Fucking Hormones!
If this was how they were already I was going to be screwed by the time I delivered our eggs.
Why did I suddenly have the most ridiculously adorable image of a dragon dancing in my head?
Blink. Blink.
Nope, still there. Did I have a concussion? Did people hallucinate when they had concussions? Okay, dancing dragon was gone now, but that was hella trippy.
“I’ve considered it,” I said as we entered the house and I headed straight for the bathroom, tugging him the entire way.“And no, I don’t have to go back to work at the diner after today. Now that I have officially crossedgetting kidnappedoff my anti-bucket list, I don’t see the need to press my luck.”
“Anti-bucket list?” he muttered as I turned the water on as warm as it would go before adding just enough cold that it didn’t scald my skin.
“It’s a list of all the things people would not like to do before they die,” I said as I stepped beneath the spray, moaning as it washed over me. “Now this I could do forever.”
“I’ll get started on dinner,” he said, our eyes meeting as I slowly closed the shower stall door. “And mate, thank you for thinking about it instead of telling me to go to hell.”
Chapter Nine
Odem
“Nice of you to join us,” Ionus sneered, purposely glancing at his watch. “You’re late.”
Even Ionus couldn’t ruin my good mood today. My mate had been beyond thankful to his rescuer…Twice. To say he worshipped the magic my dragons’ tongue weaved was putting it mildly.
Oh yeah, that was one of many…gifts…I possessed.
I’d have been a fool to turn him down.
As if.
Ha-ha, some modern-day lingo was just fun to use.
“Hello, Odem, are you in there?” Mattias tapped my skull.
“Dude, knock it off.” I took a seat in one of the leather chairs surrounding the large meeting table in Ionus’ massive office. This man did nothing small. Not even when impregnating his mate. Now that shit was just funny.
“As I was saying,” Ionus snarled. “We’ve detained four of our assailants, three dragons and a witch. Three others are dead, courtesy of Odem and Ronan. Well, one decided to take his own life,” he paused, eyes burning into me. “Wipe that smile off your face, Odem. Taking a life is never to be celebrated.”
“It is when they threaten your mate and your eggs.” There was no budging on that. Threaten my family and you’ve just signed your own death certificate.
“Anyway, Emerson’s father got away. Have you shared that with Emerson, Caro?”
“Aye, needless to say neither of us are pleased with that outcome. Thankfully my mate is perfectly content staying on the compound.” Hopefully mine will be too. If he’d learn to play well with others I’d suggest he spend more time with Alex and Emerson.
“Wait, how did he get away?” It didn’t add up, Caro only had one assailant, which should’ve been easy peasy.
Caro huffed. “My guess is the ones the rest of you took care of in the cave alerted him, because mid-fight, he took off. I followed him for a while but didn’t want to leave the compound unprotected, so I came back.”
“Makes sense.”
“Yes, Caro made the right decision to protect our loved ones. Larkin is getting nowhere with the detainees, even after the scare of Odem’s errant fireball. Stop rolling your eyes, Odem, you’re not twelve.”
“One tiny fireball, big deal.” Even if it was directly aimed at a jackass who more than deserved it.
“I can’t decide if I like depressed Odem or the old, smart-ass Odem better,” Caro grinned. “But I am happy your mating is moving onto a better path.”
“You and me both, brother, though it pisses me off that he had to be kidnapped for it to happen. He still doesn’t believe he’s adragon, or has any powers, even though he shot a lava ball at one of the kidnappers.”
