasn’t like I didn’t trust my brother, but at the same time, he has been acting strange for the past ten
Dear Reader, Please forgive my absence for the past couple of days. I was taking a couple of days off, as I usually do, at the beginning of the month. I will be doing regular updates to this story, however. I hope to hear from my readers and let me know what you think. I know this is different from my werewolf stories, but I hope it is something you will all enjoy. Let me know if you want to see more stories like this. I plan to return to writing my werewolf romance soon. For my loyal readers, I will also be starting the third book in my trilogy series that some of you keep asking about. It should be at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. I also have another book that I am trying to finish, but this book will be my focus this month. Please be patient with me, as I do tend to get writer's block. My other book might slow down, but I will continue updating regularly if I can't daily. Sincerely, Author Raelyn Karson
Azura-I did it! I managed to escape Canada without getting caught. My plan was to visit New York first, but I decided to visit other places first. There were too many places in New York that I wanted to check out and decided it wouldn’t be a bad idea to rent a place for a month.The first place I went to was France. I thought about going to Spain, but there weren’t many places I wanted to visit. Just before leaving France, I felt as if someone was following me. I became a little skittish, thinking that Cyran or Kellan found me.When I reached Germany, I kept getting the same sensation that I was being followed. I prepared myself to be whisked away, but in the week, I spent there, nothing happened. During my visit to Italy, I started thinking it was just my imagination.I tried to keep each place I went to no longer than a week, but I stayed in the United Kingdom for two weeks and China for three weeks. I loved their culture and simple lifestyle. It was also where I planned to return
Azura-“Are you ready?” I knocked on the bathroom door, where mine and Cyran’s sixteen-year-old daughter was getting ready.“Almost!” Angel yelled although it wasn’t necessary since I could hear her clearly.Tonight was the anniversary of Dragon’s becoming exposed. Everyone called it D-day. This meant that now that Angel had her Dragon, she could fly with her father for the first time instead of as a rider. I was a little envious of them now that they could fly around freely. Somedays I wished that I had become a Dragon and could fly with them.Then again, I was perfectly content with being a Rider. Ever since Dragons have been exposed, things have changed drastically. At first, things had been bad, and we never thought that humans would accept Supernatural creatures.Not all of the supernatural were ready to expose themselves, but that was up to them. Those who have, joined society. There were some that have become employed by humans. Some joined the police force, fire department, be
Cyran-“Release the shield!” I yelled.When the barrier was down, Arion flew into the sky, fleeing as quickly as he could. A moment after he left, the last of the rubble from the building fell, until everything was settled. A large block of cement was atop me, but I was able to throw it off of me with ease.Checking to make sure Azura was okay, I moved away from her when I saw she was fine. Checking the others, I saw that everyone was mostly okay, except for the now humans that were crushed below the rubble. Part of me felt guilty that they didn’t survive, now that they were human, while at the same time, I was relieved they would no longer be an issue.Helping a few to their feet, I returned to Azura’s side and attempted to wipe away the dirt on her face. She placed her hand over mine and looked up at me with love shining brightly in her eyes. She was safe and that was the only thing I could think of right now.“You need to go after him. Until he is dealt with, this isn’t going to be
Cyran-Leaving with Kellan, Azura, and Jade, we made our way to the headquarters of the council. The others lingered behind, so they could prepare. The goal was to catch everyone off guard, which meant we couldn’t try anything right away.Walking into the building with just Azura, Jade and Kellan stayed behind to greet the others. The guard at the entrance wouldn’t allow them to enter anyway. It would be better if Kellan went in as well, but I understood they were being cautious.Standing in the room with the council members and Arion, I had to force myself to refrain from showing my hand just yet. Azura was doing a better job at acting, as she stood behind me, using my body as a shield. I could sense she was nervous, which I was too.There wasn’t any guarantee that things were going to work out in our favor. Right now, all we could do was have a little faith that everyone would do their part. No one spoke a word for a long time until Arion stood up and moved around the long table.“I
Cyran-With the members that would be joining the council, we released the others to return to whatever they were doing. They all agreed to help in any way that they could, but right now we needed to establish the plan. Taking the meeting to Trenton’s house, which was larger, I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.At first, when Trenton told everyone what was going on, I wasn’t sure if they would agree to help. They didn’t seem to trust me, and I didn’t blame them. What my father did was beyond anything I could have imagined, and I had witnessed a lot of it.As Trenton talked more about everything, I began to see hope gleaming in their eyes. It didn’t take as long as I had thought it would for everyone to be on board. Now that we had the members to create a thirteen-member council, including Charles, I knew we were on the right path.The only member on the council that wasn’t a Dragon, was Azura. I discussed it with her as we walked to Trenton’s house, which she had
Azura-“With everything we have, is there a way to face Arion and the council, or do we need more?” I glanced around the room, hoping someone had an idea.Between what I found out about my past and Cyran learning what he did, there had to be something we could do. The only one who seemed deep in thought was Cyran, while the others looked as if they didn’t know what to do. No one said anything for a while, but then I had an idea.“In the past, I had spoken to Trenton about having him meet with Cyran to discuss a way for all of us to work together. Maybe we can still do that. Now that we know they were treated unjustly, perhaps Trenton and the others would be willing to work with us for a long-term solution?” My eyes landed on Trenton as I spoke and hoped that he was still willing to change our future.“I was thinking the same thing. For me to put an end to the current council, I would need new members to appoint. If I could put together another council, we could clean up this mess. Of
Cyran-“That is part of it, but I don’t know the rest of it. I can’t find anything in your memories about it, so I think it was something that happened before your time.” Trenton answered without looking at me.Since there was nothing, I could do about it now, I turned back to watch. We still needed to figure out how to stop the council, but so far all I was seeing was that my father hadn’t been the King I thought he was. Nor had he been the father I had admired.“Why don’t you stop this? As the council, aren’t you supposed to ensure that rules are followed? Isn’t this against the rules?” Little Cyran asked the council member who stepped forward to observe the younger version of Trenton who was being beaten with a whip.“Little boy, your father holds all the power. The council is here to enforce his rule and we all agree with him. It is because your father chose us as his council that we are able to do what we can to control things. Since you won’t remember this, I have no problem tel
Cyran-“Let’s track down any potential Dragon Stone Keeper that was born around the time of Cyran. Cyran was born. Most Keepers are around the same age as their Guardians. Once all of them have been captured, we will expand our search to capture others.” My father said while getting agreeable nods from the others.I wasn’t sure how to feel right now. There were too many feelings rushing through me. There was anger, confusion, disbelief, shock and so much more.“What will happen after we capture them, and you die? How can we ensure that they will be killed?”“Let me worry about that.” My father had a smirk on his face like he already knew what he needed to do.I waited for them to talk more, but shortly after they began to leave, and Trenton sped time along. When we stopped, we were now standing in the backyard, where my father had us kids trained. I didn’t see him or Arion, but Arric and I were training with one of my father’s warriors.A few minutes passed and I wondered why we stopp
Cyran- “Are you ready for this?” Trenton asked the moment he walked in the door. Looking over at Azura who was snuggled next to me on the couch, I could tell she didn’t want me to go. We already discussed it this morning. She was worried about something going wrong. Tightening my hold on her, I pressed my lips against her forehead. “It will be okay.” I assured her, although I didn’t believe it myself. She nodded her head after a few moments of hesitation. Giving her a smile, I pressed my lips against hers, before releasing her and standing up. Azura stood up beside me and threw her arms around me, faster than I had ever seen her move. “Please be safe and no matter what happens, remember I am here waiting for you, and we will get through it.” She spoke into my ear and clung to me. “I promise.” I wrapped my arms around her and almost had to pry her from me, although I wished I didn’t have to leave her. The words she spoke were similar to the words I had whispered to her after she
Azura-My head felt as if it were pounding. Every molecule in my body felt heavy as if I had been drinking heavily the night before. Pressing my hands to my head, I heard myself groan. I didn’t open my eyes, but when I felt a soft touch against my forehead, I sighed contently.“How are you feeling?” The sound of Cyran’s voice jarred me and I quickly opened my eyes and sat up.“Fine.” I blurted, although I was far from fine.He moved toward me, with one arm sliding across the back of the couch. Scooting away, I pulled my feet onto the couch, while wrapping my arms around my legs. I still remembered what happened, so I believed that Cyran was better off not having me around.Not that I was going to kill myself or anything, but I needed to think of a way to keep myself safe while staying as far away from him as possible. Kellan scoffed and I immediately knew he was invading my thoughts. Glaring at him he held up his hands in defense.“We made a promise, yes, but I had to at least make su