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Eyeing the rest of his body so I could figure out the best way to climb onto his back, I noticed small spikes along his neck that became larger at the top of his head, but not as big as the ones on his tail.
Staying at the center of his back where my feet could rest on his wings was probably ideal, but before I jumped on, I walked toward him and rubbed my hands over his chest.
The scales were smoother than I’d assumed, more polished and less…snakelike. Though, I wouldn’t be telling him that was what I’d expected.
His body rumbled beneath my touch, and he lowered his head. I moved my touch to his face, and his eyes fluttered closed.
“You’re magnificent,” I whispered to his dragon, eliciting another echoing rumble.
He appreciates your…appreciation, my wolf said, making my entire body stiffen.
You can talk to his dragon?I’d known that fated wolves could talk to each other, but I didn’t think that same notion applied to those not created by the Moon Goddess.
We’ve been mated before, she reminded me.I still have a connection to him even though you don’t.
That made me mildly jealous, but more than that, after everything we’d been through this last week, I was thankful she had that with him.
I gave his face one more gentle rub, then moved over to where his front leg was beneath his wing. Reaching up, I grabbed the edge of his left wing and stepped up onto his leg, pulling myself up.
He stayed perfectly still, and the rest was easier than I expected. Within a few seconds, I was seated in the middle of his back, the tips of my toes resting on his wings and my hands holding onto the slight humps down his spine.
It wasn’t the most comfortable spot in the world, but I felt safe there.
He flapped his wings and pushed into the sky. As soon as we were off the ground, I leaned forward, pressing my stomach against his back and wrapping my arms around him.
This position wasn’t any safer—it was probably worse, given I didn’t have much to grasp onto around his sides—but as the wind came at me, lower just felt better.
Calm down. We’re fine, my wolf said.
How the hell do you know that?
Because if we fall off, they’ll catch us.
I gaped. That’ssupposed to make me feel better?
That’s up to you.
If I could choke her, some days, I was certain that I would.
As much as I wanted to see Cillian’s world from this vantage point, I couldn’t keep my eyes open. My stomach churned every time I tried to peek.
I didn’t think you were afraid of heights, my wolf chided.
This is not a heights thing. Not even fucking close.
This was like the world’s worst roller coaster.
I sensed her amusement but did my best to ignore her, especially when Cillian’s dragon dipped quickly toward the ground and the previous day’s dinner tried to come back up.
Mother shittery shit.
The landing was smooth, at least, and I took a steadying breath before getting off his back. I didn’t want Cillian to know that I never wanted to do that again.
Once I felt solid enough, I jumped to the ground, stepping away from his dragon so he could shift back.
Before I could turn around to watch, his arms were already circling around my back and hugging me from behind. “How was that?”
“Fun,” I answered, glad I wasn’t looking right at him.
