Page 9 of Dimitri

“You know by now that alpha dragons will do anything for their mates.” Dedushka looked at me. “I will expect you to need time off, so I will put that in.”

“I haven’t claimed him yet.”

“I have no doubts. He is a warlock; you are a dragon. They are a great pair, if I do say so, and I have no doubts that you will have no issues with claiming your mate. A quick message to let us know though?”

I nodded.

“Do you want us to let your parents know?”

I was surprised by Yéye’s question. I’d not even thought about my parents, which told me that I was already having issues focusing on anything other than my mate.

“Yes. I expect they will head this way, which isn’t necessarily bad. But Rainier said that Caspian, if he does end up being who my mate is, works for his family’s law firm, and he might not be able to simply up and move here.”

Dedushka nodded, but Yéye seemed concerned. “Will you leave?”

“Ja. If Caspian wants to remain in Spain, I have no issue with joining him there. I will miss being able to see you so often, but I will go where my mate wishes.”

Dedushka pulled Yéye in tighter when he started to say something else.

“Go. See if Caspian is your mate or not. Perhaps he left because he was simply flustered. I have never known a warlock to deny their One though.”

I nodded again. He wasn’t wrong. Although warlocks no longer had to be claimed by their Ones so quickly, they would still want to be with them just as much as any other paranormal would.

“Thank you. I will message later to let you know how things are going.”

Yéye held out his arms, and as I pulled him in for a hug, he squeezed me tightly. “I’m so happy for you, and I know your parents are going to be thrilled.”

I grinned. He wasn’t wrong. I wasn’t the only one who still hadn’t found my mate, but the fact that I had, or any dragon finding their mate, really, was always a reason to celebrate.

“I know they will. I am, as well. He’s quite stunning,” I told him. I let go and stepped back. My dragon was pushing, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t control. I knew they both felt him just under the surface though.

“Go, find your mate. If you run into any issues, let us know.”

I nodded, then left the office. There was no reason to stay longer, and we all knew the longer I waited, the more irritated my dragon would become.

It didn’t take long for me to make it back down the hallway. I passed Master Edison’s office but didn’t stop. I didn’t feel the need to discuss things further with them. I’d gotten information from Rainier already, and beyond that, I didn’t need to talk to Master Edison for anything. No one in the office had mentioned any other warlocks that were visiting the mountain, which led me to believe that my mate truly was Caspian.

I left the building, waving to Slater on my way out the door. Dedushka would check me out if needed for more than the evening, and as I stepped out into the cold air, my mind seemed to clear. The breeze picked up, and there was no mistaking what I was scenting, or rather who. I turned toward the direction the wind was coming from and found him sitting on one of the benches outside the main entrance.

He truly was stunning. Yes, he was my mate, and I would be attracted to him no matter what, but this man, my perfect match, was absolutely gorgeous.

He looked my way as I approached, and when he stood, I walked close enough to get a deeper scent of him. This time though, it was only him; there was no interference with the scents coming from the bakery.

“Hello,” I said as I stood there, taking him in. He had dark hair and eyes that weren’t quite blue and not fully green. They were certainly eyes one could get lost in for a time though, and his skin looked like he spent time in the sun regularly. I wanted to see if it was that color everywhere, under all of that clothing. Would it be soft? Rough? Would his body be lightly toned, or would it be on the skinnier side?

“Hello,” he said. We stood there staring at one another for a moment.

“Are you disappointed in who the fates paired you with?” I asked. I was a dragon, so of course, I knew how possessive we could be when it came to our mates. Not everyone wanted that, and perhaps he was such a person.

“No, not at all.” He pulled his hand from his pocket and held it out. “I’m Caspian,” he said.

I grinned. Rainier’s nephew. I took his hand, wishing the leather glove wasn’t on it. “I am Dimitri, Caspian, and I am thrilled to meet you.” I brought his hand upward, and when my lips touched it, they were met with warm skin and not theleather I was expecting. I took advantage and pulled his hand a bit closer, and after I turned it over, I placed another kiss on the inside of his wrist. The quiet moan I heard told me I had made the correct choice. When I looked up at my mate, his eyes were partially closed, and I smiled.

“You are a dragon,” Caspian said.

I nodded. “And you are a warlock,” I replied. “Would you care to spend the afternoon discussing things? I very much would like to get to know you.”

“Is that all? You just want to talk?”