Erik bowed once more. -I leave my sister here in your care, Magnus. Thank you for helping her learn the ways of our people. -Nerrian bowed back. -I will see she is kept safe, Champion. -My brother turned to me and gave me a look that warned me to be careful despite the Sorcerer's words. He left the room and closed the wooden door with its signature creepy squeak once more.I tried to quell the urge to chase after Erik and force him to come back. I chose instead to focus on not fidgeting uncomfortably.-Be calm, Lady Mara. Though I know your brother is concerned about your safety. As he should with a traitor in our midst. You are safe here. - Nerrian told me gently.I took a deep breath and forced myself to relax a bit. "How did you know about the traitor?" I asked him.He stepped closer and tapped my head. -Speak to me from here. My spell only works with mind speech. -I sighed reluctantly, not wanting to encourage this way of communicating.-You must understand. This is normal for u
-That's archaic. - I scoffed. Nerrian just shrugged. -The Sororians are still doing it. Daughters are nothing more than a tool to increase that male's status. - Nerrian explained. I shook my head in disgust. -Why? --Well, this goes back to that time. When the King's Uncle took the Princess to his lair he mated and impregnated her. This was the beginning of the fall of the Sororian's monarchy. -My eyes widened as I became engrossed in his story. A picture formed in my head and began to play like a movie. That's when I realized he was showing me this story more than telling me.-Once the princess came back mated and full of child her father became enraged and wanted to behead her mate rather than see her giving herself to someone 'below' her. -I felt her pain and anguish deep inside me.-To save him and her child, she ran away through the portal with him. He was the last to know the secrets of the portal. With the princess gone, The King of the Sororians declared war on the Torshari
The sun was setting over the Sororia Mountains when a knock sounded at the door."Enter," Nerrian hissed in Draygonian.I was still reeling, trying to figure out how I would remember all the words he had already taught me. All I could do was cross my fingers and hope that my talent to learn the other words would give me an advantage.The door opened, and Treddian stepped in bowing reverently to Nerrian.Treddian hissed too fast for me to understand."Speak slowly," Nerrian instructed him.He hissed something else then translated his words in my head. -She is still learning.- "Good evening, Magnus," Treddian repeated slower so I could understand."Magnus Nerrian, the King wishes his mate to join him for dinner," Treddian told him.Nerrian's voice rumbled in my mind translating the words I didn't understand. I was so proud of myself for starting to distinguish the separate words. Even if it was only when they spoke slowly. "Very well," Nerrian replied to him, then turn to me. "Come bac
"Excuse me?" Tohr asked quietly. "I believe, I said no," I repeated, unfazed by the growing tension in him. "I do not believe I asked a question or made a request, Mara," he ground out between clenched teeth. "I do believe. However, I gave you my answer to your order," I told him daringly.Tohr advance on me, the fury in his golden eyes almost caused them to start sparking. "You will watch how you speak to me, little human. I am your King! And when I give you an order, you will follow it," he growled. He turned to Erik and hissed something at the wide-eyed man, who immediately hissed something back. Out of nowhere, Tohr let out a roar that echoed, making the glass in the windows rattle. I scooted a bit towards my brother, feeling the rage that laced the roar sending a lance of fear through me. Tohr's jaw was clenched so hard that it was twitching while his eyes elongated, taking on his draygon's pupils."Fine," he snapped, then stormed from the room with a dense puff of smoke fol
My stomach did a flip-flop. Even though I denied this submissive behavior, the command in Tohr's voice made me quiver, and it had very little to do with fear. I slowly walked towards him, feeling the air growing heavier as I stepped closer and closer to him. I stopped a few feet away and just watch him, waiting anxiously.Tohr was not willing to let even that much distance between us. He moved closer then circled me like a vulture around its prey. He leaned in and sniffed the back of my neck. He growled again, a sound of displeasure if I had ever heard one."You smell of another man, girl," he growled. "Strip." I gasped in shock. "What?!" "You smell of another man," he snapped even angrier. "How? Why? What? I don't understand what's going on," I admitted. "You're my Mate. My mate should never smell of anyone but me. Should never be held by another but me. It took all my control not to kill your brother on the spot. And the only reason why I didn't was that he is your brother. But i
He moved further down until those teasing lips found one hard nipple. His tongue licked and teased the overly sensitive bud. My back arched wantonly, my body silently begging him for more. He chuckled softly, bringing me out of my stupor for a moment, and I realized that I wasn't really being silent at all. My pleas were loud whimpers, and my nails dug into his wrists as I tried to break free so I could force his head down further on my aching nipple. He took pity on me and latched on to the hard nub sucking it deep into his mouth, licking, nibbling, biting hard only to soothe the sharp pain with a quick swipe of his tongue. I was drowning in the fire, and even the slick leather rubbing against my clit was not enough to dowse it. "Oh god… please," I whimpered. "Yess, little one. I want you to hear you come," he whispered against my chest. "More… oh god, please, please, more," I pleaded.He transferred my wrists to one giant hand, and the other slid down my body, sending goosebumps
"Good girl," he whispered against my thigh, pressing a soft kiss to the smooth skin.The pride and happiness in his voice made my pounding heart warm and melt behind my ribs. I couldn't think clearly through my oxygen-starved brain. Yet, if I could have, I would have been horrified at how easily I had submitted to his demands or, hell, how easily I had begged for everything he had done to me. However, I felt content, and the heat that was threatening to boil under my skin since I had met him was nothing more than a simmer. It was still there, though it had alleviated a bit. That also should have made me worry as well. However, I was simply happy it was easier to manage.Tohr crawled up and covered me with his body as he took my panting mouth in a deep kiss.-I can't wait until the day I can claim you. You may not be ready, but your body is begging for more. - He whispered as he continued to plunder my mouth.His words were like a dash of cold water on me. A slight panic rose, and he pu
"He wants you… badly."Tohr's words continued to echo in my head long after that night was over. His words drifted off to sleep with me, and they were the first thing that went through my head when I woke up.I had mixed emotions when I found him gone when I woke up. A part of me wished I could have woken up in his arms. However, I was also glad that I was alone and able to think things through. My mind was so chaotic that I hadn't even paid attention as the ladies' maid chatting with each other and helped me get ready. I didn't argue with them, didn't do anything to help them or hinder them. I was too busy thinking about Tohr's words and trying to let them settle in. They still sent a shiver down my spine even now. And it wasn't all fear; in fact, it wasn't even mostly fear. Intrigue, curiosity, and yes, even arousal. Only a truly cold and heartless woman would not want a man like Tohr and to know that both he and his dragon desired me? That just drove me even more crazy. Now that I