a bit
of energy. She hadn’t given herself time to think about anything other than getting to
the vault. There hadn’t been time to think about even the basics of being a Tiria .
Walking through the village, she glanced around and the sight of destruction
depressed her. There were complete streets where the highest standing wall was no
taller than she was. Fires seemed to be burning everywhere. Smoke irritated her eyes.
She knew the acrid smell permeated clothing and hair. Ash seemed to float in the air
and landed on the sleeves of her maroon shirt and face. The gray stuff smeared into
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dark streaks. By the time the last fire was put out, Meagan was exhausted. The effort of
holding a shield around the village had taken some of the edge off the power, but she
could still feel a bit of strange energy bubbling inside her. It had been a long night,
though and she was more than ready to get some sleep.
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Rebecca Airies
Chapter Two
Jaeson Ro’Shan strode into the large main cavern of the lair he shared with his
dragon. He walked around searching for Samiel. As much as the dragon irritated him at
times, he’d missed him. The dragon wasn’t in sight, but Jaeson knew Samiel was in the
lair somewhere. He could feel his bond mate’s energy within their home. He walked
past the large golden and black bed to an opening in the red rock wall. Black and gold
jewels embedded in the rock caught the light of the fire in the round hearth in the center
of the room.
Looking into the large room, he saw a blue dragon rolling around in the large
bathing pool. Jaeson smiled and leaned against the rounded opening. He’d love to go
over there and jump into the water with the gorgeous dragon, but knew he’d ruin
Samiel’s enjoyment of his bath. Jaeson hadn’t been able to discover why the dragon was
so sure that he’d hurt anyone who got too close to him in dragon form. It had been a
struggle just to get the dragon to bite anywhere other than at the wrist. Jaeson knew
from a few remarks that there was some incident with a female in his past. Getting the
tight-lipped dragon to talk about it had been impossible to this point. Jaeson was
determined to get the full story and change the dragon’s view, but it was going to take
time.
He let his eyes linger on the glittering metal lamp stands around the pool. If the
large dragon hadn’t taken up so much of the deep pool, Jaeson knew the jewels
embedded in the bottom and sides of it would sparkle in the light. Samiel did like the
flash of bright metal and jewels. In that way, he was the typical dragon most people
imagined. The dark blue dragon splashed and rolled in the water which flooded over
the rim of the tub.
“How was the meeting with the other dragons?” Jaeson asked, deciding the
dragon’d had more than enough time to play on his own.
The dragon flipped in the water. A dark, black cloud surrounded it as it moved
beneath the water. The cloud tightened into a man-size oval before dissipating and
Samiel’s golden body glided through the water. His skin gleamed and muscles rippled
as he stroked to the edge of the pool.
Jaeson pulled his shirt over his head and dropped the deep blue material to the
floor. He let his eyes flick over the man swimming toward him. That hard body was too
tempting to resist. Pulling off his boots, he watched Samiel fold his arms on the rock
rim. His golden hair hung around his shoulders, the ends curling. Jaeson would like to
see it a bit longer. The blue strips continued in an undisturbed arc along the sides of his
head to the ends of his hair. The green crystal in Samiel’s earlobe was almost hidden by
the hair, but he saw the glint of it amid the wet strands.
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Chosen Destiny
Taking off his pants, he walked to the edge of the pool and dived into the clear
water. He surfaced and turned to find Samiel’s dark brown eyes locked on him. The
dragon could look intimidating at times, but the
of energy. She hadn’t given herself time to think about anything other than getting to
the vault. There hadn’t been time to think about even the basics of being a Tiria .
Walking through the village, she glanced around and the sight of destruction
depressed her. There were complete streets where the highest standing wall was no
taller than she was. Fires seemed to be burning everywhere. Smoke irritated her eyes.
She knew the acrid smell permeated clothing and hair. Ash seemed to float in the air
and landed on the sleeves of her maroon shirt and face. The gray stuff smeared into
12
Chosen Destiny
dark streaks. By the time the last fire was put out, Meagan was exhausted. The effort of
holding a shield around the village had taken some of the edge off the power, but she
could still feel a bit of strange energy bubbling inside her. It had been a long night,
though and she was more than ready to get some sleep.
13
Rebecca Airies
Chapter Two
Jaeson Ro’Shan strode into the large main cavern of the lair he shared with his
dragon. He walked around searching for Samiel. As much as the dragon irritated him at
times, he’d missed him. The dragon wasn’t in sight, but Jaeson knew Samiel was in the
lair somewhere. He could feel his bond mate’s energy within their home. He walked
past the large golden and black bed to an opening in the red rock wall. Black and gold
jewels embedded in the rock caught the light of the fire in the round hearth in the center
of the room.
Looking into the large room, he saw a blue dragon rolling around in the large
bathing pool. Jaeson smiled and leaned against the rounded opening. He’d love to go
over there and jump into the water with the gorgeous dragon, but knew he’d ruin
Samiel’s enjoyment of his bath. Jaeson hadn’t been able to discover why the dragon was
so sure that he’d hurt anyone who got too close to him in dragon form. It had been a
struggle just to get the dragon to bite anywhere other than at the wrist. Jaeson knew
from a few remarks that there was some incident with a female in his past. Getting the
tight-lipped dragon to talk about it had been impossible to this point. Jaeson was
determined to get the full story and change the dragon’s view, but it was going to take
time.
He let his eyes linger on the glittering metal lamp stands around the pool. If the
large dragon hadn’t taken up so much of the deep pool, Jaeson knew the jewels
embedded in the bottom and sides of it would sparkle in the light. Samiel did like the
flash of bright metal and jewels. In that way, he was the typical dragon most people
imagined. The dark blue dragon splashed and rolled in the water which flooded over
the rim of the tub.
“How was the meeting with the other dragons?” Jaeson asked, deciding the
dragon’d had more than enough time to play on his own.
The dragon flipped in the water. A dark, black cloud surrounded it as it moved
beneath the water. The cloud tightened into a man-size oval before dissipating and
Samiel’s golden body glided through the water. His skin gleamed and muscles rippled
as he stroked to the edge of the pool.
Jaeson pulled his shirt over his head and dropped the deep blue material to the
floor. He let his eyes flick over the man swimming toward him. That hard body was too
tempting to resist. Pulling off his boots, he watched Samiel fold his arms on the rock
rim. His golden hair hung around his shoulders, the ends curling. Jaeson would like to
see it a bit longer. The blue strips continued in an undisturbed arc along the sides of his
head to the ends of his hair. The green crystal in Samiel’s earlobe was almost hidden by
the hair, but he saw the glint of it amid the wet strands.
14
Chosen Destiny
Taking off his pants, he walked to the edge of the pool and dived into the clear
water. He surfaced and turned to find Samiel’s dark brown eyes locked on him. The
dragon could look intimidating at times, but the
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