dared leave them for her. Anyone that knows her, knows Lance, and knows he will kill them just for looking at his wife. Dammit, this is gonna drive me crazy.
Snuggling into the oversized recliner while Sam curled up on the couch, she let all thoughts of flowers and annoying dragons slip away. For the first time since ‘the incident’, Charlie slipped into slumber with a smile on her face. Her last thought was of haunting blue eyes and the kiss that changed her life.
CHAPTER TWO
He knew Sam was aware of his presence, or at least thought she was. She‘d been mated to Lance long enough that her senses were almost as sharp as those of a full-blooded dragon shifter. He would never be able to thank her for not telling Charlie that he sat outside her window like a lovesick teenager.
Aaron used his enhanced hearing to listen to their conversation, but more than that, he focused on his mate, the one destined for him by the Universe. He could hear her heart beat faster when Samantha mentioned his name and knew every time she’d thought of him. Their kiss just a few weeks ago had triggered the mating call and it was taking no prisoners. He’d thought of nothing but Charlie every waking minute of every day.
Since the night she’d fled from him–from them all–he had been keeping watch over her. Not only was he worried the traitor would find her, that Andrew might be able to sense that she was a mate... his mate. He was worried that any wizards who hadn’t died in the blast might find her, or that hunters might be in the area. Basically, he couldn’t stay away and was using any excuse he could come up with to be near her. Charlie was his , whether either of them wanted it to be true or not.
He shook his head. Who the hell am I kidding? I want her more than I want my next breath. Heavens knows my dragon is going to turn me inside out if I don’t get this shit handled.
“You got that right, and I might just kick your ass if you don’t learn to keep your thoughts to yourself,” Aidan chuckled through their unique mental link.
“Sorry, Bro . I thought I was shielded.”
“I’m sure you are from everyone else or Lance and Royce would be giving you shit. You’re just broadcasting loud and clear to me.”
After a pause where Aaron heard Aidan talking to Grace, his twin’s mate, his brother continued , “Anything I can do to help?”
“Thanks, but no. You’ve got enough on your hands. How are Grace and the babies doing?” He smiled, thinking about how soon he would be an uncle. Aaron had never been a kid kinda guy, but Sydney, Lance’s adopted daughter, had changed that for all of them.
“Siobhan says they’re great and Sam did a sonogram yesterday. She said they’re big and healthy. We still don’t know if they’re girls or boys, just that they’re identical. Heavens help me if they’re girls. I may have to kill every male within a thousand miles.”
Aaron laughed under his breath as he imagined teenage daughters making his twin crazy. He immediately frowned, readily agreeing, “I’ve got your back. I remember what we were like as teenagers. There’s no way in hell a hormone ridden teenage boy is getting anywhere near my nieces.”
The sound of female laughter drifted through their link before Grace spoke, “You two are a mess. Whether our children are boys or girls, they will have their father’s good looks and strength along with my brains. We’ll have nothing at all to worry about.”
“I agree about your brains, but I’m damn sure hoping they have your looks, not his.” Aaron laughed aloud, but Aidan’s words stopped him short.
“We look just alike, asshole.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever you say. You know I’m the good looking one.”
“You two are incorrigible.” Grace snickered . “Take care of yourself, Aaron, and man up. Just tell the girl how you feel. The rest is written in the stars.”
He knew she was right but couldn’t help smiling at her words. “Whatever
Snuggling into the oversized recliner while Sam curled up on the couch, she let all thoughts of flowers and annoying dragons slip away. For the first time since ‘the incident’, Charlie slipped into slumber with a smile on her face. Her last thought was of haunting blue eyes and the kiss that changed her life.
CHAPTER TWO
He knew Sam was aware of his presence, or at least thought she was. She‘d been mated to Lance long enough that her senses were almost as sharp as those of a full-blooded dragon shifter. He would never be able to thank her for not telling Charlie that he sat outside her window like a lovesick teenager.
Aaron used his enhanced hearing to listen to their conversation, but more than that, he focused on his mate, the one destined for him by the Universe. He could hear her heart beat faster when Samantha mentioned his name and knew every time she’d thought of him. Their kiss just a few weeks ago had triggered the mating call and it was taking no prisoners. He’d thought of nothing but Charlie every waking minute of every day.
Since the night she’d fled from him–from them all–he had been keeping watch over her. Not only was he worried the traitor would find her, that Andrew might be able to sense that she was a mate... his mate. He was worried that any wizards who hadn’t died in the blast might find her, or that hunters might be in the area. Basically, he couldn’t stay away and was using any excuse he could come up with to be near her. Charlie was his , whether either of them wanted it to be true or not.
He shook his head. Who the hell am I kidding? I want her more than I want my next breath. Heavens knows my dragon is going to turn me inside out if I don’t get this shit handled.
“You got that right, and I might just kick your ass if you don’t learn to keep your thoughts to yourself,” Aidan chuckled through their unique mental link.
“Sorry, Bro . I thought I was shielded.”
“I’m sure you are from everyone else or Lance and Royce would be giving you shit. You’re just broadcasting loud and clear to me.”
After a pause where Aaron heard Aidan talking to Grace, his twin’s mate, his brother continued , “Anything I can do to help?”
“Thanks, but no. You’ve got enough on your hands. How are Grace and the babies doing?” He smiled, thinking about how soon he would be an uncle. Aaron had never been a kid kinda guy, but Sydney, Lance’s adopted daughter, had changed that for all of them.
“Siobhan says they’re great and Sam did a sonogram yesterday. She said they’re big and healthy. We still don’t know if they’re girls or boys, just that they’re identical. Heavens help me if they’re girls. I may have to kill every male within a thousand miles.”
Aaron laughed under his breath as he imagined teenage daughters making his twin crazy. He immediately frowned, readily agreeing, “I’ve got your back. I remember what we were like as teenagers. There’s no way in hell a hormone ridden teenage boy is getting anywhere near my nieces.”
The sound of female laughter drifted through their link before Grace spoke, “You two are a mess. Whether our children are boys or girls, they will have their father’s good looks and strength along with my brains. We’ll have nothing at all to worry about.”
“I agree about your brains, but I’m damn sure hoping they have your looks, not his.” Aaron laughed aloud, but Aidan’s words stopped him short.
“We look just alike, asshole.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever you say. You know I’m the good looking one.”
“You two are incorrigible.” Grace snickered . “Take care of yourself, Aaron, and man up. Just tell the girl how you feel. The rest is written in the stars.”
He knew she was right but couldn’t help smiling at her words. “Whatever
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