"Gods they're so loud," I mutter.Jax chuckles, turning over in my lap to look at me. "Do you want me to close the doors?" he asks."No," I sigh. "It's nice with them open I just wish they would all go to sleep already.""It's their break, they're not going to go to sleep for another week at least," he says.I make a face, my shoulders slumping a little. "Could we send the guards out? Make them at least stay far away from the palace so we can't hear them?""I suppose, though there's a chance they consider this payback for all the noise we make," he smirks.I feel heat rush to my cheeks. "Right, they probably don't appreciate that at all," I mumble sheepishly.He grins up at me. "If they have a problem with it, they're welcome to complain to me."I roll my eyes. "Yeah like they're actually dumb enough to tell the dragon king to keep it down.""True. Well they're starting to get on my nerves too so I'm going to try to send

"Go away.""I want to talk to you—""I said go away.""Please—""Gods just leave me alone!"I breathe a sigh of annoyance. "Fara just listen to what he has to say, we'll be leaving soon anyway," I tell her.She growls under her breath but says nothing more as she follows the boy into the hallway. I turn back to my son, currently splayed out on the floor."Are you okay?""No."I frown a little when he continues staring at the ceiling. "Are you going to tell me why?"He lets out a heavy breath then starts chewing on his lip. "I miss home," he finally admits, glancing over at me. "This place is like a war zone when the monsters come, and I feel like the village idiot all the time."The pain on his face makes my dragon growl. "This place is very different from dragon or wolf territory. The culture and environment here are the most diverse of all the territories and it's what makes them so powerful.

"You have to go," I say."No, I don't, they don't need me there. They have my mom and my brother and his mate and plenty more I'm sure.""Kaine they're your family," I remind him."Then they should understand that I can't just leave my mate," he growls.I sigh heavily. "Look I know it hurts you to go back there, but you have to face what happened at some point. If you don't then you'll never be able to accept it and you're never going to be happy again," I try to explain.He growls a little but says nothing. Then he shakes his head. "You're right," he mutters. "Fine I'll go, are you sure you can't come with me?""I have to speak with a few important people, but I can meet you down there if you'll be staying for more than just a day.""Yeah I might as well stay for a while to catch up with everyone," he sighs.I pull him down to give him a soft kiss. "Then get going and I will see you soon.""Please don't be too long, I'm

I hear knocking at the door and frown. "I thought Angel and Zella were still at the hospital?""They are," Jaxon says, looking just as confused."Well then who's at the door?" I ask as I stand up from the couch."No idea," he murmurs.I pull open the door and my eyebrows furrow. "Who are you?" I ask."I'm Taylor . . . " she says. "I'm sorry I was looking for the dragon king, I was told he had arrived recently.""Tay Tay get your ass in here!" I hear Jaxon shout obnoxiously.I hold the door open and she throws me a nervous smile before stepping inside. I close the door and walk into the living room, still confused."What the hell happened to you?" she asks, her eyes widening as she looks over Jaxon."I fell," he chuckles. He struggles to his feet before giving her a tight hug. "Where have you been? We got here a couple of days ago.""Sorry I was staying at Shawn's house and had to take care of a few things before I

"Stop it!" I hiss, pushing him away."I don't think you really mean that," he chuckles and pins my wrists above my head before kissing me hard."We can't do this now, not with your family down the hall," I murmur.He smirks at me then leans forward. "If they don't want to hear they'll go somewhere else," he growls in my ear.His lips brush against my jaw and I close my eyes, letting my mind go blank. His fingers run through my hair and he tilts my head to the side. My breath comes out in low moans as he sucks on my neck.His teeth graze my skin and a pleasant shiver runs down my spine. He shifts his weight and stabbing pain shoots through my thigh."Oh, my gods," I gasp, my eyes flying open.Jax releases my hands and drops his head onto my shoulder, growling curses under his breath. "I'm sorry," he murmurs. "Are you okay?"I nod. "Yeah it's fine," I mumble.He lets out a sharp hiss of pain as he flops onto his back besid