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Locke stared at me and stomped his paw in annoyance. I pushed the door open only because I knew Elena was already fast asleep.

She slept soundly, her chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Locke approached her bedside, his wolf form emanating a protective energy that both comforted and unnerved me. He lowered his head to gently nuzzle Elena's hand, a gesture that seemed surprisingly tender coming from the formidable wolf.

I watched in silence, my heart pounding in my chest. Locke turned to mewith a piercing gaze before padding back towards the door. As he passed me, I caught a glimpse of understanding in his eyes.

“Hope you got what you came for, ‘cause you can’t get near her anymore,” I muttered as he stepped out the door.

Locke’s wolfish form didn’t look back when I shut the front door and locked us in for the rest of the night.

Chapter Nine

Elena

The sun was bright and shining through the curtains by the time I woke up. Yesterday was a whirlwind, and I had wished, to the greater part of the universe, it was all just a dream. When I opened my eyes and saw the cedar planks above me, I knew that was all hopeful thinking.

I sat up, waiting for the aches in my bones to hit. Mornings were the worst. I think that was why I dreaded getting out of bed. I felt like my muscles were worn and heavy. I tried to move them just enough to lessen the pain.

My face already twinged in anticipation as I sat up, but the inevitable pain didn’t come, at least not as strongly. I sat up and turned my body, still waiting, but the pain wasn’t as great.

I frowned, and my eyes went from side to side in confusion. It was a dull ache, but nothing that would warrant me to use a cane today.

With the events that happened yesterday, I knew I would be in pain because of the stress. I took my regular dosage of medicine, took some pain relievers, but I knew full well today would be a bedridden day.

I stood up, still waiting for the inevitable pain to hit. When my feet hit the ground, I let out the breath that I’d held in my lungs and let go.Nothing.

Perhaps there was some magic to this place. I mean, we flew on a magical airplane. Could this cabin could have some properties that could help?

Or just dumb luck.

I flipped open my suitcase, which I had haphazardly tossed on the bench at the end of the bed. I grabbed only what I needed last night and quickly got into bed. Yesterday, I was ready for sleep and to forget about the blue-eyed dragon and the mess Emm had gotten us into.

When I flipped through all the clothes I had, which were mostly shorts and dresses for the tropical climate where we lived, I gasped loudly, mortified that Abuela had packed all my electric boyfriends.

And extra stuff.

She packed the lube.Mierda, what was wrong with this woman?

It had been a long time since I’ve been with a man. She often joked that I didn’t need to go find one, that she would take care of finding me a soul mate later on. Did she think my coochie was so dried up now I neededlube?

The door rattled under a sudden, forceful knock, the sound reverberating through the room. With an ear-splitting crack, it swung open violently. The door collided with the wall with a resounding thud. My heart raced, and I instinctively raised my hands in front of me, bracing for the imminent impact of Luis barreling into my body.

To my surprise, it wasn’t Luis, but Anaki. He panted, his hair and eyes wild as he took in my form. While I wasn’t naked, I felt utterly exposed in my short knit shorts and camisole. I folded my arms to cover what little dignity I had left.

That embarrassment completely went away once I realized what he was wearing. Gray sweatpants and no shirt. Every girl’s wet dream. And he was standing in my bedroom.

He looked way better than that Viking-looking guy on social media, wholikes to come out in his pajama pants holding a cup of coffee, does his morning stretches and tells us all to have a glorious morning.

Anaki was ripped. Every single ab was carved out of stone. Even his sides had abs. How was that possible?

He was a dragon shifter, and could have different muscles, right?

Oh, he’s got nipple rings. Does he play with those when he gets himself off? Does he let people lick them? Suck them? My tongue slipped out of my mouth at the thought and I sucked it back in quickly.

My mind was whirling with excitement, as I uncovered my breasts to ogle him more, because Dios Mio, we were both getting something out of this.

I could see that sweet looking V-line traveling lower, lower, until it disappeared right down into the soft texture of his pants. The bulge in his pants was growing. There was no denying he liked what he saw of me.

Why? I didn’t know, because I had a soft belly, stretch marks on my stomach, hips, thighs and boobs from having Luis.

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