Water Dragon's Baby(Dragon Shifter Scifi Alien Romance) (Elemental Dragons Book 3) by Juno Wells, Scarlett Grove Page B
Authors: Juno Wells, Scarlett Grove
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Draconian Consulate at your earliest convenience.”
This was all happening so fast. Ella had imagined that maybe she would be matched with one of the dragon shifters who’d been born on Earth in the last thirty years. There were plenty of them; the basketball player in the reality TV show playing on her screen was an example of one of them. Nowadays, most girls were being matched with dragon shifters from their home planet of Draconia and traveling through the wormhole to live there.
But instead of a dragon from Earth or Draconia, she had been matched with a man who was millions upon millions of miles away on a distant planet she’d never even heard of.
The more she thought about it, the more nervous she become. Ella didn't know if she was ready for any of this. Maybe it had been a mistake. Now that she had entered the lottery, she had to at least go to the consulate.
In the past, human women were required to spend at least two weeks with their Draconian mate before deciding whether or not they would stay with them. The Draconians had what was called a mating impulse or ‘thrall’ that, if not satisfied, would slowly drive them mad.
No woman had ever chosen not to stay with her mate. But how in the world would she ever spend two weeks with a dragon who was millions of miles away in space? It just didn't seem possible.
Ella rose from her couch and went to the kitchen to use the food replicator. She flicked her finger over the holographic control panel and programmed her replicator to make her a slice of pepperoni pizza for dinner.
A moment later, her pizza popped out of the counter on a plate, bubbling hot with melted cheese. She grabbed her dinner, went to the couch, and continued watching reality TV shows.
Ella ate her pizza and tried to decide what she was going to do. When she was done, she cleaned up and went to her bedroom. She had a big foam bed under her window that she climbed into. She was so confused she had a hard time falling asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see behind them was the sight of her prince’s moss green eyes, staring at her through the vast distances between them.
2
E lla woke up early the next morning, and the first thought in her mind was the dragon shifter she'd been matched with the day before. She'd never met him or spoken to him, but there was something about the look in his eyes that made her feel like they'd known each other all their lives.
She couldn't rationalize her feelings, but that didn't make them any less intense. Since it was the weekend, and she didn't have to work that day, she got ready and left for the consulate. When her hover bus arrived at her bus stop, she got on board and rode through the skyways to her destination. There was a Draconian consulate on the street level in old Chicago that had been there since before the Mulgor invasion.
When she arrived, she got off the bus and stood in front of the Greek-style building with marble pillars and a domed roof. She took a deep breath and walked up the stairs to the front entrance. The doors slid open, and Ella walked inside, ready to meet her new life.
As soon as she stepped through the sliding glass doors, she was greeted by the Draconian consulate’s AI system.
“Greetings, Ella Turner. You have been matched with Shay Vishak, Water Prince of Galaton.”
Images of Shay projected three-dimensionally all around her and she was struck once again by his overwhelming masculine beauty. She gasped and lifted her fingertips to her lips.
Almost forgetting where she was and what she was doing, she didn't notice when the Draconian secretary approached her and cleared his throat. She looked up at the seven-foot-tall dragon shifter, wearing a skintight gray uniform and gasped again with surprise.
“Ella Turner,” the Draconian secretary said. “I am Secretary Kim. You know you have been mated with Prince Shay of Galaton. Congratulations.”
“I still don't understand what all this means,”
This was all happening so fast. Ella had imagined that maybe she would be matched with one of the dragon shifters who’d been born on Earth in the last thirty years. There were plenty of them; the basketball player in the reality TV show playing on her screen was an example of one of them. Nowadays, most girls were being matched with dragon shifters from their home planet of Draconia and traveling through the wormhole to live there.
But instead of a dragon from Earth or Draconia, she had been matched with a man who was millions upon millions of miles away on a distant planet she’d never even heard of.
The more she thought about it, the more nervous she become. Ella didn't know if she was ready for any of this. Maybe it had been a mistake. Now that she had entered the lottery, she had to at least go to the consulate.
In the past, human women were required to spend at least two weeks with their Draconian mate before deciding whether or not they would stay with them. The Draconians had what was called a mating impulse or ‘thrall’ that, if not satisfied, would slowly drive them mad.
No woman had ever chosen not to stay with her mate. But how in the world would she ever spend two weeks with a dragon who was millions of miles away in space? It just didn't seem possible.
Ella rose from her couch and went to the kitchen to use the food replicator. She flicked her finger over the holographic control panel and programmed her replicator to make her a slice of pepperoni pizza for dinner.
A moment later, her pizza popped out of the counter on a plate, bubbling hot with melted cheese. She grabbed her dinner, went to the couch, and continued watching reality TV shows.
Ella ate her pizza and tried to decide what she was going to do. When she was done, she cleaned up and went to her bedroom. She had a big foam bed under her window that she climbed into. She was so confused she had a hard time falling asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see behind them was the sight of her prince’s moss green eyes, staring at her through the vast distances between them.
2
E lla woke up early the next morning, and the first thought in her mind was the dragon shifter she'd been matched with the day before. She'd never met him or spoken to him, but there was something about the look in his eyes that made her feel like they'd known each other all their lives.
She couldn't rationalize her feelings, but that didn't make them any less intense. Since it was the weekend, and she didn't have to work that day, she got ready and left for the consulate. When her hover bus arrived at her bus stop, she got on board and rode through the skyways to her destination. There was a Draconian consulate on the street level in old Chicago that had been there since before the Mulgor invasion.
When she arrived, she got off the bus and stood in front of the Greek-style building with marble pillars and a domed roof. She took a deep breath and walked up the stairs to the front entrance. The doors slid open, and Ella walked inside, ready to meet her new life.
As soon as she stepped through the sliding glass doors, she was greeted by the Draconian consulate’s AI system.
“Greetings, Ella Turner. You have been matched with Shay Vishak, Water Prince of Galaton.”
Images of Shay projected three-dimensionally all around her and she was struck once again by his overwhelming masculine beauty. She gasped and lifted her fingertips to her lips.
Almost forgetting where she was and what she was doing, she didn't notice when the Draconian secretary approached her and cleared his throat. She looked up at the seven-foot-tall dragon shifter, wearing a skintight gray uniform and gasped again with surprise.
“Ella Turner,” the Draconian secretary said. “I am Secretary Kim. You know you have been mated with Prince Shay of Galaton. Congratulations.”
“I still don't understand what all this means,”
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