Summer of Frost (Forever Fae #3)(51)

Drake grabbed my face with both hands and pulled me down to him, searching frantically over my face. He was amazed, shocked, and utterly surprised. “What is it, Drake? What do you see?” He opened his mouth and closed it, and then did it again. “What is it?” I asked again.

“It’s amazing,” he breathed, staring at me in awe.

I searched around the room for a mirror, and of course there wasn’t one. I had to know what would cause him to look at me like that. Only when I saw my reflection in the wall of water did I understand. Sitting up slowly, I slid off of Drake’s body and walked toward the girl staring back at me in the water. What I saw in the reflection was nothing like I expected. My mouth was wide open in shock, but my eyes … my eyes were no longer the same. As crazy as it sounded, I touched my face to make sure it was real, and blinked to see if my eyes would change back. They didn’t.

“What does this mean?” I asked quietly, talking to myself.

Drake came up behind me and kissed my cheek. “It means, my Queen, that I’m no longer alone or one of a kind in our land. With this change you’ll be as fierce as me and definitely one to be feared. Your cunning mind along with this gift will make you a scary thing to behold.” He smiled at me in the reflection. “The Summer Court has just gained another queen, and another … dragon.”

My breath hitched at hearing him say it out loud. In that moment, Drake’s eyes mirrored mine. His gray eyes with the slit-like pupils stared back at me just like my green ones stared back at him in the reflection. My eyes were brighter, more dangerous, hiding the massive beast that lurked beneath.

“I wonder what I’m going to look like, if I’ll be the same color as you or a different type of dragon altogether. How do I go through the change?”

“I’ll show you how to do everything, don’t worry, and I’m sure you’re going to be a beautiful dragon. I never imagined I’d have another dragon to fly with after being alone for so long.” He padded over to the bed and took a seat, watching me in wonder.

“How do you get your eyes to change back?” I asked curiously.

Drake shrugged and smiled mischievously at me. “When your emotions are heightened it brings the dragon closer to the front. In this case, we were both sexually aroused and it looks like you still are. That might be why they haven’t changed.”

I smirked, and raked my gaze over his still hard body. “I could say the same for you, you know.”

“You’re right.” He nodded, beckoning me toward the bed with a crook of his finger. “It’s my time to make love to you.”

The blue mist swirled around the room, bringing a whole new surge of energy, fueling me with desire. I glided back to the bed, ready to be devoured by my king, lover, and husband. Once I got into reaching distance, Drake grabbed my wrist and pulled me to the bed. Lowering me onto my back, he settled himself beside me.

Whispering softly, he asked, “You’re not upset, are you? About the change I mean. It’s definitely something to get used to.”

“I’m happy about the change,” I assured him. “It brings me a lot closer to you because now I’ll understand and be able to share this part of your life with you.”

“I’m glad to hear it. Now let’s see if we can get those dragon eyes to disappear for a while.” He winked at me and climbed over my body, separating my legs with his knee. “I love you,” he whispered as he lowered his lips to mine, kissing me softly.

His hard cock pressed against my opening, ready to take me with one hard thrust. Slowly, I wrapped my legs around his waist and whispered back, “I love you, too.”

Drake kept his eyes on me the whole time he entered me, inch by inch, deeper and deeper until he was fully inside. His eyes flickered from dragon to normal with each thrust and I knew mine were doing the same. He pleasured me and teased me for the rest of the evening, until we were both exhausted from the stressful events of the past two days plus the many hours of our love making. Running my fingers through his hair, I watched him as he fell asleep. He looked so peaceful, and I knew he’d be waiting for me in the dream realm, ready for more.

Once my eyes closed, I immediately entered into the dream realm.





“Good evening, Princess,” the evil voice crooned lazily.

“What the …” I was expecting to see Drake, and was shocked to see Alasdair standing right behind me. Narrowing my eyes, I scowled at him in disgust. “If you must know, I’m a Summer queen now. Surely, one of your spies has told you by now.”

“Yes, I found out. Congratulations, by the way. I knew your idiot of an old lover wouldn’t be able to hold onto you for long.”

With my arms across my chest, I glowered at him with all the hate in my body I could muster. “Why are you here in my dreams? I’m sure you can find other people to mess with that actually give a damn.”

He smiled. “Oh, this is only going to be a one-time thing, although, I do find your witty banter humorous. I thought I would gloat a bit and tell you what I’m up to.”

Impatient, I threw my hands up in the air. “I don’t care what you’re up to. You’re the one who must have something to prove since you want to throw it in my face. Are you trying to compensate for something lacking, sorcerer? Frankly, it’s pretty pathetic.”