pure…nothing but white light and a sense of peace, but there was no way she would shift without warning if he had anything to say about it.
The fear he’d heard in Devon’s voice, accompanied by the pain on the older Guardsman’s face when he believed Anya to be dying, had been damn near paralyzing. At the time, Aaron’s thoughts had been divided between helping the couple and keeping Charlie from a total meltdown after she’d ignored his orders to return to the reception. While the details were blurry, the one thing for certain was that Anya had been in excruciating pain and Devon had been ready to follow her to the Heavens
Neither had talked much about that night. All Devon said was that Anya was adapting to her new state of being and he was thrilled that calling her dragon forth had become a painless event. Apparently, she’d even taken to flying like a natural. He’d heard that Siobhan and Zachary, the oldest Elder in dragon kin, were searching every available archive to find Anya’s heritage. Being the first female dragon in hundreds of years had to be one of the coolest, and freakiest things, the poor woman had ever been through.
Well, besides turning into a dragon.
Once again, Aaron thought about his and Aidan’s transformation. The twins had felt the stirring of the beast at exactly the same moment. Barely making it to the valley between the two mountains that bordered the Silver Clan’s lair before the crippling pain of their first shift began, the brothers drew on the knowledge buried deep in their souls and that of their dragons to survive. Aaron’s last coherent thought had been to call to his father.
His extremities still tingled remembering the magic filling every molecule of his body just as his entire being began to tear and reconfigure into that of his dragon. Even his bones, that in human form were dense and heavy, became hollow and light to enable flight. Thankfully, only the first transformation was painful. Now, what had originally taken hours was instantaneous.
Of course, he and Aidan had gotten to experience it in stereo. Being identical twins, as close as two people can genetically be, they completely shared one another’s transformation. They had teased each other mercilessly for years, one always accusing the other of being the bigger baby. Their father had declared it a draw and their mother had fussed over them for days after they returned home.
Some of the best times of my life.
As sleep claimed him, all he could think was that even better times were to come. It was as if his life was beginning anew…
Aaron woke to the sun in his eyes, a crick in his neck, and a cramp in his leg, but he’d never been happier or more rested. He knew he would endure absolutely anything to awaken with the woman that owned his heart and soul in his arms every morning for the rest of his life.
Sometime during the wee hours of the morning, Charlie’s back had mercifully stopped bothering her. She’d wound herself around him and clung so tightly, he had to imagine they looked like a human pretzel. Aaron had never liked sharing a bed with anyone, let alone have them touching him, but now that Charlie was in his life, he couldn’t imagine sleeping without her touch.
Wanting to do something special for his mate, Aaron carefully untangled their limbs, moved her to the bed where he lovingly positioned her to make sure she got as much rest as possible, and then stood. He watched her fall back into a deep sleep. His dragon chuffed, urging him to crawl back into bed, but the man wanted to provide for their mate.
Grabbing his clothes, he quickly dressed and headed down to fix breakfast. Charlie’s refrigerator was basically bare, so it was on to plan B. Two minutes later, he was roaring down the road, headed to his favorite diner to grab one of everything on the menu.
Maude, the diner owner, and her daughter, Jill, laughed at the amount of food he ordered, teasing that only a man in love ate that
The fear he’d heard in Devon’s voice, accompanied by the pain on the older Guardsman’s face when he believed Anya to be dying, had been damn near paralyzing. At the time, Aaron’s thoughts had been divided between helping the couple and keeping Charlie from a total meltdown after she’d ignored his orders to return to the reception. While the details were blurry, the one thing for certain was that Anya had been in excruciating pain and Devon had been ready to follow her to the Heavens
Neither had talked much about that night. All Devon said was that Anya was adapting to her new state of being and he was thrilled that calling her dragon forth had become a painless event. Apparently, she’d even taken to flying like a natural. He’d heard that Siobhan and Zachary, the oldest Elder in dragon kin, were searching every available archive to find Anya’s heritage. Being the first female dragon in hundreds of years had to be one of the coolest, and freakiest things, the poor woman had ever been through.
Well, besides turning into a dragon.
Once again, Aaron thought about his and Aidan’s transformation. The twins had felt the stirring of the beast at exactly the same moment. Barely making it to the valley between the two mountains that bordered the Silver Clan’s lair before the crippling pain of their first shift began, the brothers drew on the knowledge buried deep in their souls and that of their dragons to survive. Aaron’s last coherent thought had been to call to his father.
His extremities still tingled remembering the magic filling every molecule of his body just as his entire being began to tear and reconfigure into that of his dragon. Even his bones, that in human form were dense and heavy, became hollow and light to enable flight. Thankfully, only the first transformation was painful. Now, what had originally taken hours was instantaneous.
Of course, he and Aidan had gotten to experience it in stereo. Being identical twins, as close as two people can genetically be, they completely shared one another’s transformation. They had teased each other mercilessly for years, one always accusing the other of being the bigger baby. Their father had declared it a draw and their mother had fussed over them for days after they returned home.
Some of the best times of my life.
As sleep claimed him, all he could think was that even better times were to come. It was as if his life was beginning anew…
Aaron woke to the sun in his eyes, a crick in his neck, and a cramp in his leg, but he’d never been happier or more rested. He knew he would endure absolutely anything to awaken with the woman that owned his heart and soul in his arms every morning for the rest of his life.
Sometime during the wee hours of the morning, Charlie’s back had mercifully stopped bothering her. She’d wound herself around him and clung so tightly, he had to imagine they looked like a human pretzel. Aaron had never liked sharing a bed with anyone, let alone have them touching him, but now that Charlie was in his life, he couldn’t imagine sleeping without her touch.
Wanting to do something special for his mate, Aaron carefully untangled their limbs, moved her to the bed where he lovingly positioned her to make sure she got as much rest as possible, and then stood. He watched her fall back into a deep sleep. His dragon chuffed, urging him to crawl back into bed, but the man wanted to provide for their mate.
Grabbing his clothes, he quickly dressed and headed down to fix breakfast. Charlie’s refrigerator was basically bare, so it was on to plan B. Two minutes later, he was roaring down the road, headed to his favorite diner to grab one of everything on the menu.
Maude, the diner owner, and her daughter, Jill, laughed at the amount of food he ordered, teasing that only a man in love ate that
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