Seed of the Dragon: A Paranormal Dragon Shifter Romance by Serena Rose

they seem dodgy to me,” I said.
    “This is going to be difficult with you, isn’t it?” Shawn commented.
    “Don’t be rude!” I laughed back.
    I crossed my arms and looked out the window.
    “Did you feel it again?” Shawn asked.
    “Yeah,” I said.
    That horrible feeling in my gut had returned and I could feel myself beginning to break out in a cold sweat. It was worse this time, as if whatever danger I had sensed before was getting closer to us.
    “Rachel?” Shawn asked in concern.
    I grabbed at my stomach and sighed. “It’s nothing, I just…” I began.
    “Believe in your gut,” Shawn said.
    “We need to leave. Now,” I said.
    Shawn grabbed at my backpack and put the straps on his shoulders. “Let’s go,” he said as he held out his hand.
    I took it and relishing in how callused yet soft it was.
    “Rachel?” Shawn called out.
    “Yes?” I said.
    “You’re kind of holding my hand a bit too tight, it hurts,” he said.
    I let my grip go slack. “Sorry the stress must be getting to me,” I said.
    “It’s alright,” Shawn smiled. “I was also hoping we could leave at night so the trip would be faster but if it’s that dangerous right now then we should leave immediately.”
    “Why night?” I asked.
    “It’ll be easier to slip away, plus I could fly us to Dublin,” Shawn said.
    “F-f-fly us?!” I exclaimed.
    “I am a dragon, remember?” said Shawn.
    I felt myself grow a little faint.
    “Rachel?”
    “I’m fine, I’m fine,” I repeated. “Michael?”
    “Yes, Mommy?” Michael answered from his place on the floor with his train.
    “We need to go,” I said.
    “Again?” Michael asked.
    “Again, otherwise the bad man might come for us,” I lied.
    “Oh!” Michael exclaimed, “we need to go!”
    “Yes, Michael, we need to go,” Shawn said.
    “Is Shawn coming with us?” Michael asked.
    “Yes, he is,” I said to Michael.
    Michael got up and stood beside me. “I’m ready!” Michael exclaimed.
    “No you’re not,” I laughed. “You need a jacket.”
    I grabbed my son’s jacket from the closet and helped him slip it on. I grabbed my own and a large one for Shawn. I passed Shawn the large jacket.
    “It was Auntie’s husband’s,” I said as I handed it over.
    “Are you sure she won’t mind?” Shawn asked.
    “She’s been meaning to get rid of his things for a long time. Besides, it’ll be of more use to you than in the closet,” I said.
    “Thanks,” said Shawn.
    We both slipped on our jackets and put on our shoes, Shawn helping Michael before putting on his own. Once we were all ready, we exited through the front door.
    “Won’t they follow us from here?” I asked, feeling a chill.
    “Yes, so we’ll have to lose them somehow,” Shawn explained.
    “And how exactly are we going to do that?” I asked.
    We walked down the driveway, me and Michael trailing behind Shawn. Shawn didn’t answer and just walked over to the first driveway with a car he could find.
    “What are you doing?” I asked.
    Michael held my hand and looked up at me and Shawn as we spoke. Shawn kneeled down next to the driver side of the car and transformed his hands into claws like I had seen before. He was fiddling with the lock.
    “I’m going to steal this car,” Shawn said nonchalantly.
    “What?” I exclaimed, “That’s illegal!”
    “We’re going to need it more than whoever it belongs to,” he tried to reason with me.
    “You think that you can just steal a car in broad daylight and get away with it?!” I said in surprise.
    Done it before,” Shawn said with a smile.
    “Michael, do not listen to him,” I said to my son.
    Shawn was being a terrible influence on Michael, but I couldn’t really argue that we needed a car. There was no way we’d lose whoever had their eye on us by going on public transportation. I sighed and looked away.
    “Turning a blind eye?” Shawn asked.
    “Oh shut it,” I replied in a sour tone.
    “Shut it! Shut it!” Michael