Eloraâs POV Aldrin takes a stance in front me, his whip in hand. I feel my magic flow, as it charges at us. But I wasnât even sure what I was doing and would need to rely heavily on instinct. Abigail blasts it with her magic making it hit the ground. The half Dragon shifter gets to his feet before whipping his tail at us knocking me off my feet before I could react. Beside the scales and tail he looked like a man.
He roars loudly before lunging, just as I lifted my sword, he lands on me, the blade slicing through his torso, and his face twisted in pain on top of me before Aldrin kicks him off, my sword ripping from his chest spraying the snow in blood, when we start to hear the echo of roars all around us. We were surrounded. Worst part was we couldnât see them. Looking down at the Dragon slumped on his side I notice something strange my sword wasnât enough to kill him, but he started changing, changing back to man before more eyes. I didnât get a chance to figure out what was going on with him before another attacked.
Taking out Aldrin and biting into his arm. Aldrin was quick though and I could tell he was trained as he moved his body, making me wonder what it was he did all these years in hiding. We fight them off holding them back, but we werenât a match for Dragonâs or even these half Dragons. I see a big ball of red and orange heading my way and I raise my sword on instinct the blade cutting through the flames, before purple light engulfed us. Looking up, I see that the sword acted as a shield blocking the fireball aimed at us.
Aldrin was using his whip expertly. The whip wrapping around another beasts neck and I donât hesitate plunging the sword into its chest. The beast shriek falling to the ground but not before its teeth sink into my leg. I scream out in pain when suddenly they stop advancing, and I figure this one we took down must be the leader. The other three stop there advance staring at the Dragon fallen.
The beast screaming on the ground my legs bleeding profusely into the snow staining it red.
When something remarkable happens, it shifted back into human form, the man had skin the colour of Mocha, pitch black curly hair and dark brown reptilian eyes as his head snapped up. His scales disappearing and he looked normal, like any normal shifter man.
The other beasts start attacking again, and we use everything to keep them back but nothing we do kills them, I notice the other man I stabbed in the chest was now back in human form, he had looked familiar to me, yet I couldnât understand why. The curly haired dark man that bit me screamed loudly above the wind.
âGrab the Fae womanâ What the hell was going on. I see a few of the humans drop when they try to stop them turning for me. My heart clenching at the sight of my fallen people. I swing my sword at the man who gave the order slicing him down the chest. He shrieks when the other man tackles Aldrin, punching him in the face. I go to help him when I feel myself get yanked back by my hair.
âYouâre coming with me prettyâ He growls, and I throw my head back connecting with his face, just when we hear the mightiest of roars and I see fire rain down from the sky, Silas and Matitus dragons above us. Relief flooding me although I know I am in some deep shit when I get home. Matitus black dragon dives down grabbing one the mutated Dragons and picking him up with his talons before flying high and dropping him.
The ground shaking as the Dragon hits the ground. Shrieks from the other two as Silas drops in front of us blocking them from attacking.
For the first time ever, I see humanâs run behind him, shielding themselves from the dragonâs, they felt safer with Silas the dragons they knew, then the ones trying to kill us.
A scream leaving my lips when I feel claws bite into my arm, pivoting I swing my sword. The manâs arm slicing off at the wrist like a hot knife through butter. He screams loudly and I Duck just in time as Silas tail whips through the air hitting him in the chest and sending him flying.
Silas growls menacingly at me and I could tell he was pissed off. Matitus lands on the other side of me on the snow. Everyone trapped between the two dragons and their wall of scales.
Aldrin shrieks, and I jump over Matitus tail ripping the man off him who was raining blow after blow down on him. He almost looked frenzied with the way he was punching Aldrin. We hit the snow and I get to my feet and raise my sword about to use it when Matitus voice cuts through the air.
âDakari?â Matitus says making me look over my shoulder and I see he had shifted back. The man I was straddling with my sword above his head sits up, looking around my side at the name.
âMatitus is that you?â He asks in a deep voice that was hoarse like he hadnât used it in years. I stand up and the man sits up. It was clear they knew each other. Matitus steps forward and I feel Silas move closer, wrapping his tail around my body like a snake and moving me underneath him between his front legs. He looks down at me, the hot air of his breath warming me slightly under his huge, scaled head.
âAldrinâ I call to him when Silas grabs his clothes with his sharp teeth lifting him off the ground.
Aldrinâs wife screams thinking Silas was about to eat him, but he doesnât just places him on the ground next to her and she clutches his clothes shaking him. When his eyes flutter open, I let out the breath I was holding. His face swollen from the relentless blows this Dakari inflicted, but otherwise he was okay.
My eyes snap to Matitus and the man who were both staring at each other like they couldnât believe their eyes, before Matitus grabs the man crushing him in a hug. The other man pats his back and I see a tear slip down his face.
âBrotherâ He says, and I look up at Silas gold dragon confused. I didnât know they had siblings.
Abigail climbs over Silas big tail that was still trapping me. He growls at her but doesnât do anything else. I assume she too, is also in trouble when he forces us home. I had no doubt he would make everyone turn around. But after what happened It wouldnât be smart to continue.
Matitus turns around his arm wrapped around the mans, shoulder as he squeezes it. Matitus was completely naked standing in the snow. Abigail averts her eyes from Matitus, but I notice she openly stares at the other man who was also regarding her, an interested look in his eye.
âElora, this is my brother Dakari, Dakari this is my mate Eloraâ He introduces us.
Silas growls and Dakari looks up at him before clearing his throat and I could see the fear in his eyes as Silas reptilian eyes watched him.
âSilas, I am sorry, but I didnât know she was your mateâ He defends himself. Silas growls his tail wrapping around me before he places me on his back away from the man. I walk along his scales sitting between his shoulders. I press my hands on his scales which were warm.
Matitus Shifts back and I see his brother climb up on him before he reaches a hand down to Abigail.
She shakes her head and Matitus voice flits through my head.
âHe wonât hurt her, tell her to climb upâ
âWonât hurt her he just tried to kill usâ I tell him. Dakari looks over at me hearing what I said.
âIâm sorry, you have no idea what it is like being stuck like that. I should say thank you, your magic saved me I have been like that for over 70 yearsâ He tells me, but I donât trust him, and I am shocked at how easily Matitus just forgave him.
âWhat do you mean?â I ask. I stabbed him, I would hardly call that saving him.
âYour magic when you stabbed me. I will explain when we get home. We need to leave before they come back, they will come back Silasâ He says looking at him. Silas head turning toward him, and he growls.
Silas angry voice runs through my head. âTell your people to climb up, we need to leaveâ He growls at me. I flinch away from the anger in his words as they echo in my head.
I stand up walking along his back and down his tail.
âWe are heading back, climb up on them they will take us homeâ I tell them. They all look uncertain but once Abigail took Dakariâs hand and let him pull her up the rest followed. Silas flew slowly, those that didnât fit on them Matitus and Silas grabbed in their talons caging them in. We trekked hours to get to where we were but were back at the castle in minutes. Silas and Matitus landed next to the green houses letting the people stuck in their talons out before landing.
A few threw up and I felt bad, this wasnât how I planned this to be. Matitus landing next to us and I see Abigail talking enthusiastically with Dakari. He helped her down and remained near her. I helped Aldrin off with his wifeâs help. Silas shifting back as soon as everyone was off before grabbing me.
Everyone taking off when he growls. Aldrin looks to me panicked but I shake my head. I knew as soon as I got back, I was going to pay for leaving them.
Silas drags me toward the castle by one arm, and I had to jog to keep up with him. When I see the castle come into view. I watch Dragus run over, and Silas tosses me at him before stalking inside.
Marian was waiting with a pair of pants and he quickly put them on. Dragus grabs me pulling me inside after Silas.
Dragus dumps me in the armchair in the study next to the fireplace. âDo you have any idea how fucking stupid that was?â Dragus yells at me. Dragus never got angry at me, or hardly ever and not like this.
His arms on either side of armchair caging me in, his entire body trembling in anger.
âYou could have killed everyone with you, you could have fucking diedâ Dragus spat at me. His anger pissing me off.
âHow the fuck was I supposed to know there were Dragons out there, none of you tell me anythingâ I argue back. Silas growls behind him.
âI fucking told you it wasnât safe, and you still went, you want to run things around here with us you need to think things through before acting on impulseâ Silas bellows at me. Suddenly the front door opens and Dragus looks to the entry way.
âDakari?â He says shocked as Matitus walks in with brother.
âDragusâ Dakari exclaims embracing him in a hug and patting his back in that manly way men do.
Silas leans next me his voice below my ear. âYou are in so much trouble love, I am going to turn that ass redâ He growls below my ear, his hot breath on my neck making me shiver. His warm fingers brushing the back of my neck.
âYou are lucky one good thing came out of this because you risked not only your life but everyone elseâsâ Silas says, before standing upright and looking towards our mates. Silas was right what I did was reckless. His words hitting me hard.
âWhat? How? I donât understandâ Dragus stutters. Drawing my attention back to him.
Dakari points to me, a smile on his face. She slashed me with her sword, the magic in it turned me back. Enzo bit her and he turned back too. Must be her Fae bloodâ He states, his eyes darting to my leg which I completely forgot was injured. Looking down, I could see it bleeding onto the rug. Silas bites his wrist offering it to me.
I push his hand away. âDo you want me to make a scene Eloraâ Silas says, and I roll my eyes before grabbing his wrist and running my tongue over his bite mark.
âThere happy?â I ask but he ignores me, instead peeling my pant leg up and looking at my wound which was now healing.
âI am now, but donât piss me off Elora. I am already in a bad enough mood. Without your attitudeâ
âSince when arenât you in a bad mood?â I retort. Everyone walks down the corridor out of sight, and I go to follow them. Standing up, Silas grabs my wrist before sitting and yanking me, so I fall over his knees.
I try to get up, but his arm in the centre of my back holds me down.
âSilas let me up, what if someone walks inâ I shriek as his hand rubs over my ass.
âI canât believe you are actually giving me attitude when you nearly just got yourself killed, if anything you should be thankful, we showed up, instead of acting like a bratâ He says.
âIâm not, itâs your fault. If you told me there were dragons out there, I wouldnât have left the cityâ I argue.
He growls lowly.
âPlease Silas, donât do this here, this is embarrassingâ I tell him. He squeezes my ass hard, and I jump.
âFine but tonight you are mine, understoodâ He tells me, and I nod anything to get out of this awkward position before someone walks in. Didnât exactly look very Queenly bent over the knee of someone with my ass in the air.
He lets me up but pulls me toward him, forcing me to straddle him. He grips my chin forcing me to meet his eyes.
âWhy did you leave?â He asks.
âBecause you didnât want me, because you donât want the Fae hereâ
âI never said I didnât want you Eloraâ
âBut you donât want the Fae, itâs the same thingâ I tell him trying to get up, but he doesnât let go.
âI am sorry you felt that way, but I will always want you. Even if it means I have to put up with your peopleâ He tells me. Silas pulls my face closer, his lips crashing into my own and I canât help the noise that leaves me, loving the warmth of his tongue playing with mine. He pulls back letting me go.
âDonât ever leave me againâ He says, his intense gaze watching me, I try to look away, but he pulls my face back.
âElora promise meâ He says when I donât say anything.
âI promiseâ I tell him. He sighs before standing up.
Silas grabs my hand bringing it to his lips kissing my knuckles.
âLet go see this brother in-law of mineâ He says tugging me out of the room.
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