Page 7 of Dimitri

Chapter 3

Dimitri

Icould only stare at the gorgeous man as he left the bakery. He was a warlock but didn’t belong to the council. That told me he was visiting, which meant he was either related to Master Edison or one of the other warlocks in the council.

“He does not seem too happy,” I said absently.

“He asked about how to eat the muffin. Seemed stuck-up to me, but that could often be the case with those warlocks.”

I glanced at Malorie, narrowed my eyes, then simply turned and left. I needed to follow my mate, but I knew he wouldn’t be too difficult to locate. He was my mate, and my dragon had gotten his scent. I was an incredible tracker, and if needed, I could shift and find his scent anywhere on the mountaintop.

I honestly expected him to be outside somewhere, but a few steps away from the bakery, his scent disappeared. He was a warlock, and that told me he’d used magic to go wherever he’d disappeared to. That wasn’t going to be an issue for me and my dragon though. But I was going to be logical about things and first ask about any warlocks visiting the area.

Knowing Master Edison was still in the council building, I returned to the building I’d left just moments ago.

“Forget something?” Slater asked as I checked back in with the front desk.

“Not exactly. More like found something and have a question.”

“Have fun with that, then, I guess.”

I nodded, and after putting my badge back in my pocket, I went to Master Edison’s hallway. As it so happened, that was also the hallway that my dedushka was in, and if nothing else, I knew he would be able to get the answers I needed.

I was a bit surprised when I approached Master Edison’s doorway and found so many in his office. I had paused long enough to gather attention though, and all talking ceased, and I found several pairs of eyes staring intently at me.

“Is something amiss, Dimitri? Your grandfather should be in his office, as far as I’m aware.”

I shook my head. “I had a question for you, Master Edison.”

“Then, by all means, come in and join us.”

I stepped into the office and glanced around. Master Edison was having some sort of meeting with his team, it seemed.

“I was curious if you knew of any warlocks visiting the area? His scent is familiar, which tells me he has family here.”

“Caspian is visiting,” Rainier said. “He was messaging me earlier about using our family’s cabin in Timber Valley. He should be here on the mountain by now though. He’s come to see his brother Sebastian.”

That gave me the answers I needed. I spent every day with Benjamin, and Benjamin was related to Sebastian, which was why my mate scented somewhat familiar.

“Thank you,” I said to Rainier. I turned to leave, my next destination Sebastian’s house to claim my mate.

“Wait,” Rainier said, his hand on my arm. I glanced down at it, then up at his face. “Why do you ask?”

“He’s my mate. I will go discuss claiming him now that I know where to look.”

“Hold up a moment,” Rainier said, his hand on my arm tightening. There were chuckles from the others in the room. It was Alistair who stepped forward.

“You can talk to him, yes, but you have to understand that Caspian might not necessarily be open to a dragon alpha bulldozing him. I had to tread carefully when I was courting River.”

I looked to Rainier. “Has my mate been traumatized?”

Rainier sighed as he shook his head. “No. But he lives in Spain, Dimitri. He’s a partner in his family’s law firm. It’s not exactly simple for him to just up and move here.”

“Then I will move to Spain until he can.” I looked around at the others in the room. “It is not as if my services as an enforcer are needed. It is always the warlocks that go out on the assignments.” Should I have said that? Most likely not. But even Dedushka knew there was an imbalance among the enforcers, and the warlocks and hellhounds tended to be favored. It was understandable: they had magical powers.

A glance at Master Edison showed his face was one of contemplation. I knew I was in a position of privilege that others weren’t, and I could say things of that nature. I didn’t use the fact that my grandfather was the created dragon for exceptions, but I wasn’t afraid to speak my mind when there was an obvious imbalance and others had started to talk about it.

“Have you discussed this with your grandfather?” Master Edison asked.

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