Billionaire Dragons' Fated: BBW Paranormal Dragon Shifter Menage Romance by Anya Nowlan Page B
Authors: Anya Nowlan
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that parental attention kids crave for. Our fathers were pretty similar – strong, caring, dependable. A lot like Alexander. Most twin Alphas are pretty much alike, I hear. It’s supposedly what makes them work so well as a unit.”
Apollo shrugged. He certainly wasn’t very similar with Alexander. It was something that had become almost a point of pride as they grew up. Alexander was always the ‘good’ one. The one that kept the family values in mind, the one who excelled when needed and fell into the backdrop when required. Apollo always did everything the opposite way, and it didn’t take long until not being like Alexander became important to him as well. Funny how life goes – some rules just aren’t made to be followed.
“But you and Alexander aren’t,” Jade said.
It was more of a statement than a question. Apollo nodded.
“We’re not. We’re actually descended from dragons, who used to own areas on the present day territory of France. We still have a chateau there with some vineyards. Our mother was French – Colette. She named me, and my fathers argued until they settled on a name for Alexander. That was their agreement – my mother would get to name the rest of the brood if my fathers, Argus and Aias, got to name the firstborn.
That doesn’t explain how we’re different, but I guess what I’m trying to say is that we weren’t brought up to be the same from the beginning. There weren’t separate expectations for us or anything, but my parents made it very clear that we were allowed to chase our dreams, and they weren’t going to stop us. The Goldplains prosper in a time where most dragon families are bleeding wealth, and I think the fact that we’re a bit off the norm is a big part of that.”
Apollo plucked a few chords on the guitar, memories of his childhood flooding back to him. Happy days spent in this very same house, exploring and becoming the dragon he was today. He had to wonder what his parents would say now. He doubted they’d be very happy with his deservedly bad reputation, or the drinking, or the women.
But they’d like Jade, he concluded with a smile.
“I think having a big family would be nice,” Jade said absently, staring up at the high ceiling of the room. “I was an only child, and I always missed having siblings. And my mother was a single mother, so there was never that support system that a kid needs. If I am to have kids, I want plenty of them. But only if I can be sure that they have two parents.”
She glanced at Apollo, and with a sudden blush, corrected herself. “Or, well, at least two parents, I guess.”
Heat pooled in Apollo, and he set aside the guitar. Dragons above, she was completely devastating. It was as if she was made to fit between him and Alexander, to match their curves and edges perfectly and make them into one whole. Intelligent, a killer musician, feisty, but still so delicate – she was everything he didn’t know he’d missed.
Apollo stood up and stepped over to her chair. He put his hands on either armrest, his body blocking Jade’s. Her gorgeous green eyes went wide with surprise, and as he leant in, she touched her hand to his chest, sending a lightning bolt of desire through him.
His lips brushed against hers. Gently at first, but all carefulness was quickly abandoned. He took the guitar off her lap, and his hands went around her waist. In an instant, she was in his arms, her legs around his waist, and he was sinking back into the chair, holding her body tightly against his.
He wasn’t sure what it was – whether the immensely clear vision he had of her as the mother of his and Alexander’s children? Or was it just that he’d been imagining how the moment would taste for so long that he couldn’t say no when they were finally alone and she was within his grasp? Whatever it was, he was going to enjoy it.
He nipped at her lower lip, and it coaxed out a sighing moan from Jade. It made Apollo hard in an instant, and he
Apollo shrugged. He certainly wasn’t very similar with Alexander. It was something that had become almost a point of pride as they grew up. Alexander was always the ‘good’ one. The one that kept the family values in mind, the one who excelled when needed and fell into the backdrop when required. Apollo always did everything the opposite way, and it didn’t take long until not being like Alexander became important to him as well. Funny how life goes – some rules just aren’t made to be followed.
“But you and Alexander aren’t,” Jade said.
It was more of a statement than a question. Apollo nodded.
“We’re not. We’re actually descended from dragons, who used to own areas on the present day territory of France. We still have a chateau there with some vineyards. Our mother was French – Colette. She named me, and my fathers argued until they settled on a name for Alexander. That was their agreement – my mother would get to name the rest of the brood if my fathers, Argus and Aias, got to name the firstborn.
That doesn’t explain how we’re different, but I guess what I’m trying to say is that we weren’t brought up to be the same from the beginning. There weren’t separate expectations for us or anything, but my parents made it very clear that we were allowed to chase our dreams, and they weren’t going to stop us. The Goldplains prosper in a time where most dragon families are bleeding wealth, and I think the fact that we’re a bit off the norm is a big part of that.”
Apollo plucked a few chords on the guitar, memories of his childhood flooding back to him. Happy days spent in this very same house, exploring and becoming the dragon he was today. He had to wonder what his parents would say now. He doubted they’d be very happy with his deservedly bad reputation, or the drinking, or the women.
But they’d like Jade, he concluded with a smile.
“I think having a big family would be nice,” Jade said absently, staring up at the high ceiling of the room. “I was an only child, and I always missed having siblings. And my mother was a single mother, so there was never that support system that a kid needs. If I am to have kids, I want plenty of them. But only if I can be sure that they have two parents.”
She glanced at Apollo, and with a sudden blush, corrected herself. “Or, well, at least two parents, I guess.”
Heat pooled in Apollo, and he set aside the guitar. Dragons above, she was completely devastating. It was as if she was made to fit between him and Alexander, to match their curves and edges perfectly and make them into one whole. Intelligent, a killer musician, feisty, but still so delicate – she was everything he didn’t know he’d missed.
Apollo stood up and stepped over to her chair. He put his hands on either armrest, his body blocking Jade’s. Her gorgeous green eyes went wide with surprise, and as he leant in, she touched her hand to his chest, sending a lightning bolt of desire through him.
His lips brushed against hers. Gently at first, but all carefulness was quickly abandoned. He took the guitar off her lap, and his hands went around her waist. In an instant, she was in his arms, her legs around his waist, and he was sinking back into the chair, holding her body tightly against his.
He wasn’t sure what it was – whether the immensely clear vision he had of her as the mother of his and Alexander’s children? Or was it just that he’d been imagining how the moment would taste for so long that he couldn’t say no when they were finally alone and she was within his grasp? Whatever it was, he was going to enjoy it.
He nipped at her lower lip, and it coaxed out a sighing moan from Jade. It made Apollo hard in an instant, and he
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