Page 77 of Dragon Mine (Dragon Kings 2)
Chapter Twenty-Nine
The feel of Vaughn’s lips on her temple woke Eurwen from her dreams. She smiled to find herself curled tightly against his side. “Not yet,” she murmured.
He laughed softly. “I can do many things, but I can no’ stop the sun from rising.”
All she wanted was to have the day to herself to do whatever she wanted with Vaughn. No interruptions, no battles to fight. Nothing but the two of them. She’d let that slip away from her when they had been at Dreagan.
“We can return,” he said.
She rolled onto her back and turned her head to him. It had been a glorious night. Even better than their first on Zora. It made her wonder why she had ever tried to keep him at a distance. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t stay away from him. “We definitely will. I’ve found I quite like sleeping beneath the stars with you.”
“We didna exactly sleep.”
She grinned. “That’s what I liked.”
Vaughn laughed and rolled on top of her. “Come on. They’ll be waiting for us.”
Eurwen remained as he jumped to his feet and turned to walk into the loch. He dove beneath the water and surfaced a few minutes later, shaking his head to spray droplets everywhere. She laughed as she sat up to watch.
She wasn’t sure when she had stopped fighting the feelings within her, but she was glad that she had. Things with Vaughn had become much simpler. Almost too easy. She liked being with him. She enjoyed how she felt when she was with him.
She liked how he made her feel.
Yet, she still couldn’t answer if he was her mate or not. Was her Fae side blocking that? Or was she too afraid to look and discover the truth? Sadly, she wouldn’t be surprised if the answer was the latter option.
Eurwen knew that love existed. She didn’t doubt that. What she questioned was if it was there for her. Not once in her long life had she ever had a relationship. She’d had lovers—all from Earth, obviously. Though there had been a few dragons on Zora who’d tried to woo her. If she had felt anything for the dragons, she would’ve pursued them, but there had been nothing there.
Her lack of relationship experience likely factored into her hesitancy with Vaughn. He knew without a doubt what he wanted. She didn’t know which way was up when it came to love and relationships. And none of that even factored into her role on Zora.
The happiness she’d felt upon waking quickly dissipated. Eurwen got to her feet and walked to the loch for a quick swim. Once in the water, large hands wrapped around her and dragged her against a hard body she knew well. His arousal pressed against her stomach. Vaughn’s mouth met hers beneath the waves for a kiss unlike anything she’d ever experienced. They surfaced with their lips still locked together.
“Och, lass,” he murmured in a husky whisper that made her shiver with desire.
Eurwen closed her eyes for a moment, wishing they could give in to the pleasure they both wanted. Instead, she pushed away from him. “You’re the one who said we had to go.”
“Doona remind me,” he said grumpily.
They swam back to shore. The minute they stepped out of the loch, their magic dried them. Eurwen chose black leather pants and a form-fitting black shirt, and topped it with black armor that looked like dragon scales that covered her upper body and forearms. Black knee-high boots completed her look. She smoothed her hands over her hair, transforming the blond locks into intricate braids like the styles she favored from the Norse.
Vaughn let out a whistle.
She turned to face him to see that he had also chosen dark clothing with a simple black tee, dark jeans, and boots.
“You’re every inch a warrior,” he said as he walked to her.
“I suppose we’ll see.”
She took his hand, and with several small jumps, teleported them to Cairnkeep. Just as Vaughn had suspected, Con and V waited for them.
“Ready?” Con asked.
Vaughn nodded and looked at her. Eurwen bowed her head. It wasn’t as if she hadn’t been in a battle before, but nothing like what the Kings had been involved in. Eurwen couldn’t shake the feeling that her realm was in jeopardy. She hoped she was wrong, but given the way Con, V, and Vaughn acted, she didn’t think she was.
“The doorway to Earth is closed,” Eurwen told them.
V frowned and started to object.
Vaughn quickly said, “In case whatever is happening here came from Earth.”
“Good call,” Con said. “That way, we can isolate one variable.”
