Page 49 of Dragon Revealed (Dragon Kings 1)
Chapter Twenty-four
Jeyra looked at Varek, shocked that he would ask such a thing. “Regret it? Not a bit. My eyes have been opened. I see the truth of the world I’ve lived in. I’m horrified by my involvement in any of it, but at least I can rest easy knowing I played a part in bringing it all down.”
“And the rebuilding of the society?” he questioned.
“I want no part of it. Things might be changing, but I don’t wish to return there. There is only one thing I want.”
His brows rose in his forehead. “What’s that?”
“To see you once more. In your real form.”
Varek frowned briefly. “Are you sure?”
“Very much,” she replied.
He moved back several paces. Then, with a wink at her, he shifted. Even though she had seen him in the arena, her attention had been divided between avoiding those wanting to kill them, protecting the Pink, and Varek. She hadn’t gotten to look her fill, but she was now.
His grayish-green scales shone brilliantly in the sunlight. His dragon eyes were ebony orbs sitting low in the thorny skull that gave him a threatening appearance. Two horns sat atop his head, and more horns of various sizes ran down the sides of his jawline. He had a long snout with two short, angular nostrils, and small crystalline growths on his chin. Rows of sharp teeth poked out from the sides of his mouth, giving him a menacing look that he ruined by smiling. He had a long, lean neck, and four limbs that ended in three digits tipped by massive, bone-like claws.
She leaned to the side when he opened his wings so she could look at their immense size. That’s when she noticed that the end of his tail had a scythe-like blade attached. To say he was terrifying was an understatement. But she had come to trust him, and to care for him. It was only because she got to know him in his human form that she had taken the steps needed to lift the veil of secrecy and deception from her city.
The part of her that had hated dragons was gone. There was still a tiny bit that held fear because she had seen what they could do. But she didn’t feel any type of apprehension with Varek. To prove that to him, and to herself, she looked up into his large, black eyes. He tucked his front two limbs and lay down, then he lowered his head to her.
Jeyra put her hand on his forehead and smiled. “It’s all because of you that everything has changed for me. I owe you so much.”
When she blinked, the dragon was gone, replaced by Varek in his human form. He took her hands and searched her gaze. “There is something I need to tell you.”
“All right.”
“Do you remember when I said that a dragon knows when he’s found his mate?”
Her stomach fluttered but she dared not hope. “Yes.”
“I’ve found mine. It’s you, lass. You’re my mate. Your strength, your courage, your desire to do the right thing no matter the costs, your warrior spirit, and your smile…they all called to me. We fit together. This might be a lot to take in, but I—”
“I love you, too,” she said over him.
His words halted and a smile split his face as he wrapped his arms around her. “Och, lass. I love you so much.”
Her grin was cut short by a sizzling kiss that had her yearning to feel him inside her once more.
Then he drew back his head and said, “We can wait as long as you want to do the ceremony.”
“I don’t care when it is,” she said with a laugh.
“Will you want to remain here?”
Jeyra considered that for a second and then shook her head. “I want to be where you are. If that means going to Earth, then we do.”
“It’s much different than here. You may no’ like it.”
She laced her fingers behind his neck. “You told me my home was wherever I wanted to make it. My home is with you. Wherever that may be.”
“Through time and space, we found each other. If that isna destiny, I doona know what is, my mighty warrior.”
Jeyra smiled up at him. “Indeed, my Dragon King.”
“Do you want to fly?” he offered.
“On your back?”
“Aye,” Varek replied with a grin.
Her eyes widened. “Yes, please.”
In minutes, she was on his back, holding onto his scales. He was careful taking off. The whoosh of his wings was deafening, but once they were airborne and gliding through the sky, she relaxed and took in the stunning beauty of the realm from a vantage point she had never seen before.
He flew her over bodies of water so wide that she couldn’t see land. He soared over areas that were nothing but giant rolling hills of sand. He coasted over spectacular mountains and thick forests. All she’d ever known was the area around the city. She had never ventured out because of the dragons, and she was appalled by all that she had missed by remaining within the city walls.
Jeyra couldn’t wait to go to his world. She knew obstacles would get in their way, but she was certain of their love. They were strong people on their own, but together, they would be even stronger.
