Page 55 of A Dragon's Curse
Cait frowned. “Beatrix couldn’t help…out in a different situation. After a while, I just assumed it wasn’t possible. Serene might also be a good person to ask. She’s nearly senile now, but she still has her moments.”
Embry scoffed. “She’s been ‘nearly senile’ for a couple decades now. Let’s ask Beatrix again. She may not have helped before, but that doesn’t mean it was because she didn’t know.”
“But you’re going to return back the pack after this Knox person is no longer an issue,” Roman said, though it sounded more like a question even through his clenched jaw.
Dawsyn’s hold on my leg increased. “I don’t know, Dad.”
“What do you mean?” he asked with a growl.
“I mean Cillian is my fated mate. The pack is my family. That will never change, but I can’t promise this is where I will return.”
Roman shoved his chair back, sending it tumbling over, then glanced briefly at his mate. “Thisis why I never wanted her to leave. I told you we’d lose her.”
ChapterTwenty
DAWSYN
My father storming out of the dining room wasn’t what I expected would happen. Did I think he was going to be happy that by finding my mate I might leave the pack and never return as an official member? Of course not, but I also didn’t expect him to turn his back on me.
Mom also stood up, but she didn’t leave the room. She came over to me and crouched until she could stare directly into my eyes. “He’s only scared. Don’t for one second think he’s angrywithyou.”
“I know.” And I really did, but that didn’t mean I was okay.
Mom turned her attention onto Cillian next. “What are you doing about the problems in your realm?”
“We’ll be coordinating an attack now that we know where Knox is,” he said. “But I told Dawsyn we had to come see you first since I’d promised to update you today and we also need to break the connection she has to him. He can track her, thanks to the bond.”
She frowned and glanced at Embry. “Get Beatrix back in here.”
“Already here,” the witch in question said. “I was waiting for the worst of that conversation to be over. Didn’t feel like hearing the alpha’s pity party.”
Nobody laughed except GiGi.
“Can you break the bond I have with the dragon shifter?” I asked her as she sat down in my father’s recently vacated seat.
Her lips thinned, and she rolled her eyes. “Of course I can.”
“Just like that?” Mom asked, a grin playing on her lips. “Of course you can? Why didn’t I get the same answer when I asked all those years ago?”
“Because you didn’t need my help. You needed to get your head right,” GiGi lamented, then turned back to me. “You, on the other hand, don’t belong with that lizard. We’ll need to go to Spell House to break the bond, though.”
I shouldn’t have been surprised by that, even though I was disappointed. I knew getting back to Drago as soon as possible was important, but leaving without talking to my father wasn’t going to sit right with me. I already felt that deep in my bones.
Give him until morning and he’ll see things clearer, my wolf said. I hoped like hell she was right.
“What about this attack?” Aunt Embry asked. “How many people do you have fighting with you and how many will you be going up against?”
Cillian’s mouth turned down slightly. “We don’t know how many Knox has with him, but we have at least thirty dragons who will fight with us.”
My aunt shook her head and looked at Mom. “We need to go with them. Call the others. We can’t let…”
The emotions choking at Aunt Embry made my throat tense and eyes burn.
“I’m going to be fine,” I promised. “Knox might have kidnapped me, but that was before…” Yeah, I should have led with this part, but they could be mad about that later. “I learned I have Moon Goddess energy.”
All four of them had their eyes on me. Though Cillian was already aware of this revelation, he likely didn’t understand the importance of it.
“What do you mean?” Mom asked, moving back to her seat.