Page 4 of Loving Two Dragons
ChapterThree
“Ijust want to feel complete,”Lini Danala admitted as she turned to hermother.
Kay Danala looked at her daughter with concern and sighed as sheapproachedLini.
“It will happen, Lini. Fate always hasaplan.”
Lini paced the floor of her bedroom, becoming lost in her thoughts on how she could find at least one of her mates. Her heart ached with the thought of never finding them. She knew the dragon’s curse was upon her, and just getting out of bed in the mornings was a job. Her body had begun to ache in ways that a dragonshouldn’tfeel.
She was a strong shifter, but the curse had chosen her. She had yet to find her mates, and because of that, the curse was going to try to claim her. She refused to just fall into an eternal sleep without afight.
She hadn’t said a word to anyone. She refused to have everyone look at her with pity in their eyes. She didn’t want to be one of the first females to succumb to the curse in acentury.
“What if I put out an ad orsomething?”
“And have every unmated dragon shifter in the world come knocking at your door?” Kay shook her head and moved in front of Lini. She gripped Lini by the shoulders as she stared into her eyes. “No, that’s not the way to find your mates. The Riddick’s boy just found his, so there’s hope foryoutoo.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?” Lini would never be upset that someone else had found their mates, but she was a little jealous that Colton Riddick had found his. The latest news from the Riddick family was that both of Colton’s mates wereexpecting.
Lini sighed as she placed her hand on her soft belly, aching to have it filled by her mate’s babe. She prayed that she would be able to find them soon, because she was ready to experience the joys ofmotherhood.
“It is. We will get you mated off, okay?” Her mother’s eyes pleaded for her not to give up. Lini didn’t want to make her mother feel guilty, so she just nodded her head. “I loveyou,Lini.”
Her mother placed a kiss on her forehead and exited Lini’s bedroom, leaving heralone.
Lini’s dragon had become restless, as though she knew the curse was moving in on them. The last week or so, her beast had been downright irritated, wanting tobreakfree.
“Settle down,” she snapped at her animal. She walked over to her desk in the corner of her room and sat down at her computer. She pulled up the internet and looked at the latest dragon shifter news that was plastered on the shifter sites. Scrolling through, she looked at an announcement of another triad finding eachother.
“When will it be my turn?” she grumbled as she continued searching theinternet.
Could it be as simple as placing an ad? What could it hurt if she put a discrete ad on some of the shifter dating websites, or shifter message boards? She’d heard of mates finding each other on those boardsbefore.
An ad for a psychic caughthereye.
Looking for your mate? I can helpyounow!
Lini read the ad with a skeptical eye, but the longer she sat and stared at it, she couldn’t help but wonder what she had to lose. She glanced at the address and found that it wasn’t far from her home. Even if nothing came from a visit with the psychic, she would at least beentertained.
* * *
Mistress Zora satacross from Lini, staring down into her crystal ball. Lini tried to hide her smirk as she sat in the elder woman’s establishment. Mistress Zora was the epitome of a witch—psychic and gypsy, all rolled into one. Her weathered skin hinted at her age, while her long black hair was sprinkled with gray. Lini could scent the witchcraft coming off the woman, but knew that making a living as a psychic was a front for thehumans.
“So, do you see my future?” Lini asked as she sat back in her chair. Her curly dark hair fell around her shoulders, and she pulled it tooneside.
“This is a waste of time,”her dragongrowled.
“Be patient. What else do we have left?”she asked her animal, who wentsilent.
“Finding mates takes time,” Zora murmured as she continued staring into the ball. “Your animal seems restless andimpatient.”
“You would too if you were in my shoes,” Lini muttered, crossing her arms in front of her. She didn’t have much time left and needed to find her mates, likeyesterday.
“Someone is feeling the claws of the dragon curse on her back.” Zora’s eyes met Lini’s. Her breath caught in her throat at the woman’sintuition.
No oneelseknew.
She swallowed hard as she met the witch’s eyes, and nodded. Lini felt exposed as she admitted hersecret.
