Ty
I have no idea how my life turned out this way. I have been on the run now for a month. My mother told me to run as she pushed me out of our house's door. Everything was going fine, well for our family. Dad, mom, and I had been on the run and forever moving since I could remember. I guess when you are the rarest type of dragon, that was your life. In our world, the supernatural and humans coexist peacefully, for the most part. However, there was a small number of every species that was considered special or rare. That was my family; we are dragon shifters. My parents are known as gemstone dragons. Their dragons, when they shift, resemble gemstones. My father was a black sapphire dragon, while my mother was an opal dragon. Gemstone dragons can have special powers and can even be capable of magic. Both of my parents had some powers but nothing very special. No, I was what those assholes were after. We can get our dragons at the earliest when we turn 16; I, however, got mine at the age of 6. I am an extremely rare and powerful black opal dragon.
(We are almost there, Ty)-Gemma
(I know, finally, we can rest)-Me
(What about your mother and father’s friend?)-Gemma
(We can’t trust anyone)-Me
Mom had told me about her and dad’s best friends growing up. I know she had sent him and his wife a letter a few months ago telling them she was sending me to them, but then the hunters happened, as did those mutant creatures. At this point, I have no idea what town I am in or where they live. Before mom could tell me, we were attacked, and I was shoved out the door and told to run and don’t look back. We had lost dad five years ago during an attack, so it had just been mom and me since then. I was really hoping she had escaped and would come to find me, but for some reason, I knew she was dead. I felt the bond with her snap as my heart skipped a beat. I slowed down as I neared the town. I stopped and looked around before walking into the cafe. I was thirsty and very hungry and wanted to sit down. I felt like I would collapse at any second from all the running.
“Tylia?” I heard someone say my name.
I turned around to see a familiar face. I smiled at her and sat down in the booth across from her. I met her two years ago when we were living in Texas. She was visiting relatives, and we just clicked. She was two years older than me, but we just hit it off and exchanged numbers.
“It is you. Damn it’s been a long time.” Valanya says.
“I know, I literally just got into town,” I tell her.
I didn't tell her that I had been on the run or what else had happened this last month. She is the only person outside of my family to know about me. For some reason, my dragon trusted her, so I showed her my dragon. She knows that my family is constantly on the run. She says that she has an apartment not far from here and that I can stay with her as long as I need to.
“I can’t put you in danger like that,” I state.
“I am not worried. My father owns the building. Remember I am the alpha’s daughter.” She points out.
I had forgotten that. I also knew she had two younger brothers. She had told me about them when we met two years ago. I picked up a menu and ordered some food as she did the same thing. I told her that I had enrolled at the high school for my last year. I turned 18 two weeks ago, and well, things went to shit not soon after. She tells me her brothers are also seniors, but I say nothing. I am not looking to pick up guys, and I am not looking for my mate. I can’t do that to some guy. My mate deserves someone that isn’t being hunted. Nope, I am better off by myself. Valanya looks up when the bell rings and smiles. I turn around to see a girl walking toward us. She sits down by her and introduces herself as Reyna. The three of us talk, and I find out that Reyna is also a senior and tells me to stick with her and I will be fine. I am glad to make another friend. The three of us part ways, and I follow Valanya to her apartment. We walk into the place, and I am in awe. I have never been to a place so beautiful before. Our homes were modest and had what we needed to survive. She shows me to my room, the biggest room I have ever seen. I set my stuff down and started unpacking my clothes. Not that I have a lot. I picked out an outfit for my first day at school tomorrow. I just need to go unseen this year, and then I can leave here and never look back. I have some relatives I know in Greece who say I will be safe there. I take a quick shower and tell Valanya good night. I let a few tears fall as I think about my parents. I guess I made it to the right place, according to Valanya. I just wish mom could have made it here with me.
I slam my hand down on my alarm clock as I sit up in bed. It is flashing 6:30 am, and I get out of bed and head for the shower. I don’t want to go to school, but it is a good place to go unseen. I dry off and slip on a pair of black cargo shorts and a dark green and gold t-shirt. I have to keep my whole upper body covered. When I turned 16, I developed these silver and gold swirly vines across my back, up along my sides, and on my chest. Mom and dad had no explanation for them, so I just kept them covered. I leave my long hair down to cover up the mark that I have on the back of my neck and put on my black vans. I grab my backpack as I leave and walk to the school. Thankfully it is only two blocks from the apartment. I run into Reyna on the way. We head to the office to get my schedule and locker number.
“Hey, we are locker neighbors.” Reyna squeals.
“Good,” I say.
She walks me to my first class. The most striking scent invades my senses as I get close to it. It smells like an apple orchard after a fresh rainstorm. I also pick up two more subtle scents. One is warm caramel, and the other is cinnamon. That has me puzzled. I have no doubt that means that my mate is near. I am not sure why he would have two different scents. The fact that Gemma is bouncing around inside my head is also a huge hint. As I walk into the class, the scents hit me fully. I look up and into two sets of eyes. One set reminds me of liquid gold; the other reminds me of liquid silver. They are obviously twins. They both had the same mahogany brown hair that looked like the sun had naturally lightened it. I could see that they were both solid muscles even though they were sitting down. I turned my head when the teacher said my name. The teacher told me to find a seat, and of course, the only one left was between the godlike twins. I sat down, making sure that I didn’t touch them, and stared straight ahead through the entire class.
“God, why are you out of breath?” Reyna asked.
“I had to sit between this set of twins during class and their cologne was way too strong,” I explained.
It was a total lie; I had to get away from them. I knew the moment I saw them and caught those scents that they were my mates. This is a disaster. I don’t want to find my mate.
“You mean those twins?” Reyna asked.
They walked by us, staring me down, and I had to look away from them or get lost in those eyes of theirs. This is bad, very bad. I tell her yes, those twins, and she smiles. She tells me that they are Drake and Dray, and they are the next in line to be alpha. Fuck, that means they are Valanya’s brothers. Now I know I have to stay away. Thankfully I don’t have them in any more of my classes, so the day goes well. I don’t dare step into the cafeteria. I made sure to pack my lunch.
“Well, how did our first day of school go?” Valanya asked.
“It was pretty boring,” I replied.
“Well, apparently it was exciting for my brothers. They told my parents that they met their mate today. Did you happen to see them with a girl?” She says.
“Sorry but I am not even sure I saw your brothers. I didn’t see a set of twins in any of my classes.” I state.
She hmms, but I think she believes my story. I hate lying to her, but her brothers and I can’t happen. I am not happy about putting her in danger by staying here. I sure a fuck am not going to put the future alphas in danger. I will just avoid them. I have already switched my first-period class. It was an elective, so it was an easy switch. I hear my phone ding and pick it up, seeing I have a text. I figure it is from Reyna. It’s from two unknown numbers. Someone has started a group chat and included me.
-Hello little mate-Drake
-I am not your mate-Me
-Oh, but you are, and we will see you in school tomorrow-Dray
-Not likely-Me
I leave the group chat and put my phone on silent. I have no idea how they got my number. For some reason, I can’t bring myself to block the numbers. I definitely have to avoid them now. I lay back on my bed, thinking about today’s events. I wipe away a few tears that fall. I wish I could have a normal life like everyone else. I can’t give them what they deserve. I just can’t put anyone in danger like that. I am sure they will have no problem finding mates once I am gone. I turn over, but sleep is a long time coming.
Drake __FLASHBACK__ Two days earlier. “What did you find?” Dad asked. “They were hunters but not human,” I answered. “They were what Drazian has created,” Dray adds. We had caught a few of the creatures and killed the rest. They had come onto our land chasing after something or someone. They are vile creatures. They had been created by a hybrid. He was half-dragon and half-vampire. He has been capturing all rare and powerful supernatural species for years now. His favourite target is the rare and powerful gemstone dragons. He has been capturing other supernatural beings and experimenting with them. He is pure evil __FLASHBACK END__ There had been creatures seen at the borders of our land, so the two of us, Silas, Killian, Dazriel, and our warriors, went to see what was going on. It was clear that they were after something or someone and that being had crossed our border. None of us had been able to sense anything other than dragons, so I assumed that whoever it wa
Dray I am not sure how she did it, but our little mate was able to avoid us this last week. She was even able to change the one and only class we had with her. So neither of us was able to see her. Silas does have two classes with her, and Killian also has a couple of classes with her, so we heard how she was doing from them. We learned through Silas that her name is Tylia, but she goes by Ty. I know she is around because I catch her scent often. I am pretty sure I have seen her hair as well, but by the time I get to where I saw her, she is gone. This whole week has been both aggravating and confusing. I am not sure why she is avoiding us. Killian says that she looks like she hasn’t slept in a few days, and he is not sure if she is eating. I know that this has been hard on both Drake and me, so I can only imagine how hard it has been on her since she is the one that is fighting our bond, “Are you boys ok?” Mom asked. I can see the concern in her eyes across the dinner tab
Ty I lay on my back and stretch my whole body as I wake up. I haven’t slept this well in months. I finally had a night where I didn't have any nightmares and felt safe and warm for the first time. I turn over and bury my face into the pillow, and it smells so good, just like an apple orchard after a fresh rainstorm with subtle hints of caramel and cinnamon. I smile and start to fall back asleep when it hits me. The pillow smells like my mates. I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes and look around. I start to panic when I don’t recognize the room I am in. Then the previous night’s events start to come back to me. The break-in, the twins' showing up with a few other people I don’t know, and them taking me back to their house. I recognized the two guys from a few of my classes. Dazriel and I had struck up a friendship in math class. I had been asking someone else about gyms in the area, and she answered me. She also trained at an MMA gym. I started training at one when I t
Drake It is Friday, and we still haven’t been able to find Ty. I just about lost it when we came down and couldn’t find her. I knew our little mate was special but didn’t realize how special. I was shocked when dad told us what kind of dragon she was. She doesn’t look like what the books describe a black opal dragon to look like. He did explain that it is because of her parents and their heritage. I think the fact she doesn’t look like what is described has helped her. I think something or someone has also helped her stay hidden this long. “Killian says that he hasn’t seen her but that he is positive that she is still in his class. He says there is this kid that sits in the front corner that never removes the hood on their hoodie. He thinks that this is her.” Dray explains. “That would make sense as to why we can smell her but we are not even able to get a visual on her. She is keeping herself hidden.” I add. I rub my face with my hand. This week has been hell. Both
Ty I was not expecting anyone to be sitting on the bed when I walked out of the bathroom. I decided a nice hot shower would calm me down after everything that had happened earlier today. I was not expecting their mother to show up where I was staying. I was glad to see her, but I am still hesitant to stay here. One of the omegas showed me to my room. I knew she was taking me to the twin’s room, but I asked about the room across the hall. She opened the door, and I thanked her. I am sure she knew that I was their mate, but I am not sure where I stand any longer. I had heard all the whispers around school about them finding their mate. Of course, Chelsea told everyone that it was her, but I knew the truth. “Little jewel, why are you in this room?” Dray asked. “I figured after everything that has happened it would be better for me to have my own room,” I say. I am looking everywhere but at them. I have a feeling they are done with me. I mean, they are my mates, and I kee
Dray Ty was not in the room when we came out of the bathroom. We looked at each other and dressed quickly. We opened the door, and I could still smell her sweet scent heading down towards the kitchen. I was glad that she didn’t fight us last night when we insisted that she sleep in our room. I could tell she wasn’t comfortable being in our room, but she let me carry her into the room. Drake had placed her bags in the closet. There was already a spot in our massive closet cleared out for her. I could tell just by what she had brought with her that we were going to have to take her shopping. “Sounds like she is getting comfortable around mom.” Drake comments. “Looks like it too,” I said. Ty was there in the kitchen helping mom with breakfast. It looked like she had been here for years instead of one day. I couldn’t help but smile at the two of them. I felt a presence behind us and turned to see dad and Travian there. Dad had the sappiest smile on his face. I saw Ty stop
Drazian “Have they found him yet?” I asked. “No, I am not sure we are looking for the right person,” Freeze says. Freeze is my beta, and Solar, my gamma, is in my office with me. I have been looking for that child since it was born. We had heard that a rare black opal dragon had been born. I didn’t believe it when I first heard the rumours, but a cousin of mine had seen the child and the mark that the child bears. We were surprised to learn that the child was male. From what I understood, every black opal dragon previously born was a female. I sent out a few of my guys to track down and watch the family confirm the rumours. It took them a few weeks, but they did confirm the child was alive, and one of them even saw the mark. When he described what the child looked like, I was surprised. His description and what is written in the books were similar but different. “What do you mean?” I asked. “The tracker that came back told me that the child that they saw running from th
Travian I was surprised when Ty said that it had been a while since she last shifted. Her reason for not shifting was justified, but still keeping your dragon contained that long is not good. I was again surprised when she said that her dragon, whose name is Gemma, had agreed that it was too risky for Ty to shift. I couldn’t help but think that she was more than just a rare black opal dragon. Something about her made me think she was more special than we thought. I knew I needed to ask Halestorm and see what he thought. We won’t be able to confirm my suspicions until she shifts into her dragon. “Ok, what are you thinking?” Grayston asked. I looked at him and sighed. Then I looked at his boys. When Grayston said that Elysia was having true twins, I was shocked. I knew I was not the only one. It is not uncommon for our women to have multiples but normally, they develop separately. True identical twins are rare for dragons to have. This is also why Elysia could not have mo
Ty I can’t help but laugh as I watch Dray and Drake chase our kids around the backyard. Kytalina is now three years old and growing like a week. She still has my eyes, but her hair gets darker and curlier the older she gets. The twins just turned two years old a month ago. Yes, that’s right, twins. That surprised all of us. We weren’t expecting twins since we only saw one child every time I went for an ultrasound. I had to have a c-section since they refused to turn into the right position to be born naturally. I thought Dray and Drake were going to faint when the doctor pulled the second baby out of me. I knew there was something different about that pregnancy, but I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what was different. We know now what the difference is. Dray and Drake got their wish, and we now have two boys. They inherited their father's eyes. One has liquid gold, and the other has liquid silver. Their hair colour is a mix of mine and their father's. They are bot
DrakeI can’t believe we are celebrating Kytalina's first birthday. I swear we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday. She has grown so much in this last year. Silas and Elyani’s egg hatched, and it was a boy. He looks like Silas only with Elyani’s eyes. He follows my little angel around everywhere she goes. Ty and Elyani think that they are mates. Dray and I weren’t thrilled when we heard them talking about it. I don’t want to think of my little angel with any boy, but if I had to choose a boy for her, Mason would be a good one. Reyna is due in a month. Killian told Dray and me that Reyna was on birth control because they wanted to enjoy each other for a while before having kids. I understand that.“Daddy.” Lina squeals.
DrayI never thought this day would come. It has been six months since all that shit went down. I am fucking thankful it is over. I look down when the little girl in my arms starts wiggling around as she lets out a whimper. I am sure I have to sappiest smile on my face, but I don’t give a fuck. None of us realised Ty was pregnant when all that shit went down. Drake and I never noticed a change in her scent. She seemed fine, but I caught her vomiting one day. She thought that she was something that pissed off her stomach, which was a valid thought until she kept vomiting for a week. Drake and I got fed up and worried, so we drug her ass to the doctor, who confirmed that my little jewel was pregnant. Since gemstone dragons birth to live young, we knew from our first ultrasound that we were having a girl. I know Drake and I were freaked o
It has been 24 hours since everything happened. The girls were taken to the hospital to make sure they were ok. None of them had any injuries, except for Ilyan, so that we could bring them back to the house. They were all just exhausted mentally and physically. They used an immense amount of power, and it drained them. I had the boys get checked out, but they were fine—a few minor wounds have already healed, and some bruising almost faded. The girls are still asleep but wake up to use the bathroom, and that is it. Drake and Dray have hardly left their room. Their mother had to threaten them to make them leave the room to eat and shower. They didn’t want to leave Ty. I understand, but they can’t stop taking care of themselves, which their mother pointed would upset Ty when she woke up if they were to make themselves sick because they wouldn’t leave her.
I didn’t like the idea of Dray going on a perimeter check with some of the guards without me. We always did shit like that together. We had talked that morning and decided that one of us should stay with Ty. She was still very upset about Royatalia passing and the babies being handed over to her cousin. I knew that she knew they would be safe with her cousin, but she had gotten attached to the twins. Dray and I have been suspicious that Ty might be pregnant as of late. Her scent hasn’t changed, but she has been more emotional than normal, and her appetite has increased. Shifters generally eat more than humans or other supernaturals, but Ty has been eating more than we have ever seen her eat. We had been told that gemstone dragons' scent would not change when they were carrying a child, so with her getting tested, Dray and I had no way of confirming our suspicion. Dray had been gone for
I am not sure why I am agreeing to help Ty with what she, Elayni, Amani, and Reyna are planning. This has a huge potential to go wrong quickly. I have watched Ty grow up. I was worried when she was younger because she was a little on the shy side. I am not sure if it was shy or more that she didn’t trust. I think it was both. Since coming here and meeting the twins, she has grown into a strong, confident woman. Now that she has complete control of her powers, she has grown even more confident. I have never met the triplets, but I know of them. I decided to tell Drake and Dray what was going on. They were pissed at first, but once I explained why we had to do this, they were somewhat accepting of the plan. “Why does she need to be the one to kill Orchid?” Dray asks.“Because she is the only one that can suppress Orchid’s powers. Orchid won’t be able to use her magic against Ty.” Mitch explains.“Ok, I understand, but what if this Teharan grabs her and jumps realms?” Dra
It’s been a month, and Firewalker and his band of jackasses haven’t made one move. Orchid hasn’t shown her face around here again, and there have been a few changelings spotted but outside of our borders. They are watching us, but they haven’t made a move. Royatalia and the babies are doing well. She wasn’t overly happy when she woke up after her emergency c-section, and she wouldn’t talk to anyone but Haskar. Grayston and Travian explained everything, but she still refused to talk. It took Cecilia talking with her to make her realise that Jyquardini’s father had done something to make her believe what they were doing was fine. Once the spell or whatever they had placed on her wore off, she was different. She still wasn’t very trusting, but I couldn’t blame her. Her life has been a lie, and even her mate wasn’t telling her the truth. No one is sure if Jyquardini knew what his father did, but I feel he knew. He may not have known to what extent his father went, but I believe
There is something about Teharan that has been bugging me for the week. There is still nothing happening within Firewalker’s complex. We had only known about him for the last week, but when I saw him in Amani’s little memory, she tapped into I got the weird feeling that I knew him. It has been eating away at me this whole week. I drop down into my chair and lean back. I don’t know why this is bothering me so damn much.“You ok?” Dray asks.He and Drake are standing in the doorway, looking at me like I have lost my mind. Fuck, maybe I have lost it. They come in and sit down while I mentally try to figure out what I will say to them. I know they’re waiting for me to explain, but fuck, I can’t even explain this to myself.&l
I could feel everyone looking at me when I told them there was another way. They know what I can do, but I haven’t used my powers like this in a long time. I haven’t had a reason to, but now I do. Orion can feel his hand on my back, telling me everything will be alright. Yamarna is the only one that knows that I can do this. We made damn sure that our old alpha and those who attacked and took us as slaves never found what I could do. I ask Haskar if he was where he was most of the time, and he says that he was around Royatalia but was permitted to wander around the outskirts of the clan.“Amani, what is it?” Ty asks.“It will be easier if I show you.” I state.I hate using my powers like this. It drains me, and I fe