Page 18 of Dragon Mine (Dragon Kings 2)
Vaughn laughed. “You’ll be inundated with the other mates wanting to talk to you.”
“Oh. I’m not really great with other women,” Jeyra said with a frown.
Rhi laughed and shook her head. “Everyone there is wonderful. It might be overwhelming at first, but you’ll soon learn that each of them has a special gift. There are other warriors, too, like you, so you needn’t worry about that.”
“Looks like we’re headed to Earth,” Varek said to Jeyra.
She glowed with happiness as she leaned forward to kiss him again. “I told you. Anywhere you are is home. I don’t care where we are.”
Vaughn felt more than ever that he was missing the other half of himself. The part he believed he’d found with Eurwen. He looked at the empty seat on the other side of him and wished that she was there.
He thought about their earlier conversation as the others talked. Maybe he’d been too hard on Eurwen. After all, she was taking a big chance allowing a doorway to connect Zora and Earth. Of course, she would be guarded. Of course, she would be defensive.
She might have opinions about his past, but she hadn’t been there. It wasn’t right that she judged something she hadn’t been involved in. But had he not done the same to her? Had he not judged her and lashed out, simply because he hadn’t liked what she’d said?
Vaughn set aside his uneaten plate and now-empty mug and tried to slip away unseen. He got two steps before he heard someone behind him. He turned and found Con.
“You going to her?” he asked.
Vaughn nodded. “Is that a problem?”
“She’s in a difficult position.”
“I realize that. It’s one of the reasons I’d like to talk to her again.”
Con crossed his arms over his chest. “I can no’ say I particularly like knowing what transpired between you and my daughter, but I only learned of her existence a few months ago. I have no right to get in your business.”
“She is your daughter, no matter the circumstances. But I need to know if she’s my mate, or if I’m hanging onto one night that happened eons ago for no reason.”
Con smiled and placed a hand on his shoulder. “Good luck. I can no’ imagine a better King for her.”
