Fire Dragon's Baby (Dragon Shifter Scifi Alien Romance) (Elemental Dragons Book 1) Read Free Page B

change. Didn't she? She'd wanted a family, but maybe she'd also wanted something more.
    The glitz and glamor of the DNBA wasn't as exciting as traveling through space. She would see the Draconian system. She would travel to Galaton to mate with a prince. Her life had to be safe. The Draconian Mating Council would ensure it. Right?
    Her holocom chirped with a new message.
    Report to your nearest Draconian consulate tomorrow morning.

                                   
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    C eleste contacted work and let them know she'd be going to the Draconian consulate to meet her mate. She wore her prettiest dress with the sparkling emerald green fabric that shimmered around her curves and complemented her red hair. She chose sexy shoes and glossed her lips with deep red. Celeste wanted her mate to see her at her best, even if he was some kind of barbarian warrior prince.
    She took a hover cab to the consulate, too nervous to wait at the bus stop outside her building. The autodrive hover cab flew her across the city along a low skyway and landed in front of the consulate. She stepped out of the cab in front of the domed building, her heart racing. Sweat beaded on her skin, and she gulped.
    She took several deep breaths as she made her way up the stairs and was more relaxed by the time she stood at the sliding glass doors. They swished open when she approached, and the holocom system greeted her as she entered the massive room.
    “Greetings Celeste Dawes,” the artificially intelligent holocom said. “You've been mated with Salvatt Dorr, Fire Prince of Galaton. “
    The AI showed holographic images across the room, displaying Salvatt in his native landscape. A thrill shot through her, aching deep within. She bit her lip. Masculinity oozed through time and space and she couldn’t look away from his brutal strength or the fire that glowed in the depths of his coal black eyes.
    “When can I meet him?” she asked the AI.
    “Standby for assistance.”
    The seven-foot-tall Draconian secretary walked into the room wearing a skin-tight Draconian military-style jumpsuit. It hugged his every delicious contour like a silver-gray sheath. Celeste knew that with one flick of his finger, the jumpsuit would retract, and he’d be naked. The secretary put his hand on his heart in greeting and she did the same.
    “Celeste Dawes. Thank you for coming. I am Secretary Kin Tal and will be assisting you during your transition.”
    “It's good to meet you, Secretary. Can you take me to my mate, Salvatt Dorr? Where is he?”
    “Ms. Dawes, I regret to inform you that Prince Salvatt is not on Earth to meet you. There are further conditions to your mating that you must be aware of.”
    “What is it?” she asked, feeling less and less sure with each word the secretary spoke.
    “You are to be inseminated with Prince Salvatt’s seed before leaving Earth. You will then travel through the wormhole to the Draconian galaxy. From there, it will take roughly a year for you to arrive at Galaton.”
    “I'll have a baby when I arrive?”
    “Presumably. That is the prince’s intention.”
    “But we haven't even met. I can't have his baby. I don't even know if I want to leave Earth. I don't understand why he's not here.”
    “The Galatonians are in the middle of an internal power crisis. The prince cannot leave his kingdom for fear of losing the throne. Each prince needs an heir to continue their lines and stabilize Galaton during this crisis. You will provide the fire prince his heir. It is an honor.”
    “Right...”
    Celeste didn't feel honored. She felt confused. How could she get pregnant with a Draconian's child when he was so far away?
    “What about the mating impulse? How is he supposed to survive for so long without going mad?”
    “The insemination and application of a special mating cream will begin the mating ritual. This genetic bonding will ease his inner dragon. You will communicate as little as possible over the