Chapter 24: Family
"That is a graveyard that no one goes to, why would you send us there?" DaThoren asks her.
"You think me to send you to your death?" Cora asks "Take her and go there!"
"Is it my grandfather?" He asks,
"Yes."
"He will kill her?" DaThoren ask,
Cora shrugs "Find out who you are girl in the mud,"
"I thought you said I was a devil?" I ask her,
Cora smiles "Maybe,"
I don't understand then DaThoren pulls out of me and I hiss. How could I forget he was till inside me?
"We shall go," He declares.
Cora points again "Go there," Then she vanishes.
"We will start our own clan there." DaThoren pulls up his pants.
"In a graveyard?" I raise one eyebrow,
"It may have been an end to some but it will be our beginning, it is my job to protect you, my grandfather is not happy."
I look back in the direction of the volcano mountain "What died there?"
"Dragons I hear," He says as if its no big deal.
I quickly look back at him "They were real?"
He shrugged "Come before someone sees you and I have to remove their eyeballs"
I stand with a slight smile and we make our way back. The rain has slowed but its enough that it is washing away the mud on our skin. We make it back to the cave where I assume we will stay but he grabs things from the crates that are here and there.
"Come," He grabs my hand and we are quickly making our way deep into the mountain.
I like the smell and the coldness oddly.
"This way mate,"
I followed obediently and then I hear "Water?"
We turn and there it is. An underwater pool with the smallest of waterfalls.
"Bathe with me," He says.
I eye him and he smirks. I watch as he undresses down to nothing. I look down because I can't help it. Even limp he is big, go figure.
"If you want it all you have to do is ask," He has said that before. I roll my eyes and walk past him and into the cool water. I dunk under, keeping near the shallow and my feet planted on the floor. When I open my eyes he is looking at me then joins me. He pulls me to him and pushes me away from the shallow and I freak out and cling to him.
"I have you Pet,"
"Says the man who kicked me."
His face turned serious "It was not my intention to hurt you,"
"You didn't hurt me," I say softly,
"I had no idea you could not swim,"
He swirled us around the dark water until he gathered his footing. I clung to him and wrapped my legs around his waist and held on. "I was never taught."
His hands slid down to grab my ass "I will teach you many things,"
"I think you have taught me enough!"
He cracks another smile "There is my girl,"
I snort and then there is silence "Is your grandfather angry?"
"I don't want to talk about him."
"Your brothers will be hurt if you choose me over them,"
"They can stay or follow."
"DaThoren, they are your family,"
"You are my family,"
It felt good hearing that, no one has ever said that to me that I can recall.
"You and the baby within you,"
I blush then the worry sets in again "What if there is no baby?"
"I am not worried Pet, I can't shift, it is apparent you cant shift, perhaps we are becoming more human, perhaps it is the way it's supposed to be,"
"DaThoren no one has mixed shapeshift breeds,"
Mixing with humans and being a half-breed was one thing.
"Maybe it won't matter," He shook his head "It doesn't matter."
"It matters to me," How can he be so confident.
He licks my face "You want to have my baby badly don't you?"
I blush as I feel his hardness against me again.
"Yes," I breath as heat pools inside me.
"Say it,"
"I want to have your babies,"
He growls with pleasure and licks my neck "Then you shall have them,"
Our lips lock and for the second time in one night my mate takes me away from the pain of the past and the unknown pain of the future and gives me the pleasure of now.