It was a bit comforting to know the telepathy didn't cross clan boundaries. With everything else that Sólas had done to, the fact that he couldn't read my mind was a great relief."Worry not," Ka'rina whispered to me. "We are taking you to your people." Ka'rina nodded to Caylan, letting him know that she agreed with whatever he was planning. Caylan's eyes shuttered as he looked behind us. I followed his gaze to see the blue warriors had gathered outside the door, taking up most of the landing at the top of the stairs. They were not drawing weapons, but I could tell by the tension around them they were ready to spring at Caylan's command.The warriors on the stairwell and below were all that were loyal to Sólas. They all stood arrogantly naked and proud, waiting for the blood they wished to spill. Everyone that stood behind us were the ones ready to free themselves of Sólas tyranny. They wore leather armor of blue and silver proudly displaying the colors of their tribes."Please tak
Erik pulled me against his chest and held me close as Treddian planted his feet, then let out a roar before shooting upward with a single hard flap.An accompanying roar went up from the warriors below. Like a choreographed, dance they parted so they could change without hindering each other. Moments after they took to the sky, the Sororians followed their leads. Treddian circled high above the valley just between the cold and the warm layer of air. He made sure to stay just out of range of the fighting yet close enough that he didn't freeze us out. I peeked around his horn, and my attention was immediately captured by the horrific sight. Though the sky was filled with both Golden and Blue Draygons, Tohr and Sólas were easy to spot. Tohr's Draygon shape was one of the largest, and the golden scales glinting the sun off perfectly. Sólas' was not as big as Tohr. Still, he was by no means small. The impacts of their forms against each other let out a sound like the crashing of thunder.
"Wake up, my little fyre, open your beautiful eyes so that I may see them," Tohr's voice roused me. I pushed my eyes open and squinted until he came into view. I smiled softly at his beautiful face that I had missed so much. He had only been gone for a short while; yet even in the short time, I seemed to have forgotten how handsome he was. I loved his eyes; they were always so beautiful and expressive. I couldn't wait to see the love in his eyes as he stared down at me and the happiness that would fill them when I told him that I wanted to be his forever.I opened my mouth to let everything roll out, but he covered it with his finger then replaced that digit with his lips, kissing me deeply. I could feel him marking my soul. His tongue swept inside and played with mine tasting me. I returned his kiss with all the passion and love that I kept inside of me. He moaned almost helplessly as if he understood my unspoken words.-My love. - His voice whispered through my mind. -Please, pleas
He pulled me into his arms, and his lips took mine once more, quelling my protests. His kiss was just as powerful and desperate as before, and I lost myself instantly in it. His fear of what could happen and his horror over what had happened combined and grew into a frenzied need to make sure I was okay. -Home… we need to be home now. - He growled in my head. His arousal and my own raised and clashed until I was beyond anything. Erik cleared his throat loudly, shattering the moment. Okay, well almost anything. We pulled apart and I hid my face in Tohr's neck. I breathed in his musky, masculine scent that was tinged with the smoky smell that always seemed to accompany his transformation.-I love you, Tohr. - I whispered into his mind, unable to hold it in any longer. -I know, little fyre. I heard you. Every time I heard you. You have my heart as well. - He replied. My heart swelled with joy, and I kissed his neck lightly, listening to his breath hitch, then turned to a hungry gro
The clunk of a coffee cup had me lifting my head from my notes that I had been pouring over for days now to no avail. When Erik had originally gone missing, I had found the answer to opening the portal in the dark, dusty library of a rural town in England. However, the notes had, once again, not given me any new information that I could use to reopen the portal before the ten years. That long wait had been extremely difficult. But now, with Tohr and everyone else that I had left behind added to it, the wait was nearly impossible. The last six months had been torture. I felt like a limb had been completely cut off, and just relearning to function was harder than anything else I had ever done.Unable to handle the mass amount of failure that I had achieved trying to find a way to open the portal, I had turned my attention to something else. Retracing our roots to find out if there was a possibility that we could have come from Draygons. My findings were extremely fascinating to me, and I
"Damn it, Mara. Who the hell taught you to hit like that?" he shouted in a nasal voice, still holding his nose trying to stem the bleeding. I shrugged almost bashfully. "Ummm, honestly, I think it was you." He grumbled under his breath and pulled a piece of cloth out of his back pocket. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt along with a pair of sneakers that I knew were not standard issue in Draygonia."What the hell are you doing here? How did you get here? Have you seen mom and dad? Are you here alone? What happened?" I began to fire off a list of questions as quickly as they appeared in my head. "Whoa," he replied, wiping his nose. "I'll answer all your questions in a minute. But first… let's get out of this library. Something is watching us, and that is the first thing we need to discuss." Unable to take my eyes off him, fearing he would disappear if I did, I pushed him out of the library and shut the door. The night air was cold and a bit misty. However, my nerves were still ting
Chapter 85I realized that he had been speaking, and I hadn't been listening. "I'm sorry," I said, turning back to him. "I said, did you realize she's the spitting image of Belitria?" he repeated."No," I replied. "I don't think I ever saw a picture of her. Are you sure?" "Yes, her portrait was in one of the books Nerrian had me read when I arrived. Trust me, she is the spitting image," he told me. Gabby popped up next to the bar and handed her cash over to Mr. Wittington with a happy smile. He gave her a very grandfatherly pat on the hand before telling her to go and be safe as he always did with his young female patrons. She just barely kept herself from rolling her eyes at him and promised him she would be safe.Gabby bounced back towards us as quickly and efficiently as she bounced away. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the cloaked figure turn towards her, and seemed to zero in on her. I touched Erik's arm and nodded towards the figure. It didn't take much for Erik to see wh
If anyone else had said that to me, I would have chuckled at how corny they sounded. However, in Tohr's case, I believed he would and could move heaven and earth.A loud clearing of the throat just barely managed to penetrate my mind reminding me that we weren't alone. Reluctantly, I forced myself to break the kiss, yet I still couldn't pull myself out of Tohr's arms. "Wow… I wish I had a guy that would welcome me like that!" Gabby broke in. Blushing, I buried my face in Tohr's neck, breathing in his scent as deeply as I could before finally, reluctantly, pulling myself away from him. "Gabby, this is my mate, King Tohr of the Golden Draygons. This is Gabriella McCaffery. She is the descendant of the Blue Draygons," I introduced them. Treddian stepped into view. "The princess?" he asked in clarification in Draygonian. "Treddian!" I called with glee. I rushed to give him a huge hug. But, at the panicked look on his face, I settled for the traditional pressing our foreheads together