over, causing a wave
of her delicious scent to wash over Tosh. He snarled at Donal, and
Donal took two large steps back to put distance between himself and
Deci.
Tosh scrubbed a hand over his face and took
Deci’s hand in his. “I’m sorry. I know you want to help her, but
it’s hard for me to see you near her when she smells as she
does.”
“I understand. There are only two ways to
deal with this, sire. One is to have sex with her until she becomes
pregnant. The breeding drugs I’ve heard of are designed to keep the
female in a high state of arousal until she’s impregnated. I
caution, however, that there is some discussion in the scientific
communities whether creatures such as bear shifters, who are only
naturally fertile twice per year, are at risk of injury or death to
the female or the baby by forcing them to conceive
artificially.”
The idea of Deci carrying his child was
appealing, but not so much that he was willing to risk her life
“The other way?”
“Bring in Dae.”
Dae was a dragon in the nest whose family
line had healing abilities far beyond what Donal could do. He had
once healed a Wiccan who was near death.
Lifting Deci into his arms, Tosh said, “Tell
Dae to meet me in the sky.”
As he strode to the balcony, he kissed Deci
on the forehead. “My dragon, Dae, is going to heal you. I’ll put
you in his arms, and he’ll breathe his power into you. It will heal
what’s been done to you.”
She blinked wide eyes at him, pain and
pleasure twining in her gaze. “I’m scared.”
His heart clenched tightly. “My fierce mate?
I don’t believe it.”
She forced out a chuckle as tears leaked from
her eyes. “I’m sorry.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong. I’m the one
who’s sorry I couldn’t keep you safe. I’ll ensure nothing like this
ever happens to you again.”
He didn’t put her down before shifting.
Instead, he held her close and let his dragon free, his body
bulking as the shift took over.
The sun had set, and the sky was dark. He
lifted into the air and rose above the treetops, heading over the
woods to where their people met during their ceremonies. Tonight he
should have been watching her become his official mate and the
queen of the nest, but instead, he was worrying about her and
trying to keep his dragon from going on a killing rampage.
There was a loud shriek, and Tosh stilled his
flight, hovering over the trees and turning in the air to watch Dae
in his dark red dragon form, flying swiftly toward him. Dae hovered
before Tosh, his eyes blazing and smoke billowing from his
nostrils. His arms extended, and Tosh transferred his mate to Dae’s
arms. She whimpered, and his heart threatened to tear in half. Dae
nodded his head and flapped his wings, soaring upward with Deci. He
disappeared into the dark sky, and Tosh waited, watching in the
darkness as Dae did what he did best – healed the injured.
Gen and Liu joined Tosh above the trees,
hovering with him as Dae worked his brand of dragon magic on Deci.
Tosh was grateful to them for their support.
Above them, Deci screamed in pain, and a ruby
glow shone for a brief moment before there was a shower of red
sparks. Tosh felt the connection to Deci snap into place inside
him. He roared in happiness, knowing that Dae’s healing had fixed
whatever the breeding drug had done to the mating connection
between him and Deci. On either side of him, Gen and Liu lifted
their heads with a joyous roar.
Dae appeared before them, and Deci leaped
through the air into Tosh’s arms. “He fixed me! I can feel my bear
and you,” she said, her voice strong and clear as she hugged her
arms around his neck. Tosh let out a purring trill, and Deci
laughed.
Dae bowed his head, and Tosh returned the
gesture, dismissing the male to rest. Healing the way Dae could
took a tremendous amount of energy. Diving for the woods, Tosh held
tightly to his mate as she squealed in surprise and then laughed as
he ducked expertly underneath the
of her delicious scent to wash over Tosh. He snarled at Donal, and
Donal took two large steps back to put distance between himself and
Deci.
Tosh scrubbed a hand over his face and took
Deci’s hand in his. “I’m sorry. I know you want to help her, but
it’s hard for me to see you near her when she smells as she
does.”
“I understand. There are only two ways to
deal with this, sire. One is to have sex with her until she becomes
pregnant. The breeding drugs I’ve heard of are designed to keep the
female in a high state of arousal until she’s impregnated. I
caution, however, that there is some discussion in the scientific
communities whether creatures such as bear shifters, who are only
naturally fertile twice per year, are at risk of injury or death to
the female or the baby by forcing them to conceive
artificially.”
The idea of Deci carrying his child was
appealing, but not so much that he was willing to risk her life
“The other way?”
“Bring in Dae.”
Dae was a dragon in the nest whose family
line had healing abilities far beyond what Donal could do. He had
once healed a Wiccan who was near death.
Lifting Deci into his arms, Tosh said, “Tell
Dae to meet me in the sky.”
As he strode to the balcony, he kissed Deci
on the forehead. “My dragon, Dae, is going to heal you. I’ll put
you in his arms, and he’ll breathe his power into you. It will heal
what’s been done to you.”
She blinked wide eyes at him, pain and
pleasure twining in her gaze. “I’m scared.”
His heart clenched tightly. “My fierce mate?
I don’t believe it.”
She forced out a chuckle as tears leaked from
her eyes. “I’m sorry.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong. I’m the one
who’s sorry I couldn’t keep you safe. I’ll ensure nothing like this
ever happens to you again.”
He didn’t put her down before shifting.
Instead, he held her close and let his dragon free, his body
bulking as the shift took over.
The sun had set, and the sky was dark. He
lifted into the air and rose above the treetops, heading over the
woods to where their people met during their ceremonies. Tonight he
should have been watching her become his official mate and the
queen of the nest, but instead, he was worrying about her and
trying to keep his dragon from going on a killing rampage.
There was a loud shriek, and Tosh stilled his
flight, hovering over the trees and turning in the air to watch Dae
in his dark red dragon form, flying swiftly toward him. Dae hovered
before Tosh, his eyes blazing and smoke billowing from his
nostrils. His arms extended, and Tosh transferred his mate to Dae’s
arms. She whimpered, and his heart threatened to tear in half. Dae
nodded his head and flapped his wings, soaring upward with Deci. He
disappeared into the dark sky, and Tosh waited, watching in the
darkness as Dae did what he did best – healed the injured.
Gen and Liu joined Tosh above the trees,
hovering with him as Dae worked his brand of dragon magic on Deci.
Tosh was grateful to them for their support.
Above them, Deci screamed in pain, and a ruby
glow shone for a brief moment before there was a shower of red
sparks. Tosh felt the connection to Deci snap into place inside
him. He roared in happiness, knowing that Dae’s healing had fixed
whatever the breeding drug had done to the mating connection
between him and Deci. On either side of him, Gen and Liu lifted
their heads with a joyous roar.
Dae appeared before them, and Deci leaped
through the air into Tosh’s arms. “He fixed me! I can feel my bear
and you,” she said, her voice strong and clear as she hugged her
arms around his neck. Tosh let out a purring trill, and Deci
laughed.
Dae bowed his head, and Tosh returned the
gesture, dismissing the male to rest. Healing the way Dae could
took a tremendous amount of energy. Diving for the woods, Tosh held
tightly to his mate as she squealed in surprise and then laughed as
he ducked expertly underneath the
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