Chapter Four

: Are you ready Darling? :

Magnus asked through mind link as his dragon looked at me with his intense indigo eyes. I rumbled low in my chest and nipped and licked his scales around his maw, rubbing against him and stepping closer to him, letting him know I was more than ready. He purred low in his chest and stepped close, huffing out a wash of air over the part of my body that would be lower collarbone in human form. I shivered, my scales rattling slightly from the action. The air was like a wash of heat and comfort from a flame, akin to a bonfire. It felt amazing and made my breath hitch in anticipation.

He opened his maw and grazed his very sharp teeth over the spot I chose. The heat of his breath made me shiver and while I was distracted by the feeling the warmth elicited he bit hard into my scales and the bite erupted in heat and it felt like flames flicking under the skin, drawing a design onto my skin. There was no pain associated with it, however, just pure pleasure, warmth and contentment, but most importantly love. It made me rumble low in my chest and the energy shifting between the two of us was intense and it made me almost dizzy and overwhelmed.

Distantly I was aware of him telling me to mark him wherever I pleased and I reacted on instinct. There was no higher thought involved, just reaction. I opened my jaws and bit into his shoulder, a growl coming from me as the overwhelming feeling of energy heightened and crashed around the two of us. It was pleasure but not in the same way that a wolf marking was. It was more pleasure that you could feel in your soul, something searing and lasting and making you feel bliss, happiness, love, contentment and whole. It was inexplicably intense.

At the same time we pulled our teeth from the others scales and stepped back, the movements clumsy, almost like we were drunk. I shifted back to human and took unsteady steps before I felt the world tilt and then I was falling. Only to be caught in the arms of Magnus who in turn stumbled and Kane caught us both, helping us fall to our knees and letting us catch our breath. I blinked away the stars and looked at Magnus, gasping as I saw the large abstract design on his shoulder and down his side. It was shades of green, grey, silver, emerald and black. In the beautiful mix of shades, I could see raven wings, dragon scales and paw prints along with a sliver of a crescent moon. It was stunning.

I looked to my collarbone and saw the abstract swirls of sunrise that slowly faded into sunset. In the sunrise portion of the colours I could see the shape of his wolf, it curved and fit the shape of my breast, the swirls and strokes of colour covering the side of my breast. Where the colours darkened into sunset there was the form of his dragon in flight, the swirls and strokes of colour stopping at my hip. It was a large mark and it was absolutely stunning. It perfectly matched him and I was so proud to have it on my skin.

I looked up at him and smiled, tears pooling in my eyes as I felt him, like he was a part of me like Kane was. It was intense to feel them both so completely but it just felt right. Like it was destined. I leant into him and kissed him deeply, pouring my love into the thorough touch of lips. He pulled back after the kiss enough to see my face and tucked some hair behind my ear, cupping my face and making me look at him. He gave me one more kiss on the lips before pulling the two of us to our feet and helped me get dressed before he too put his clothes back on.

“You will begin to feel tired as the night progresses and chances are we will sleep in tomorrow. Kane might feel some of that exhaustion but it should not affect him that much. We should get back and eat though so you will at least go to bed with a full stomach.” Magnus said as he wrapped his arms around me and snuggled me close to his side. I nodded and together the three of us walked to the packhouse and up the stairs till we got to the main suite.

Once inside I went right to the shower, washing myself quickly before pulling on panties and a large sleep shirt. I put my damp hair up into a ponytail and made my way back into the kitchen, sitting at the island counter with Magnus while Kane and Brodryn made dinner. Brodryn smiled at me and came for a kiss, nipping my lower lip and running his thumb over the swell of my cheek. 

“You look tired, Little One. That must have taken a lot out of you. Especially doing it after training the day after Kane marked you as well.” I nodded and sipped the cold glass of ice water he put in front of me, the chill perking me up a little. 

“I feel exhausted. But a good kind of exhausted. I am going to be dead to the world tonight and sleep for a long time. I feel it.” I shrugged and leaned my head against Magnus’s shoulder as Brodryn went back to the stove. Magnus stifled a yawn as he wrapped his arm around me before kissing the top of my head. 

“You will definitely sleep in tomorrow Darling. We both will. I feel exhausted. I knew the theory behind the marking and claiming of our kind. But to experience it was an entirely different matter. I did not realize it would make us so drained.” He admitted as he stifled another yawn. 

“Maybe it’s because we are both wolf and dragon so it takes more out of us.” I offered with a shrug, to me that made sense. Which would then mean being marked by a full dragon would be more intense than what I just experienced. 

“That is entirely possible. Admittedly I never took that into consideration. That was careless of me.” He admonished himself softly, a frown on his face. I lifted my hand and smoothed the frown lines gently with my fingers. Smiling at the light tingling warmth I felt whenever I touched his bare skin. 

“We’re fine Magnus, that’s all that matters,” I whispered as I gave him a soft kiss before sitting comfortably on the chair as Brodryn placed a large plate of pasta and a medium-rare steak in front of me. I was practically salivating as I lifted my fork to take the first bite. “This tastes absolutely delicious, Brodryn. Gods I’m starving and this is heaven.” He chuckles and dishes out plates for everyone before sitting down. 

The dinner was quiet but amazing and it was surprisingly difficult not to fall asleep on my plate. The moment I finished, Magnus shuffled into the bedroom and both of us were asleep before hitting the pillows.