The Spirit Dragon by Tianna Xander Page B

Jasmine’s gaze with a slight shake of her head, meaning that Jasmine should shut up.
    “Now, honey bear, don’t get too upset. You know how difficult it is for us to control our magic when we’re unmated.”
    Now, why did she have to go and bring attention to that ? Jasmine scowled at April. What in the world was she doing? Did she have to remind him that Jasmine had no dragon to protect her? She’d be lucky if the man let her cross the street by herself after this.
    “The thing is,” April continued. “Is that if she stays here, we’re going to have to leave after a while because, let’s face it. Dogs with sagging middles just shouldn’t be walking around.”
    Closing her eyes, Jasmine shook her head and backed out of the room. She had no idea what she should do other than leave here. If Drake didn’t let her go, she would have to find a way to escape. She wasn’t sure if she could live with herself if she caused April to miscarry.
    Shutting the door behind her, Jasmine wandered into the living room and sat down with a sigh. Drake had to agree to let her go. He just had to.
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    “What did you say that stone said, again?”
    “It tells of an ancient legend. However, it does not specify of which legend it speaks.”
    Ryuu could hear them, but he didn’t know who, or what, they were. What if they were of the same sect of mages who attempted to imprison him so many years ago?
    The mages, tired of the dragons’s rule over the otherkin, attempted to eradicate all dragons, forcing them into hiding. What else could his kind do when they had hired dragon slayers and convinced other humans to do their bidding?
    “I never dreamed that I would stay in a home so steeped in history.” It was the same female voice that woke him from his deep slumber.
    He wasn’t certain why the gods deemed him ready to wake. Was there finally peace in the world or were these people about to discover his resting place and kill him?
    “Are you sure you want us to leave you here all alone?” Another female voice broke the silence and Ryuu wondered why these people were here and why they had awakened him.
    “Yes, April. You know it’s for the best. As long as I can’t control myself, there’s a danger someone is going to realize I’m the one causing all of the strange happenings.” The one who woke him chuckled softly and Ryuu stirred in his lair. “One of these days, someone is going to find one of the bodies before it decides to die again.”
    “They do not die a second time, Jasmine. They merely walk the earth as though they were alive again. None of them have spoken or acted as though they have a mind of their own.” Ryuu fought the urge to growl at the male who spoke. What was a male doing so close to his lair?
    “You’re forgetting the one that followed me around saying, me eat your brain , Drake.”
    “You don’t think that one came back with a sense of zombie humor?” April asked.
    Ryuu smiled at the fact that even though he was several feet below the surface, and he could not see those who disturbed his rest, that he could still differentiate between the two females who woke him.
    “I doubt it, especially since he tried to attack me.”
    “Then apparently, he didn’t realize that you were the one who brought him back to life so he could try to eat your brains.”
    “I really don’t think he cared. Anyway, I appreciate you two bringing me here and leaving me alone. The last thing I want to do is endanger anyone else.”
    “We will not leave you unprotected.”
    “I don’t need protection, Drake. I need alone time.”
    “We will not leave you without leaving three of my best men to protect you. If you wish to stay here, then you will stay here with them. I have already informed them to follow you discreetly. You will not even know they are there.”
    This Drake person was fast becoming someone Ryuu could respect. One should never leave females to fend for themselves in strange