Page 34 of Her Warrior Dragon
Worry filled his chest. She was finally here, and he wasn’t sure if this was a good or bad reaction. He turned and scanned the rows of priceless artwork, piles of gold bricks, and shelves filled with the finest diamonds and jewels.
“Is this not good enough?” He spun back to her.
“What?” she screamed, her voice ending on a squeak. “Are you kidding me? This is amazing. Vander, how long have you been collecting this?”
“Practically all my life,” he answered truthfully. He reached for her hand and came to stand near her. His heart thumped against his chest, and he stared down into her green eyes. “Faye?—”
“Yes, Vander?” she whispered.
“From the moment my dragon heard your voice in that hospital room, it was drawn to you. You are who I’ve been collecting this treasure for. It is all for you, my mate?—”
“Vander, I?—”
“Please, let me finish.” He placed a finger on her lips to silence her.
Her eyes softened, and she nodded.
He needed to get this off his chest. Over the centuries, he knew none of the women in the past were his mate. It would only be a matter of time before she would blow into his life and knock him on his ass. He just had to wait for that moment, only it was he who’d fallen from the sky and had been delivered to her.
“You are my mate, and dragon shifters prepare their whole lives for the day they will meet their mate. Everything I own is yours, if only you will have me.”
There. He’d laid it out on the table for her. Now, panic crept up into his chest while he waited for her reply.
“Are you done?” she asked.
He nodded and again waited for her answer.
His dragon slammed into his chest, demanding to be let out. His dragon was insisting he could convince her to mate with them, but he just pushed his beast back.
“Before you cut me off, I was going to say that I don’t need treasures. It’s you I want. Forever.”
Relief flooded him, her words sinking in. He gathered her to his chest and covered her mouth with his. Thoughts of mating with her officially crossed his mind, and he wouldn’t mind consummating their mating now. She must have known where his thoughts were going.
“Vander,” she gasped and drew back.
“Yes?” he questioned, nipping her bottom lip.
“I have got to take a shower. I smell like a drowned rat.”
He barked out a laugh. He didn’t care what she looked like. He pulled her in and wrapped his arms around her.
“Okay, stinky. Let’s get you showered. We can come back so you can explore our treasure.” A smile spread across his face, and he led her out of the room.
Faye Adams was the perfect mate for him. His dragon was now satisfied she had accepted them. Exploring the treasure could wait for now. It was time for him to take care of his mate.
Faye smiledand rubbed her swollen belly. She was sitting at the window seat, staring at the beautiful scenery below. Aside from Dragon’s Keep, she loved their penthouse condo. It had been seven months since she and Vander had completed their mating. He had come through on his promise to give her everything he owned.
It was the dragon in him, wanting to make sure she was well cared for. He’d given her not only the world but a gift that was now nestled inside her womb. Her belly jumped from the baby giving a swift kick, as if to acknowledge her rub. It had been a whirlwind mating. Her life had definitely changed for the better since making the lifelong commitment with her mate.
His family had accepted her immediately, once she was introduced to them. Her family had fallen in love with Vander just as quickly as she had. They were told that Vander was a shifter, but she was unable to tell what kind to keep with the code of dragons. They were curious at first, but in the end, it didn’t matter. Her family saw how much they loved each other, and they let it be.
The sound of the doorbell filled the air. She rushed from her seat to the front of the condo. In her current condition, it was more of a rushed waddle.
“It’s your family,” Vander called out from the foyer.
They had invited both sides of the family over for a small dinner party. Laughter floated through the air as she arrived to find her parents, Clark and Lynn, coming through the door. Her brother, River, filed in behind them.
“Daddy!” She thrust herself into her father’s waiting arms. He laughed and crushed her to him, only her belly prevented them from getting closer. It had only been a week since she’d last seen her family. They were close, and she’d missed them dearly.
