I Married A Dragon (Prime Mating Agency)(75)

My teammates immediately began to scan. By their troubled looks, their scanners showed nothing. But, in a way that I couldn’t explain, I knew beyond any doubt that there was one. Especially since I could feel the treasure they had stashed there.

“I don’t need a scanner to confirm it,” I said in a harsh tone that had Tedrick frowning with worry. “You can either open the secret compartment, or I’ll have one of our engineers cut this entire wall open. Your choice.”

“You can’t do this!” Zilgo hissed before turning to Tedrick for support. “You cannot damage a vessel without solid evidence or proof. There is nothing on your scanners because there is nothing here.”

“There is a big stash of shadow obsidian stones behind that wall,” I snapped, eliciting shocked gasps from my teammates. “I live on Dramnac, and I am married to a Shadow Lord. I know when I’m in the presence of shadow obsidian. Open. The. Fucking. Wall.”

This time, Tedrick stepped forward. “You have five seconds to comply, or I’ll get the engineering crew down here. And once we retrieve the stones, I will have them gut this entire ship to find anything else that you may be hiding.”

Defeated, the Nazhral mumbled a series of curses under his breath that sounded like he was casting a hex on us. I nearly screeched with joy when the panel slid open, revealing two large crates filled with faulty stones.

“Your eyes are glowing,” Tedrick whispered to me while the Oleg was taking our haul to our ship.

Stunned, I touched my eyes, wondering what the hell was going on. They didn’t feel any different.

We seized the vessel and booked the entire crew for contraband. Tedrick gave me leave to go home and figure out what was happening with me while he sent a crew to the manufacturing facility Zilgo had confessed he’d picked up the stones at.

As soon as I got home, I related to Cedros what had happened.

He grinned with a smug expression. “It’s our bond kicking in.”

“What?” I asked, baffled.

“Our bond, my love. I will show you,” he said, picking me up in his arms and flying us down to the black gate.

As soon as we landed in the main hub, he asked me if I noticed anything different about the portals.

I shook my head. “No. They all look the same as they always have.”

“Really?” he insisted.

“Yes. Why? What should be different?” I asked, confused.

“Can you read the destinations?” he asked, ignoring my question.

I blinked, more baffled than ever. “Yes, of course. Why shouldn’t—” And then it hit me. “My visor! I don’t have my freaking visor on, and I can see the runes! I can read it all!”

He beamed at me. “The nezarone I’ve been injecting you with is enhancing you. According to Kayog, your vision should improve to the point you will see like we Derakeens do, including greater distance and night sight.”

“Oh, my God! That’s badass!” I said, bubbling with excitement. “I could feel the stones from so far away. Will I be able to phase shift like you guys do?”

I gave her an apologetic smile. “No, my love. This you won’t be able to do. Don’t be disappointed. It is a good thing, as it might otherwise have affected your ability to be my Ejaya.”

“Right. My phasing would mess with you,” I said, feeling slightly bummed out.

“But you’ll get other, much better enhancements,” Cedros added with a mischievous glimmer in his eyes.

“Really? Like what?”

“According to Kayog, aside from increasing your lifespan and regeneration abilities—making you heal faster and less prone to common illnesses—you should also develop telepathic and telekinetic powers.”

This time, I squealed and threw myself into his arms, making him burst out laughing.

“Why the hell didn’t you guys tell me I had all this to look forward to? Why did Kayog hide this from me?” I asked, baffled and feeling somewhat cheated.

Cedros sobered and gently caressed my face. “Because I asked him not to. I didn’t believe I would want a human mate. But if that ever changed, I wanted to be sure you wouldn’t consent to bonding with me simply to gain those abilities. And by the time I fell in love with you, I didn’t want to tell you for fear you’d think I was trying to buy your love by dangling these powers before you.”

“You silly male,” I said, melting against him. “We were fated to fall in love. You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

“As you are mine.”

“Anything else I should know that you’ve been keeping from me?” I asked.

This time, the air of happiness on his face left me voiceless, even more than the words that followed.

“Yes, my Kaida. You are pregnant with our twins.”





Sitting on the couch in our living room, Arzoth’s mouth latched onto my nipple, I cooed at our youngest son while breastfeeding him. I lifted my head to look at Cedros, sitting on the cushioned stool across from us. I chuckled at the baleful way he was staring at our little one.

“Stop giving him the stink eye,” I said, amused.

“He’s too greedy,” Cedros muttered. “He never leaves me any.”

I burst out laughing. “You’re an adult, Cedros! You don’t need breastmilk! It’s for the baby!”