Page 21 of Dimitri

His entire body sagged against mine. “No. It’s silly, I know, but at least for a time, I would like to be able to look at the place that we shared together. I can’t do that if we claim each other here.”

I nodded. That was true. “We have two options. Three, really. We either let me get dressed, or we go back to bed and try to behave.” Caspian scowled, which caused me to chuckle. “Not option one, I see,” I said. “You either pop us over to yourbrother’s house, or we rush across the yard, and we check out the house next door and hope it’s the one you want.”

“That’s promising. I like the sound of that one.”

I chuckled again. “The other option is for you to take us to your home in Spain and we claim each other there.” There truly were no other options that I could think of.

“I’ll take option two,” Caspian said. I felt two things at once: my body was suddenly wearing the clothing I had on earlier, only this time, I was wearing shoes, and then my stomach felt a gentle roll. The air around us was once again cold, and the wind could be heard howling from my right. We were outside, and it didn’t take long to realize that we were standing in front of mated enforcer houses.

“Which one is Sebastian’s?” I asked.

Caspian pointed to the house that was behind him and in front of me. I knew the large house on the end was Benjamin’s. That meant the house to my left was available, and I hurried that way, tugging Caspian along with me. We were once more chased by the snow, but as promised, the house was unlocked, and I was able to open it without issue.

I reached for the switch that was on the wall just inside the door, and when the entryway was suddenly illuminated, Caspian looked around. His arms were still around my neck but then slowly slid down my chest and then to my sides.

“So this is it, huh?”

“Ja. Your brother’s house is next door, and your cousin at the end beside him.”

Caspian nodded, then took my hand and pulled me into the house. He walked slowly, checking it out. I could scent his indifference, which was unexpected.

“What is wrong? You do not seem pleased.”

Caspian turned back toward me and shook his head. “I don’t know. I thought I would feel something. Some sort of connection to this place, but I don’t.”

“Do you wish to look at other houses? We can return to the one I’m currently in, and once the sun is up, we can come back to look and see what else is available.” I truly did not care where we lived. If he wanted to be in Spain, I would go without a thought. If he wished to be here, then here we would be.

Caspian turned in a circle, and when he was facing me again, he had half a smile on his face. It dropped, along with his shoulders, once he was looking at me. “This isn’t it,” he told me. “I know I said I wanted to live next to my brother, but this doesn’t feel like home. This isn’t the one.”

I nodded before I closed the distance between us. “Then we will keep searching.” I wrapped my arms around Caspian’s shoulders before I pulled him close. “If you could do your thing and pop us back into the other house, we can discuss it further if you wish.”

My stomach flipped in response, and when the familiar scents of the place I’d called home surrounded us, I reached for Caspian’s coat. I stopped, though, when a thought occurred to me. “Can you use your magic to get us anywhere?”

“Within reason. Certainly, if I’ve been there before. I might struggle with a place if I’ve not been there or at least nearby before.”

I nodded, still thinking. “You know where the council building is,” I said. “It’s just south of us a bit.”

“Yes. What about it?”

“My dedushka and yéye live in a house over by Dragon Falls. I have a cabin about ten minutes from them if I choose to live there. Perhaps that place would feel like home to you?” It was a gorgeous house and had a beautiful view of the falls. It was actually farther away from the falls, but the view wasstill there. It was near the other dragons’ cabins, and although I didn’t necessarily feel I rated a cabin away from the others, I understood the reasoning for it.

“Is it not for someone else? Is it truly yours?”

I nodded. “Mine. I chose not to live there. Perhaps I was waiting for you to come along before I moved in. The other dragons live close by, all within walking distance, and with you having magic, you would not have issues with visiting your brother and his family.” I would move into the cabin if that was where felt like home to Caspian.

“I’ve not been there. How will I know I’m in the correct place?”

I didn’t know how to describe the surrounding area. “Have you been to any of the other dragons’ houses?”

Caspian slowly shook his head. “When we visited, we were always here to see Sebastian. I did go walking before though, back in the spring while Seb was at work. There were some houses here and there. I remember one had a large back deck and chairs and a swing on the front porch.”

Without a doubt, that was Reinhold’s house. He’d been there. “Can you take us there? To that cabin?”

“Is that yours?”

I shook my head. “Mine is about a ten-minute walk from there. Is it possible for you to try and get us there?”

Caspian shrugged seconds before my stomach flipped again. I expected to be on or near Reinhold’s porch, but instead, we were standing on another porch. This one was completely bare, except for the snow that was piled up on it. How my mate had gotten us to the cabin, I wasn’t sure, but I would ask once we were inside and out of the storm. I pushed the door open, and after tugging my mate inside, I shut it, closing out the storm.

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