Page 47 of Claimed By the Dragon
Maybe.
Well, just imagine if another male tried to claim her. How does that make you feel?
He mentally growled.She’s ours.
His dragon sounded smug.She is. Make it official. Although you might want to take a few days off.
Why?
Because once you experience it, and claim Grace, you’ll want to do it over and over again.
How do you know? Neither of us has had sex before.
Trust me.
And strangely, Trahern did.
He and his inner beast had come a long way over the past few months. In taking Grace as his mate, he’d helped himself just as much as he’d helped her.
As he puzzled over fate and whether there was a way to scientifically prove it, someone knocked on the door of his research lab. Pushing aside thoughts of Grace and fate and everything else, he said, “Come in.”
Dr. Scarlett Turner walked into the room, and he stated, “I didn’t know you were visiting.”
“It’s unexpected. But we need your help, Trahern.”
“Why? What happened?”
As she explained about one of her current patients—a young dragon stuck in his dragon form and recently operated on by some dragon hunters—and how they had been testing mind control equipment, he quickly focused on the details. He asked questions, and by the end he stated, “If you send me the information you have, I’ll work on it straight away.”
Dr. Turner shook her head. “No. The information is too sensitive. I need you to come with me, Trahern. To an undisclosed location.”
“Ideally, I’d like to work here. But as long as there is a secure space—which Antony Holbrook always seems to have—then I can tell Grace to pack, and we’ll be ready by tomorrow.”
Dr. Turner’s expression changed, but he couldn’t quite determine the emotion.
She shook her head. “Grace and the twins can’t come. It’s highly sensitive.”
“Grace would never share secrets.”
The dragonwoman smiled at him. “I know that. But it’s easier to sneak one person in without distracting attention than a group, especially if there are children.”
“I can’t leave Grace and my sons.”
The doctor studied him a second before replying, “All of Stonefire will be here to protect her. And sticking to the facts, this young dragon will probably die if you can’t help us.”
According to Dr. Turner, the small mind control device had been surgically implanted into the young dragon’s brainstem. While they didn’t know everything, the current hypothesis was that the device kept the human half contained, preventing it from wresting back control from the dragon half. Both parts together made a dragon-shifter stronger. However, if forcibly kept apart, the dragon would rely on instinct more and more, until possibly losing any shred of human influence.
It was a dangerous thing, at least judging from dragon-shifters who had gone rogue before. The thought of a child suffering in such a way didn’t sit right with him.
And yet, he couldn’t abandon Grace.
His dragon spoke up.As long as we ensure she is protected, and Kai increases security, she should be fine.
Being away from his female would be difficult, especially as she’d become an intricate part of his routine.
And yet, the thought of a child maybe dying when he could help made his stomach churn.
Dr. Turner’s voice was softer as she said, “I know it’s difficult to leave someone you love behind, even for a short while. But all of Stonefire will guard your mate and sons whilst you’re away. I can even ask Antony Holbrook to send someone to help guard her, if you agree.”
