Things are starting to get steamy between Carnelia and Primus! The next couple of chapters will take us back to reality and the situation we left behind with Ona, Orion and Kora. But don't worry, we won't forget these two. We'll be visiting them again real soon. If you are enjoying this story, consider leaving a review or a gem! I also love to read comments. They make my day :)
[Eleanora] I never thought I'd be reduced to this. The first noble house that took us in was generous enough, but it soon proved to be their folly when within a week their home was reduced to rubble. A human slave having recognized us for who we are reported to the local rebellion leader and we watched in terror as a sun pattern was burned into their fields only to spread to their home and livestock. The dragons made it out okay. We are still not sure how many humans, cattle, or other beasts remain. The second house to take us in faced a similar fate, only their master was also killed, their neck sliced in the night much like Prince Primus had suffered. The humans responsible killed themselves before we could question them. After that, nobody else would take us in. None of the other royal houses wanted anything to do with a queen who brought fire and chaos in her wake. The Queen of Luxandra can demand hospitality from any house in the kingdom, but with our numbers diminished, witho
[Kora]You can't know a person completely by just looking at them. So much of one's truth is hidden beneath the surface, hidden away where others cannot see it.This is especially true of dragons.Dragons came to this world fresh and ignorant of what would happen to them when they started to blend with it. We went from creatures of pure energy into something else, something that responded to the elements around us. And then we started to blend, creating new types of dragons with our offspring.But there has always been a type of dragon, the one that still can warp reality in much the same way our earliest ancestors could.The universal dragon.The problem is that they are so rare, we don't even know how to find one. Many times the universal dragon doesn't even know they are one until something strange happens. An accident where a moon dragon needs to fly and grows wings like an air dragon or a fire breaks out and a water dragon
[Kora] I need to tell Orion the truth before it comes and finds me. He has a right to know as my mate, my husband, and the father of my children. The only way I'll be truly purged of my previous transgressions is to come clean so that we can move forward. But how do I go about crushing his joy? "Orion," we are sitting together having an evening meal watching the ocean sleep for the evening, the bioluminescent swimming along the ocean floor as we watch, protected, behind tempered glass. "Kora," his smile is so pure and sweet when he looks my way, his eyes sparkling with love and devotion. "What is it? You look worried. Are the babies...? "Our clutch is fine," I reassure him, placing an absent mind on my midsection, still flat at this very early age. "They are settling in nicely. I'm sure that in a week or so you'll begin to see my body change and..." "I can't wait," standing he walks to me, stalking me like prey, a familiar heat in his gaze as he grabs me roughly by the hips. "Do
[Orion] My mate lost the ability to speak. Her body rigid in terror, she gave a small nod to the awaiting attendant before closing the door and turning towards me. "You need to hide," her eyes swirling gold and blue and green. "You need to hide. Tell the others. My...my brother can't see you. Not yet. Not until I can think of a good reason for you to be here." "I'm your mate, Kora," I place my hand on her shoulder but she doesn't grow soft, she stays as hard as steel and starts to tremble. "Isn't that a good enough reason for me to be here?" "How do I explain how I haven't left the castle in the last 5 months and yet found a mate from the Celestial Realm?" She is shaking visibly now, her hands flapping as she paces. "I've been under house arrest and..." "Wait," I don't understand what she's saying. "Why?" "I was in a coma when Segundus brought me home and when I woke up I was mad." "Of course you were angry, Kora, I'd be..." "No," she cuts me off. "I was not in my right mind.
[Kora]Aethos is everything that a good Kraken King should be. He is handsome, strong, and incredibly arrogant. He is so convinced of his superior understanding of the world that any implication that he must be mistaken about anything is not permitted.I would hate to be a servant in his court."Greetings, Brother," I smile falsely as I walk towards him, bowing deeply with a flourish into my most formal curtsey. Anything less would be considered insubordinate, even from someone who is known as being a little bit off. Insanity will only save you for so long in the Kraken court.When he eventually releases me from my bow, I ask as calmly as I can about the nature of his visit.His eye twitches as he looks down at me. He doesn't speak, but instead turns to his servant to do the speaking for him, as if the words of someone as elevated as himself cannot be spoken in front of someone with such poor breeding."Your brother, His Royal Majesty Prince Aethos Majere, is here to inspect your palac
[Orion]The scream and the sound of someone hitting the ground sent a shiver not just through me, but the entire room."Princess..." one of the nurses cried softly, amplifying my sorrow."Kora," I breathed, moving forward."Prince Orion," The Elf King blocked my way to my mate and I growled at him, lightning springing to my fingertips. "You will risk us all. Not just you, not just her, but the entire Luxandran royal family.""I don't care," I push forward without any hesitation."You need to know what you are risking," he turns me forcibly enduring the pain of my shocks to his body as I lash out. "Open your eyes and look."Taking a deep breath I see my cousins, my parents, my aunt and uncle along with all of the guards and nurses. Would they be enough to protect us all if I decide to make this choice? Is this a risk worth taking?I can hear my mate crying. Her tears sound like heartbreak and something in me snaps as I hear the vile words spilling from her brother's mouth."Oh, I see w
[Kora]"Ori," His grasp on me is tight enough to draw blood on my legs as he fights his inner demons over the scene before us. "Orion."Slowly he turns his head towards me. It takes a moment for him to realize I am in pain, and when the realization finally reaches his eyes, his face falls in horror. He had forgotten he was still holding me, so enraptured in what the Elf King did to that poor drake's mind."Orion," I repeat, now that I have his attention. "I need you to take me to the lab and then, to our bedroom. I...ah..." It hurts so badly. I must finish this before I lose my strength and cannot follow through. It will hurt more if I let things continue. "I want to be there when..."He understands what I'm asking and nods, saving me from the need to finish my thought. I am grateful for his ability to read my thoughts and intuit my needs. He is a far better mate than I deserve.I have him grab my satchel, and then direct him to which tools we need. The rest of our people are dispersin
[Carnelia] We've been on the road for a week and at this rate, I'm going to kill this blasted bard before we make it to the mountain. Leon promised this "break" would add no more than a week to our trip. But it has already been more than that, and we are so far afield that even if we were to head to the coast from here, we'd have added a full two weeks to our overall journey. The temperature is getting colder. Soon winter will settle in and we'll have no choice but to stay where we are. "The town of Ridgecrest is just up ahead," Leon mentions as we come to a crossroads. "We could try the old minstrel trick, get some free food and a place to sleep that isn't under the stars," he suggests, "or we can take the trail to the right and get back to Ana's sooner." I almost reply "Let's head back," when a brief look at the dark woods in that direction makes me hesitate. It has been over a week since I last slept in a real bed or been warm and dry. We just came out of marshland, and my boot