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I’m exhausted.
I don’t even know what happens afterward but I know that I sag and he scoops me up.
Safely tucked in his arms, I look up, vaguely noticing that he’s still subtly shifting between man and dragon. A smile crosses my lips and he turns his head, glancing down at me. His words are in draconian but I understand them anyway.
I love you.
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My whole body feels different, astonishingly ripe and sensitive.
I’ve been claimed and the branding feels hot on my chest.
I must be dreaming, because I’m standing by that silvery lake again.
The water gleams invitingly and seems to beckon me to come closer. I can’t stop myself, needing to feel it lick over my skin and I hold my hand out, longing, knowing that it has something for me that I need.
Walking as if in a trance, I stop once the water is up to my waist and I notice something at the bottom. Glittering, it coaxes my attention and I bend down, picking it up. My eyes flare in admiration.
A crystal.
The most beautiful crystal I’ve ever seen; oval shaped and smooth like black tourmaline, but heavy, despite being smaller than my palm. I hold it to my chest and the moment I do, I feel my heart boom. With the crystal in my hands, I walk back up to the shore, a smile lingering on my lips....
I wake up in the middle of the night, twitching and looking around in confusion.
Darkness lies like a heavy quilt over the room and Craven sleeps peacefully next to me. Only the silk sheet covers his hips and he’s semi-erect. I bite my lip, hungering for him again but my body doesn’t feel right.
It feels heavier, rotund and my breasts ache.
I touch one, groaning from how tender it is and pull my hand away. I rise on my elbows, sore between my legs. And looking down, I gasp in shock at what I see.
The black crystal from my dream rests between my thighs.
How did it end up there?
It was just a dream, wasn’t it?
Maybe not...
Wrapping my hands around it, I notice how warm it is but it’s not uncomfortable and I pull it into my arms. I glance at Craven, wondering if I should wake him up but I’m suddenly overprotective of the nugget. It feels good cradling it by myself in the middle of the night and I let out a low, soft hum. Affection flares in me and I’m not sure how I can feel this way about an object.
I don’t know exactly what this crystal is yet, but I know it means a lot to me.
And I’ll kill anyone who tries to take it.
10.
Craven
Still with my eyes closed I stir in bed, searching for Kylie’s warm flesh but her side of the bed appears to be empty. My eyes flare. She’s not here but her scent still tickles my nostrils.
I raise my head and the curtains are drawn. The room bathes in a dim light and I catch Kylie sitting in a chair in the corner.
My mouth curves at the sight of her. “Good morning.”
She flashes a pale smile, before hugging a bundle of blankets in her arms.
“You got something there?” I ask but she shakes her head, biting her lip and averting her gaze.
