Page 20 of The Dragon's Stone Hearted Mate
“But you want my teeth in you,” I said, leaning in for another kiss but Rho stepped back. “Don’t do that.”
“Sherry is with this strange wolf. She is a rabbit. What if Cutter isn’t the crazy one but the wolf is?”
“What? Are you the guardian of all of the camp?” I asked.
“I am in my own way,” Rho nodded. “That’s where my spot is. That’s the spot I’ll return to if something happens to you. Besides, this is what you do. You save people.”
“I can save people later,” I said, going in for another kiss but Rho avoided that one too. “Fine.”
“I do not mean to disappoint you, my dragon. I did not consider how quickly the circumstances would change. Usually, Camp Air doesn’t see much excitement. Last time around the only exciting thing to happen was the cupboard got raided by a troop of fat raccoons who ate all the raisins.”
I rubbed the heel of my hand into my forehead. Of course, we had to go back and check on Sherry and the others. What was wrong with me?
“Sometimes you get to think with your dick too. It’s not illegal, you know?”my dragon chimed into my thoughts as Rho took my hand and started pulling me toward the camp. The thought of being without him hurt. So I followed him back down the treelined path to Camp Air.
Chapter Ten
Mori
CAMP AIR
I tucked Sherry into her bed and left the closet light on so that she didn’t wake up in the dark if she woke again before sunrise. Back on Earthside, Preston chuckled as he took notes. His laughter vibrated over our twin link as he stood watch over my body. Sure, I could’ve traveled to Camp Air in the literal sense but with our probable upcoming trip to Moonscale London, I figured I could make this trip a short one.
I didn’t count on a rabbit trying to beat me with a broom and then crying on me about a statue turning into Morvan’s mate. I’d be lucky if I got to speak with Morvan at all if the rabbit was telling the truth and not having some delusion. Grief caused a lot of weird symptoms. So, I wasn’t sure what to make of her story nor the lion who eavesdropped at our window after punching several ghosts. He carried his own set of problems clearly written on his face.
“Hello?” Morvan’s deep, draconic voice called from outside the cabin, and I sprinted to the door before he bellowed loud enough to wake up the sleeping rabbit shifter.
“SHHH!!!” I opened the door and slid out, closing it behind me as gently as I could. “Don’t be so loud. I just convinced her to lay back down.”
Morvan was taller than me because most dragons were. Next to him stood an omega who smelled like earth and rain.
“Is that your statue?” I asked, my words coming out sharp because I was anxious to be back in my body.
“This is Rho. He’s my mate,” Morvan said. “Rho this is Zigmore---”
“Mori. I go by Mori,” I reminded him. “It’s nice to meet you Rho. I’m afraid you’ve given Sherry quite the start but that’s not the reason I’m here.”
“You’re here because you put my mate’s brother in the freezer,” Rho nodded.
“I did no such thing,” I laughed. “I wouldn’t have wasted my time. Some spirits are worth every second of effort and some aren’t worth the effort it takes to greet them. No offense, Morvan.”
“Only some taken,” Morvan narrowed his eyes on me.
“Well, you’ve met your mate. So you were bound to get a headache. Both of you were. That’s how it happens with true-mates. That’s what Dern always said. Be thankful they came together for you. I get headaches all the time and am yet to meet my mate. I’m here because Torvan attacked one of the restaurants and Crilus locked him in one of the walk-in freezers. It’s become a headache for him.”
Morvan blinked at me, confusion contorting his handsome features. Rho wrapped a protective arm around his mate.
“I didn’t know you’d met your mate, or I might have waited. Crilus wouldn’t have been thrilled but he’s already pretty mad at you. You pulled a big disappearing act on him.”
“How did you even find out I was here? Did Chole tell you? Isn’t there some law about that?” Morvan asked, firing off his questions without taking a breath.
“Chole? I’m not sure who that is but no there is no law about scrying for your location. At the point I resorted to that you were all but reported as a missing person. You abandoned –”
“I didn’t abandon anything,” Morvan snapped before I even had a chance to finish my sentence. “Crilus agreed to take them on.”
“I understand that given what happened with Torvan that---” I tried again.
“Fuck you, Mori! You don’t understand anything! Now you’re here with the insane story of my brother’s ghost being locked inside of a walk-in freezer to try to get me to come back?! Did Teal put you up to this?”
