~ Axel ~Finally, the day has arrived for Rayna to work for me, live and breathe under the same roof as me, and simply be close to me.After her time with the werewolves, I couldn't be complacent anymore. Losing her again would spell doom for me, not only emotionally but literally. As her mate, I wouldn't be able to function and as a dragon, I would probably end up exposing myself, go on a rampage, and torch the entire City of New York.It wouldn't bode well if that happens, so I had to ensure Rayna's safety beyond anything else, and having her close to me was the best move of all.I would have wanted to welcome her myself, but since I had a meeting with my Russian associates of my mining company, I had Mrs. Mayfield welcome her instead. I instructed everything

~ Axel ~ “Can’t I have dinner with my personal bodyguard?” I asked, disregarding the list of reasons why I wanted to dine with her tonight.“Well, yes, you can, but this...” Rayna answered and gestured to the table set-up in front of us. “And this...” Then she gestured to my spacious balcony with her hands.I understood what she meant immediately.“You’re flustered. Are you saying that this whole set-up is too romantic?”“Y-yes.” Her eyelashes fluttered when she answered.My mouth stretched into a grin. “Good. I was going for it.”“Well, um...anyway,” —her eyes shifted to anywhere but me—”I figured you have questions...questions about my time with the werewolves, so ask away, Sir.”What a smooth way for her to change the subject. I didn’t mind though. Wooing her could be do

~ Rayna ~ Mr. Windstorm always had mesmerizing green-violet eyes, but now, it was tainted with a...glow? Some spikes of gold on the irises? It was almost like I was looking at a faraway nebula. I couldn’t exactly be sure what it was.After hearing my words, he seemed to snap out of his anger and quickly released me. He spun around, faced the railing and gave me his back.“This is nothing... Forget about it. You may go, Rayna. Return to your room now,” he ordered while holding his forehead. He didn’t even care to look at me.“Should I call for a doctor?” I hesitantly left my seat. I was thoroughly worried for him, but at the same time, I didn’t exactly know what to do or what to feel about this strange situation we were in.“No. Just go,” he answered in a lowered, but controlled voice.No matter how I wanted to, I stopped myself from touching his rigid back.

~ Rayna ~ ETA was fifteen minutes from our building to his estate at Breezy Point. The specific location was already registered on the copter's system, so I didn't do much work except stabilize it and ensure that no bird—or dragon—would run over it midair.The thought of it was laughable and well, absurd, but after what I experienced last night, I wanted to be cautious. There was no harm in doing so. However, deep inside me, I wanted not to recognize its existence. Knowing that a werewolf existed was enough. I couldn't bare it if a dragon shares this world too.Our flight, in the majority, was silent. Well, that was for the first five minutes. After that, my boss spoke, and it was all about last night."I apologize for my rude behavior last night, Rayna. I hope that didn't discourage you."‘Discourage me?’ What an odd way to put it."No worries, Mr. Windstorm," I answered while my attent

~ Rayna ~The dream started off as a simple scene where the twin healers Lady Tara and Lady Sierra taught me how to heal using the energy in my hand. I was a simple human, with clearly no magic within me, but my palm felt warm and a neon yellow glow emitted as I brought them together close to an almost lifeless half-humanoid, half-wolf creature—a lycan as per the twins—with fur the blackest of black. It was lying on the ground with its head pillowed by dried leaves, so frail looking despite how monstrous it appeared.‘Focus, luna,’ Lady Tara said while looking at me with gravity.‘Luna?’ That is a weird name to call me, I thought to myself.The glow brightened further when I did as she said, staring at the lycan even more and summoning an even greater energy from my hand. Finally, it jerked a little, showing that my healing was taking effect.“Good, that’s it, give your healing energy