Faye shivered at his words and both man and beast wanted to haul her into the nearest empty space and kiss her straight away.
Too bad they were nearly to the surgery.
His beast spoke up again. We just need to vanquish the threat as soon as possible.
You mean the Knights. I’m not so sure about the rogue dragon-shifters. That’s going to take a more involved plan.
So be it. As long as it’s in motion, we can finally kiss our true mate. After all, she never said anything about capturing them before she’ll kiss us. The clan only has to be safe.
And if we groom Cooper a bit more, it should put Faye’s mind at ease.
Exactly.
Faye’s voice prevented him from replying to his beast. “Let me guess, your dragon is happy now?”
“A bit. I hope yours doesn’t attempt to dress him down once I kiss you.”
Her pupils flashed to slits and back. “I can’t make any promises. However, I think it’ll be good for her to make your dragon work harder.”
His beast huffed. I now have my own challenge.
Good luck, mate. The frenzy will give yo
u lots of time to sort things out with lady dragon.
Just as they approached the main entrance to the surgery, Lorna MacKenzie strode out and headed straight for them. She pulled Faye into a hug. “I’ve missed you, Faye.”
“Mum, it’s only been a few days. You act like I’ve been gone for years.”
Lorna released her daughter and patted her arm. “I know, child. But what with Arabella having her bairns, it reminded me of the last time I gave birth.” Faye opened her mouth to reply, but Lorna beat her to it. “But enough about me. You two need to hurry up. Arabella needs rest, and the sooner we sort out the bloody Knights, the better.”
Grant blinked. He had never heard Lorna MacKenzie swear in his life.
Lorna fixed her gaze on him. “You’ve heard worse from my own children. Now, let’s not stand out here all day. Come on.”
Faye tugged Grant through the door and down the hall. Because the clan was staying indoors until told otherwise, the waiting area was empty. Grant murmured, “Maybe we lucked out and your brothers are at home.”
Lorna’s voice carried down the hall. “Why would they be? Everyone’s here.”
Faye winked at him. “You know you love them.” She lowered her voice. “My advice is to give as good as you get. Otherwise, you won’t ever stand a chance. You can’t be aloof and growly forever. That will only encourage Fraser and Fergus to try harder.”
Faye dashed into the room as his dragon chimed in. Maybe we should allow them to underestimate us. After all, we’re the one with military training. They don’t stand a chance in the long run.
I agree, but let’s not best them too early. They could become allies in the future.
Grant entered the large room and wondered how so many dragonmen and women could fit into it. In addition to Finn, Arabella, and their three bairns, there was her whole family and their mates—Lorna and Ross, Fergus and Gina, Fraser and Holly. To round it off, there was also one of Lochguard’s nurses, Logan Lamont.
Whether he liked it or not, Grant was going to have to get used to being around a large family if he wanted Faye as his mate.
His dragon spoke up. That should be easy enough.
I’ll remember that when you start moaning later.
Huffing, his beast fell silent and retreated to a corner.
Faye was already at Finn and Arabella’s side, scooping up a pink bundle. “There’s at least one more female in the family. This must be wee Freya.”
Finn answered, “If not for the possible threat, I would’ve switched the blankets before you lot arrived. Then I could’ve told my children how you couldn’t tell the males from the females.”