by S. E. Smith
“Faster.” Trisha choked out.
Kelan increased the speed, slamming into her until Trisha’s climax exploded around her. As Trisha clamped down around both his cock and his fingers, he felt his own orgasm burst from deep inside him. He pulled his fingers out of her and leaned over Trisha’s heaving back as she sobbed out her pleasure. He wrapped her tightly against him, enjoying the way her vaginal walls milked his cock over and over as he pulsed in her.
“Oh, mi elila. You are so beautiful.” Kelan groaned out as he held her tight and rocked against her thinking if he hadn’t already planted his seed in her womb he would have done so today.
Chapter 16
Trisha stared out the window at the two dragons lying quietly in the small garden far below. It was a month since Trisha and Kelan returned from the forests to find out that Cara and Trelon were attacked by Curizan, and more disturbing Valdier, warriors. Kelan’s brother, Creon, found Cara hiding in a small cave at the base of a mountain. Trisha knew how afraid of small, dark places Cara was and couldn’t imagine anything more horrifying than for her littlest sister to be buried alive for three days.
Trisha explained to Kelan about Cara’s claustrophobia. He was trying to help his brother. The first two days after their return, Kelan spent most of his time sitting with Trelon. He came back to their living quarters briefly for rest and, as he put it, a need to know his mate was safe. Sometimes they would make tender love when he came and other times it was rough and explosive. Afterward, she would hold him while he slept for a couple of hours before returning to his brother’s side. She saw a little of Abby but none of Ariel or Carmen at first. Once Cara was found, Kelan soberly explained she was in her dragon form and both were not well. It seemed Cara had buried herself so far inside her dragon none of them, including Trelon, could reach her. After Trisha pressured Kelan, he finally admitted if Cara did not return soon both his brother and the female she considered to be a sister would perish, for a dragon could not live long in a half life. Trisha insisted that she, Ariel, Carmen and Abby be allowed to visit with Cara daily in the hopes their familiarity would bring Cara’s ‘human’ self out. So, far nothing was working.
Trisha turned as Kelan’s mom walked over to stare out the window with her. Morian stared down over the garden where her son laid next to his mate. She wrapped an arm around Trisha’s waist, hugging her. While Trisha hadn’t said anything yet, Morian knew her new daughter would soon be blossoming with Kelan’s child.
“Is there anything we can do to help her?” Trisha asked quietly staring at the heartbreaking sight. She fought back tears as she watched Trelon’s dragon tenderly scoot closer to Cara’s tiny one, wrapping one of his big wings around her to shield her from the sun.
Morian watched as the tiny dragon’s head turned to rest her cheek against the huge male’s chest. Tears formed in her eyes as she watched Trelon care for his tiny mate. If something wasn’t done soon, they could lose both of them.
“I think it is time to have a talk with my daughter.” Morian responded with soft determination as she turned and walked out the door.
Trisha stood watching the pair and praying that some miracle would occur. Her heart leaped as she saw Kelan approaching Trelon’s dragon. He said something and she watched as Trelon transformed back into a man. They were having some type of heated discussion when Trisha noticed Morian in the garden with them. Whatever she said must have worked. Within moments, Kelan was pulling a very reluctant Trelon down the path towards the wing of the palace that held the offices.
Trisha studied Morian as she requested refreshments from a servant. She secretly wished her dad could meet Kelan’s mom. She thought back to the list her dad and she wrote that day long ago about all the qualities he was looking for in a woman. Trisha swore Morian met every single criteria. She was strong yet gentle, wise, elegant, determined, caring, beautiful, and Trisha loved her something she could honestly say she never felt towards any other woman her dad ever dated.
Trisha frowned as she tried to imagine what Morian could be saying to Cara. She knew it must be something because Trisha could see the difference in the body language of Cara’s dragon. It was like Morian was saying something that was tugging at the tiny dragon’s heart. Trisha continued to watch in fascination as Morian calmly took a sip of her drink before she set in down and stood up.
Trisha gasped and her hand flew to her mouth as she watched Cara’s dragon shimmer for a moment before disappearing. In her place was Cara’s tiny figure, crouched down on the ground. Trisha felt the tears course down her cheeks as she watched Morian gently cradle Cara’s small form in her arms, rocking her back and forth before helping her to stand. A smile tugged at the corners of Trisha’s lips as she followed the woman who created a ‘miracle’. Trisha leaned her head against the glass so she could follow the two delicate figures until they disappeared inside the palace. Yes, if she had to choose a woman for her dad, it would be Morian Reykill.
“Morian, what did you say to Cara to bring her back?” Trisha asked quietly a few hours later.
Kelan was in an emergency meeting with Zoran so Trisha asked if Abby and Morian would like to have late afternoon refreshments with her while she waited for him to finish. There were two important things she learned since living on Valdier. One, they liked to eat – a lot; and two, they enjoyed eating dinner late – very late. Trisha was going to have to work out constantly if she continued to eat the way she was.
No, you eat for three. I need food. You pick. Her dragon snorted a reply as she rolled over and snuggling up to the tiny spark that seemed to be growing rather rapidly.
Trisha rolled her eyes. Her dragon was perfectly content to make love, eat, and cuddle the tiny spark. She didn’t have to worry about getting a big butt, she already had one!
I hear that. My mate like my butt…and my tail. Her dragon purred in response. You mate like you butt too. She giggled.
Morian raised her eyebrow when she noticed Trisha turning a bright red suddenly. “Are you well, Trisha?”
Trisha fanned her face as she replied. “Damn dragon.”
Morian’s chuckled as she imagined what Trisha’s dragon was saying. “Yes, they can be a bit pesky at times.” She sobered as she took a sip of her tea. “To answer your question, I simply told her the truth. Trelon was dying and she was the cause of it. If she didn’t want him to die then she needed to come back to him. You see, without your other half there is no life.”
Trisha and Abby stared at Morian for a moment absorbing what she was saying. “Are you saying if one of us were to die then the other would die as well?” Trisha asked quietly.
Morian nodded. “That is precisely what I am saying.” Morian looked at Abby first. “When Zoran claimed you on your planet he knew he could never leave you behind. It would have killed him and you, if he had. You were not the only one changed during the exchange. While Zoran, Trelon, and Kelan were able to give you the dragon’s fire, the chemical which allows your body to be transformed into a dragon, in exchange he must also give to you his essence, what he is made of. This is how you are accepted by not only him, but his dragon and his symbiosis.”
Abby looked at Morian with huge blue eyes. “He told me we were one.”
Morian nodded again. “Yes. You are both halves of a whole, incomplete without the other.” Morian turned to look at Trisha. “My son should have explained this to you. When you ran away, he had no other choice but to follow you. He would never stop…never.” Morian said firmly. “This is why he cannot return you to your planet. Your body is different now but even more is your need to be near each other. Over a period of time, when one true mate dies the other mourns the loss until the will to live is no longer there.”
“But, I don’t understand. What about Zoran, Trelon, and Kelan’s father?” Abby asked.
Morian smiled softly as she remembered her mate. “I loved him dearly but he was not my true mate. Ours was a match to form one strong clan. We both came from royalty, descended from th
e Gods and Goddesses themselves. Over time, we came to love and respect each other. At first, I thought to join him in death but I still had much to live for. I have five wonderful sons and hoped, with good cause, that one day I would have five wonderful daughters and a house full of children once again. It was not my time. Not yet, anyway.” Morian said softly.
“Did you ever think you would find your true mate?” Trisha asked thinking once again of her dad.
Morian was about to respond when a knock came at the door. A messenger quietly handed Morian a note before bowing and quickly leaving. Morian stood up with a calm smile and held out a hand to Abby.
“I think now might be a good time to go see how Cara is doing.” She said with a small, secret smile.
Trisha and Abby looked at each other before shrugging their shoulders. Sometimes Trisha got the feeling Morian was a little clairvoyant or something. She seemed to know stuff before it happened. It would have freaked Trisha out except then she would have to be freaked out about loving an alien, dragon shifting, hunk who was BFF with a gold symbiotic creature.
And he likes your butt too. Her dragon whispered mischievously.
Trisha tripped as her dragon added that last little tidbit. Oh, shut up! Trisha growled silently as her face heated up again. She needed to find out from Kelan if there was any way to block her dragon from their love making sessions. From the laughter of amusement her dragon was giving she had a bad feeling the answer was a big, fat NO.
Trisha and Abby watched as Cara moved back and forth. They snuggled up on the couch not long after they came in with Zoran and Kelan. Abby explained that Ariel and Carmen were on an adventure with Mandra and Creon. Trisha giggled when Abby mentioned she hoped the brothers remembered to bring the two sisters back.
Trisha watched as Cara paced back and forth, biting a fingernail and casting quick glances at the bedroom where Trelon was unconscious. They encountered Zoran and Kelan rushing to Cara and Trelon’s living quarters just as they rounded the corner. Zoran quickly explained something happened to Trelon but he didn’t know what as the message he received was sketchy at best. Trisha glanced at Morian when she chuckled under her breath. Trisha relaxed when she noticed amusement rather than concern in Trelon’s mom’s eyes. She knew something everyone else didn’t.
Trisha listened as Cara explained what happened again right before Trelon passed out on her. When she heard the part of Cara expecting twins, she couldn’t help but think the males on Valdier must be pretty potent. It didn’t take long for Trelon, or Kelan for that matter, to knock up Cara and her. She was curious if it was natural. So much for wondering if they were a compatible species, Trisha thought with amusement.
Not knock up! Her dragon growled in disagreement. Give us their seed. Males choose when female get seed.
Well, excuse me. They seem to have no problem giving out their seeds. Trisha responded dryly. She wondered if Zoran had ‘given his seed’ to Abby. The palace would never be the same with three hormonal women in it all at once.
“So, I think he took that really well.” Abby was saying calmly. “Zoran knew before I did that I was pregnant. He seems to think we are having a boy.”
Well, that answered that question. “Better you two than me.” Trisha blurted out before she could stop herself. She blushed looking towards the other room. “I mean…well…it’s not like I…oh, hell.” She said before she looked down at her drink in confusion.
She wasn’t ready to admit she was pregnant too…not yet anyway. She wanted to let her dad know first. Trisha sniffed back the sudden tears that threatened at the thought of him. Damn hormones, she thought in dismay. It was tearing her up inside knowing her dad was going through hell not knowing that she was alive and well. She needed to talk to Kelan again. She needed to go get her dad soon. It was already almost three months since she and the others disappeared. She shuddered as she thought of what he must be going through. Trisha jerked back to the present when she heard Cara squeal.
“You too? This is going to be so much fun. We can teach the kids all kinds of things and it will be like they are cousins because of course they are but you know what I mean.” Cara babbled excitedly.
Trisha looked at Cara bouncing up and down and finally shook her head. She was really beginning to feel sorry for Trelon and totally understood why he passed out. “Cara, girl, you have to either sit down or stay in one spot for a moment. My head is swimming trying to keep up with you.”
Cara plopped down between Abby and Trisha. “So, you’re having a boy and I’m having twin girls.” Cara said then turned towards Trisha. “So, what’s the story with you? Is Kelan giving you a hard time? You know, Abby and I can roast people. Do you need us to roast him for you?”
Trisha laughed. The thought of seeing Kelan running through the palace with his pants on fire was very tempting, though. “No, I think I can handle him. We just don’t see eye-to-eye. He likes to command, I like to ignore. It makes life interesting.”
She didn’t mention things were much different now than they were on board the V’ager. Now, instead of ignoring him, she couldn’t keep her hands off him. The only things they didn’t agree on were him not telling her everything that was going on, waiting to go get her dad, and when to tell everyone she was expecting. He was so excited about their expecting a child he wanted to shout it from the balcony of their living quarters. Trisha wanted to tell her dad first. If it was one way to motivate him to return to her planet for him, so be it. She wasn’t doing it just to be mean. She felt she owed it to her dad for all the love and support he always showed her. He stood beside her throughout all the doctor appointments and physical therapy after she kicked Peter out for cheating on her.
A loud roar pulled her out of her thoughts. Trelon stood in the doorway looking decidedly disheveled. His eyes were glued to Cara’s tiny form. Trisha’s lips curved as she saw the love and devotion in his eyes. The rest of them didn’t even exist for him; he only had eyes for Cara. Trisha’s eyes flew to the tall figure standing behind Trelon. Kelan’s gaze was fixed on Trisha. She could see the same emotions in his eyes. She stood up fighting the need to go to him. Trisha’s gaze swung to Cara as she talked out loud to herself about wearing only Trelon’s shirt while he wore only his pants so they could save on laundry. Yes, she thought, she was definitely feeling sorry for Trelon.
Cara looked at everyone and shrugged. “Well, a girl’s got to think about stuff like that when she’s going to have a family.” She said to no one in particular.
Trisha watched as Kelan reached out a hand when Trelon seemed to sway on his feet again at the mention of the word twins. “Out! Everybody out now.” Trelon roared.
Trisha’s gaze jerked over to Cara in concern. Morian walked out from behind Trelon, shooting him a dark look before she walked over to Cara. Trisha stood aside as Morian leaned close to Cara, giving her a hug and whispering in her ear. Abby gave a small murmur of protest when Zoran wrapped his arm around her and started to pull her towards the door.
Trisha raised her eyebrow at Kelan when he came to grab her arm. He was looking at her with a heated gaze telling her with just a look he wanted her again. Trisha couldn’t help the smirk that twisted her lips. Valdier warriors were a horny bunch! She shook her head at him in amusement. Kelan threw his arms up in the air with a curse before he bent over and picked Trisha up in his arms ignoring her squeal of protest. He let his hand slip down until he could rub her ass as he turned towards the door.
Yes, your mate like your butt. Her dragon whispered in glee.
Oh, shut up. Trisha giggled as she wrapped her arms around Kelan’s neck and pressed her lips against his throat.
Chapter 18
Trisha smiled when she heard Trelon enter their living quarters. She spent the last two weeks hanging out with Abby and Cara, when Cara could sneak away from Trelon. She loved going down to the market with Abby. Trisha learned a lot about Abby and couldn’t help but admire her quiet strength. She reminded Trisha a lot of what Morian must
have been like a few centuries before. Trisha couldn’t help but be stunned to learn the life expectancy of a Valdier was much, much greater then a humans. Perhaps that was why the males were able to decide when to have children. The fact it was difficult to have them with anyone other than their true mate was another bonus. It was a very effective way of maintaining the population, Trisha thought. Trisha sent Bio out earlier to play with several of the symbioses of the warriors. Poor Bio must be tired of constantly babysitting her, Trisha thought compassionately. Trisha spent most of her morning in the bathroom looking at the bottom of the toilet. She was having major morning sickness at some of the strangest times. Unfortunately, while a symbiosis could heal just about any injury, they were powerless against morning sickness. This was one thing she was going to have to cope with all on her own.