Page 59 of The Monster's Mate

I blink slowly as my head tilts.

“Wraith left them out of our timeline,” Malice says, like the all knowing freak he is. “We don’t want either of themto experience nightmares or an irrational fear of the small devourer.”

“Right.” I scoff.

I’m fairly sureI’mgoing to dream about this.

Bane opts for his jeans and leaves his ridiculous boots open at the top. That dick—he just wants to show off his thick lines of muscle.

Athos and I are of a similar slender build, and while I’m covered in lithe muscles, I’ll never look as strong as the dragon.

His wings extend, and he flies up to our level. His boots hit the railing as Wraith collects the now-humanized Hazel.

“I’m going to return her to Nadia in the human realm,” Wraith says to Knight. “Would you like to go for Aline and Silence, or is that something you’d rather handle?” He directs the latter part to Malice.

“I’ll grab them,” Knight offers. “Don’t forget to unify the timelines.”

“You froze my mate?” Bane growls as he lands in a crouch next to me. “She’s fucking pregnant!”

“I know,” Wraith says with a nod. “Congratulations. She and the egg are both healthy. Would you like me to tell you the gender?”

“That’s never not going to freak people out.” Knight snorts, disappearing in a blink.

“Fuck no, that’s the kind of thing that’s meant to be a surprise,” Bane says. “It’s a boy, though, right?”

Wraith’s head tilts, and he pulls a robed hand up, snapping.

The crowd takes an audible breath, and it’s only then clear how eerily silent it was.

Veryn spins around, doing his best to peek over the railing. He doesn’t blink at seeing the desiccated corpse of his father’s dragon.

“You really did it!” He chucks himself at Bane, who bends to lift him. “If you didn’t, I was gonna when I got older.”

Charity bites her lip, studying Bane and Veryn. “Is it safe to go home now?”

Norah draws all of our attention by gathering her skirts and taking a knee. “You’ll make for a fine king one day.”

“No.” Veryn shakes his head of black hair. “Not me.”

“My queen.” A man approaches in the full Dragon’s Shield uniform. “What happened? Here, allow me to help you up. Did you stumble?”

Norah’s eyes widen as she allows the man to pull her to her feet. “I’m fine, Cain.”

Cain dips his head, brushing his lips over those of the shocked female dragon.

“Charity, my dear.” Athos claps. “That wish went more perfectly than any of us could have imagined. I’m such a sucker for second chance love, especially with two beings who will truly cherish each other. Also, I have to say, I think having a matriarchal society will suit the dragons.”

Charity blinks, but her face finally breaks out in a relieved smile. “Oh, thank God, but seriously, I have to pee. Can we go home now?”

My head tilts as my brain finally catches up to what Bane said. “You’re pregnant?”

Charity smiles, nodding.

“What? No way!” Veryn breaks out into a huge grin. “I’ve been wanting a baby brother or sister forever. I hope it’s a boy.”

Athos laughs. “Yes, I think we can safely file this under the win column.”

Now we just need to return to the human realm, so we can finally begin our lives.

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