Mickey and Sarai were very excited about this event as it would be one of the biggest projects for their company, which would result in great success in future.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
Mickey’s eyes flickered down to her phone and she pursed her lips as she noticed Sarai’s name on the screen.
“Hey, girl. What’s going on?”
“I…it’s…they’re…” Sarai’s words were broken up between sobs and Mickey instantly felt a pang of worry as it struck the center of her chest.
“Whoa, hey now. Take a breath. I can’t understand anything you’re saying, hun. What’s going on? Slow down and tell me what’s going on.” Sarai sucked in a deep breath and Mickey could hear her struggling to make out her sentence.
“W.. we…we were attacked, Mickey!” she exclaimed. Mickey’s eyes widened as she pushed the phone closer to her ear.
“What? I don’t understand. Attacked? What do you mean?” she asked, confused as ever.
“Balthazar…” she stuttered, “He attacked us because he wants to be the only heir of the dragon shifter clans.”
“What the hell? Oh my God, are you okay? Are the kids all right?” she asked, trying her best to remain calm and hide the terror she immediately began feeling. Trembling and uncertain, she bit into her lip as she listened closely.
“It all happened so fast. I mean, I had to save the kids… I guess, somehow in the midst of it all I broke my leg. But…” Sarai trailed her words, “Something strangely incredible happened. I mean, I’m still not entirely sure what to think of it, but…”
“But, what, Sarai?” Mickey pressed.
“Well, you know Alistair is a dragon shifter. It might surprise you, but I also…have magical powers. I mean, how can a normal human fight alone with the fiercest dragon?”
“Whoa! Wow! What happened? Is everyone else okay? What about Alistair?” Mickey asked, stunned by this new information.
“I hope so, I mean he wasn’t home, luckily. To be honest, I fear if he had been here, Balthazar would have killed him for sure. The children are fine, just shaken up. Anyway, with my damaged leg, I may not be able to go to this wedding event, as you can imagine.
“David has already agreed to go with you and assist. You’ll also have a team of workers with you, and the hotel has amped up extra staff, so you’ll have plenty of help. I am confident that you can do this, Mick. And, that’s not all, I want you to take credit for this one. You’ve earned it, and you deserve to have some fun and not worry about me. I have the most loving and caring husband.”
“How am I supposed to do that? Are you sure you’ll be safe?”
“Honey, I’ve got this. Trust me, anyone comes in here after my babies, I’ll be sporting some bright orange and happily carry my ass to prison. You don’t mess with a mama bear.”
“Not mama bear; I always said you were a pixie.” Sarai laughed, but in the back of her mind wondered if Mickey was right.
“Well you let me know if you need anything. Promise?”
“Promise. Now, have fun. Love you.” Mickey was a little nervous now, as she had to handle everything alone.
You can do it, Mickey. She shrugged.
She had just completed the final preparations and it was going sorely late. As luck would have it, she had a long ass flight the next morning, too, and she needed to get home to start packing. If she was lucky, she might get just a few hours of sleep before she had to crack her eyes open and drag her tired ass to the airport. When she finally made it to her bed, she was out in minutes, exhausted and anxious and ready to carpe diem the hell outta this new opportunity.
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Almost two days later, they all landed at the Male airport. “You ready for this to be over?” David asked her as they all boarded the ferry.
“I don’t know. I mean, it’s pretty heavenly here. Look at the freaking view.” The water was so blue, Mickey swore it looked just like pure sapphire or topaz. It was enchanting and downright breathtaking. The perfect romantic place for a wedding.
“What do you want to do when we arrive?” David asked as they reached the resorts.
Mickey’s eyes widened as she took it all in. “I don’t know, but wow! This place is even more lavish than I first imagined it. I might just spend all day resting in comfort.”
“What about going for a swim later?”
Mickey shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe. We’ll see. I’m feeling a little jet lagged, to be honest. We humans usually get tired after spending almost thirty hours in flight.” She teased David in a low voice so that nobody can hear, and David laughed at it.
