Billionaire Dragons' Fated: BBW Paranormal Dragon Shifter Menage Romance by Anya Nowlan Page A
Authors: Anya Nowlan
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dragon – afraid of something. He thought he’d never see the day.
He was just about to give up on finding the elusive Jade, when the sound of a familiar tune caught his ears and made him whip around on the spot.
She must have found the music room…
He was right. Jade was seated in a big leather recliner with a 1953 Fender Telecaster in her hands, playing the Gold Dragons’ first hit – Light This Way . Apollo took a breath as he stalked into the room, grabbing a 1963 Gibson on the way. He plugged it into an amp and sunk into a chair across from Jade, his hands already playing the song before his brain could even catch up.
The night was long, but you were there
We went together, but I’m still alone
It wasn’t real, you’re always missing
We went together, were you ever there at all?
The words came easily, years of singing it at every concert having etched it into his memory. For the first time, he had to stop and wonder what had made him write the lyrics in the first place. It had been so long ago.
He watched Jade smile at him as she took the solo, her hands plucking the strings with effortless grace. She was no slouch on the guitar, and he was sure she could give him a run for his money. It made his chest fill with pride. That was exactly the kind of woman he was missing – one that could stand on her own two feet next to him and Alexander. The dragon ancients had done a great service to them for bringing Jade to their very doorstep.
Jade played the last few notes of the song backed up by Apollo. He kept the guitar on his lap as Jade turned down the volume on the amp, strumming along to some song in her head.
“I see you found our music room,” Apollo said, sweeping an arm across the studio.
The walls were lined with old and rare guitars and there were concert-level instruments along with amps, speakers and lighting all over the room. All of the Goldplains were musical – it ran in the family. Alexander and Apollo had taken it one step further from using music for healing purposes or singing hymns for the dead, but their brothers were just as eager to take part. Ares was a damn fine drummer, and Achilles had a weakness for more classical instruments.
“It’s awesome! You guys should have told me you’re hiding stuff like this in the mansion!” she said, lifting the Telecaster a little and grinning from ear to ear. It was worn, but still in good shape, just like most of the gear in the room.
“Yeah. That was one of my father’s. It was his little weakness. Back then, rock was just starting to make a mark on the world, and they felt it wasn’t the time yet to indulge in stuff like that.”
Apollo shrugged. His parents had passed one after the other in quick succession, both his fathers succumbing to their age after his mother died. It was the heartbreaking reality of dragonkind. Life without their mate wasn’t worth living, and the dragon always seemed to agree. It was as if the life force got sucked out of the shifter after losing their mate. Even if they could have kept living physically, the soul didn’t wish to go on anymore. The downside of having human mates – they cut down the dragon’s life expectancy quite a bit. Still, Apollo had to agree that a shorter life with a woman he adored would be far superior to a long one filled with loneliness.
“Your fathers… So you had two?” Jade asked, cocking her head to the side.
Apollo chuckled. It must have been an odd concept for a human to grasp – sharing body and soul with more than one person. Of course, it was perfectly normal for shifter twins, but he couldn’t blame her for being a bit taken aback by it.
“I did, yes.”
The look on her face told him she obviously wanted more details, and when she launched into the theme song from Little House on the Prairie , he burst out laughing.
“Alright, okay. It isn’t exactly the most traditional way to be raised, I’ll give you that. But I think of it as just getting more of
He was just about to give up on finding the elusive Jade, when the sound of a familiar tune caught his ears and made him whip around on the spot.
She must have found the music room…
He was right. Jade was seated in a big leather recliner with a 1953 Fender Telecaster in her hands, playing the Gold Dragons’ first hit – Light This Way . Apollo took a breath as he stalked into the room, grabbing a 1963 Gibson on the way. He plugged it into an amp and sunk into a chair across from Jade, his hands already playing the song before his brain could even catch up.
The night was long, but you were there
We went together, but I’m still alone
It wasn’t real, you’re always missing
We went together, were you ever there at all?
The words came easily, years of singing it at every concert having etched it into his memory. For the first time, he had to stop and wonder what had made him write the lyrics in the first place. It had been so long ago.
He watched Jade smile at him as she took the solo, her hands plucking the strings with effortless grace. She was no slouch on the guitar, and he was sure she could give him a run for his money. It made his chest fill with pride. That was exactly the kind of woman he was missing – one that could stand on her own two feet next to him and Alexander. The dragon ancients had done a great service to them for bringing Jade to their very doorstep.
Jade played the last few notes of the song backed up by Apollo. He kept the guitar on his lap as Jade turned down the volume on the amp, strumming along to some song in her head.
“I see you found our music room,” Apollo said, sweeping an arm across the studio.
The walls were lined with old and rare guitars and there were concert-level instruments along with amps, speakers and lighting all over the room. All of the Goldplains were musical – it ran in the family. Alexander and Apollo had taken it one step further from using music for healing purposes or singing hymns for the dead, but their brothers were just as eager to take part. Ares was a damn fine drummer, and Achilles had a weakness for more classical instruments.
“It’s awesome! You guys should have told me you’re hiding stuff like this in the mansion!” she said, lifting the Telecaster a little and grinning from ear to ear. It was worn, but still in good shape, just like most of the gear in the room.
“Yeah. That was one of my father’s. It was his little weakness. Back then, rock was just starting to make a mark on the world, and they felt it wasn’t the time yet to indulge in stuff like that.”
Apollo shrugged. His parents had passed one after the other in quick succession, both his fathers succumbing to their age after his mother died. It was the heartbreaking reality of dragonkind. Life without their mate wasn’t worth living, and the dragon always seemed to agree. It was as if the life force got sucked out of the shifter after losing their mate. Even if they could have kept living physically, the soul didn’t wish to go on anymore. The downside of having human mates – they cut down the dragon’s life expectancy quite a bit. Still, Apollo had to agree that a shorter life with a woman he adored would be far superior to a long one filled with loneliness.
“Your fathers… So you had two?” Jade asked, cocking her head to the side.
Apollo chuckled. It must have been an odd concept for a human to grasp – sharing body and soul with more than one person. Of course, it was perfectly normal for shifter twins, but he couldn’t blame her for being a bit taken aback by it.
“I did, yes.”
The look on her face told him she obviously wanted more details, and when she launched into the theme song from Little House on the Prairie , he burst out laughing.
“Alright, okay. It isn’t exactly the most traditional way to be raised, I’ll give you that. But I think of it as just getting more of
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