ck on the couch. Five minutes later I felt a small body land on me and I groaned. Hann

tly in my ear, and I open

incess,” I sai

oranges and co

said as she slid off me and sat down next

the rest of the weekend?” Jax asked me as

d sleep,” I said as I

y,” Hannah said and folded

I added and I kne

he said sweetly and I turn

ght him multiple times watching Disney movies with her while she played

ls,” Martha shouted from the

our accounts and locked the other half in the safe in my bedroom. The safe door itself worked on my fingerprint

case we needed to use cash only, and if we had to run for some reason. There were a set of fak

I spent the weekend at home, dozing off in front of the telev

answered with my

Are you awake?” he a

ut,” I sa

r,” he said to me and I c

I aske

are ready to share your ceremony with yo

meeting room,” I said

hed as I looked at my reflection. I was still a bit pale and I felt tired, I had n

they're going to te

ound out about me, you know w

you just tel

ling, don't judge me,” he said and I s

much?” I

rs,” he said to me and

d I didn't expect him to either. I heard his voice as he led the three Elders to the meeting

you're the best,

with a wink and left the room as

,” I said as we shook hands

Elder James said as he reached for a cup and the

dragon?” I

ragon in nearly four hundred y

re old,” I

to you then,” he said

is exceptionally rare,” I said,

the late sixteen hundreds, he was paired to a

es that mean anyth

y one of the strongest we've encountered in a long while. He will be able to tel

ed. I don't know why I said that b

you and they will try to destroy you before you become more powerful. Remember our dragons grow with us, become st

he can camouflage himself

Baz?” I

e said and s

s is for our own prote

no fun,” he said

e can,” I

ng connection to him, may we spe

he very much wanted to come forward. I felt him as he shifted to a more co

hrough me as my eyes chan

Bazzoit. What do you remem

know your place, Elder,” Baz said as he looked him in th

o remember that you are merely a beast,” Elder P

you are no match for me,” Baz

soul tore from mine. My eyes changed back to green and Baz stood proudly next to me, the claws on his wings scraping the

as he glared at them. “Know

m and he turned his

g a small grumbling sound in their direction. When he had left my body I had felt empty an

” Jesse asked as he look

that?” Elder P

ust felt Baz move,

hat for at least two more years and not

ll his eyes. I wanted to laugh because he looked ri

n the better off your family will be. We don't mean to disrespect your dragon as I can see he is quite fierce and strong-wil

az,” I said as t

erent than a violet dragon, that is the official message that will be sent out. No other lair has ever had a gray dragon so nobody will know the

eign my beast in and pretend not to

zoit to be revealed will come and then you will have t

I remained seated at the table and mulled over everything they had just told us

have to do tha

e and I really don't like bein

d a little,” I said and he laughed

he said after a while

stuck with each other,” I sa

ng to have so much fu

od thing or not,” I said as

as. Soon I'll show you how we

possible?” I asked him

tronger than Sired Vio