Epilogue
Several months later
“This is the life,” Blaze said as he reclined on a lounge chair.
Arena rubbed sun tan lotion over his shoulders, enjoying the feel of his muscles beneath her fingertips. Just months ago, she had been badly injured. Her attacker, Cor, not been allowed to shift to heal his own injuries and was currently in lock up somewhere on the ranch in Arizona.
After Arena and Blaze healed, they wasted no more time and claimed each other as true mates. His clan had returned with the two of them to her clan and had assimilated. So much had happened — she had taken Blaze as her mate, her people finally acknowledged Blaze as Zocor’s heir, and they planned celebration of their mating.
Finally, they had made it to her favorite spot in the Maldives. Their people would start to relocate to this island in a few weeks, but for right now, she and Blaze had the private beach all to themselves.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” she asked him.
He turned to look up at her. “It is, but not as beautiful as you.”
She leaned down to kiss him. “Mate, you are a little biased.”
“I’m honest.”
For weeks now, she had waited for a perfect moment alone with him. There was something she needed to tell him. She wasn’t sure how he would react. Arena had grown silent and looked off into the distance.
“Is something wrong?” he asked, cupping her cheek to turn her to face him.
“No, everything is perfect. Absolutely perfect. But there’s something I need to tell you.”
“What?”
“You’ve been a blessing to me in so many ways, but you’ve given me something that I never thought would be possible.”
“Arena?” his deep voice sounded concerned.
She took his hand in hers and laid it across her flat stomach. “I’m going to have our dragonlet in a few months.”
“What?” He sat up quickly, almost toppling them both off the lounge. He lifted her and placed her in his lap. “Is this really happening?”
She nodded, tears of joy spilling down her cheeks. “Yes.”
“Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Are you okay? We need to find a healer.”
Placing a finger over his lips, she shushed him. “It’s okay, honey. I have already seen a doctor, that’s a healer here on Earth. When I realized that I might be pregnant, I worried since I had difficulties with my previous attempts. The doctor is someone who knows about our people and has been very helpful in the past. I told him about my medical history and he thinks that I had a low estrogen level, which may have caused the miscarriages. We started treatments immediately. I didn’t want to tell you until I was far enough along and I had good news. The doctor says that I am healthy and the baby is too.”
He stroked her stomach. “You should have told me sooner. I am grateful to have you, but this…is a miracle.Youare my miracle.”
She kissed him and sighed in contentment. “You’re my miracle, Blaze. I love you.”
“I love you, too, my queen. Forever.”
