Surrogate of the Sleeping Dragon

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I really wished I hadn't listened to that voice that seemed to be calling from the cave. It must

aw his dark hair flow around him as he beat and yelled at them. I strained to hear his words but didn'

tever it was those men had come through was extremely odd. In all my dragon lore, I had come across what w

n my body starting to form fro

d behind them. It was like everything I had read in my books, non-fiction and fic

n filling his eyes like a rush of water filling a creek. I tried not to let my ja

navy blue button-down shirt, with barely a wrinkle on the shir

ble that sounded familiar. Coming up close he h

er than that and answer his questions with words. "I, uh, yes. I am all r

ing me up from the ground and unbinding my hands. "They mus

ut my ankle and I grimaced taking a short br

p and down and asked, "I

n't weigh a thing. "Wait, wait, hang on, I can ho

over my face as the glow of his eyes seemed to mesmerize me. His arms were strong and secure. His body

and into the light, his face was illuminated by the sunshine and I clenche

s Dra

ckers. He may have even potentially saved my life because I really had no

ried me toward the doors. "I'll explain more later, b

gorgeous man greeted Nola as

right! What happened?" She asked

I could muster and winced at my choice of words. I sounded like an idiot. An

kay," Nola began flutter

e her up to her room," my internet friend said as he effortle

hallway at the drop of his hat. Who was he to make her hurry

t me down on the couch in the living room. I took a deep breat

it on the coffee table. "Elevate your leg so you can rest y

ut stare at him i

re they gloved?" he questioned me looking at my hands in my

I know is that my hands glow and I have the potential to hurt people with them. I never want to do that again.

r opened up to someone as fast as I just had with this strange man I had first met

word I had said. It seemed like I had his full attention when I spoke

use you stand a threat to them?" he asked,

" I shrugged feeling confused.

ant to be," he winked at me. Okay, that

he longest I had ever spoken with someone of the

looking at the bruises on

s the bruises on my legs one by one. He began trailing upwards and kissed the

once again, was he going to kiss me? I licked my lips in preparation, like a silly

keep these on," I explained as I pulled away from him. He looke

ad a mild strain on my ankle. I was glad to hear it wouldn't take very long to heal but I was told to rest up and tak

ruises, I realized something as I poked at one of the bruises; they didn't hurt anymore! How could this be?

at him after the door

There's something more to you," I said as I narrowed my eyes at h

zianis, known to the world as the heir to the Dzianis fortune. But really..." he paused, allowing his eyes to

st one big joke to get me to bring my walls down brick

c suppressing my dragon right now," he said looking at m

g to take over my mind, I could

was o

astle, I can protect you from your would-be attackers. I could keep you safe. In exchange, I'd ask that

aring into

ha

er was in front of me, standing there having kissed away my pain telling me

my eyes raked all over his body before

sly about having children before.

looked down at my gloved han

my answer