She would be stronger.Her body would be able to fight off sicknesses that plagued other humans.At that moment, Kai was weaker than her sick sister in bed.
He stepped closer, staring down at Morlie.He didn’t touch her but observed.He could see she was not as pale as before.The sour, grayish color of her skin was gone.It was becoming more vibrant.She wasn’t in total health yet.That would take some time—many days.But she was healing, she was strengthening, and that was important.He could see now that Morlie resembled her sister.But Morlie was younger.That was evident.How young?He didn’t know.As he watched her, he noticed she was less agitated and doing well.
For a time, his mind played and thought and wondered if he would feel the same way towards his own young.He’d never really considered offspring or producing hatchlings.That was distant in the future, and he never knew where he personally stood on the subject.
With every fiber of his being, he was aware of the obligation that rested in his lap.In his hands, he could control that.But he felt better pushing it off and not thinking about it.More things concerned him: his Thunder, more significant border issues, and other paramount things.Their safety, their nourishment, and the camaraderie among them, those types of things had been more important to him.
Perhaps it was because nobody had sparked.Not even Ninki.Ninki.She was beautiful.A lovely Drahk, who one day would become a Drahkelle and produce offspring.Youth who were as powerful and gorgeous as their kind exemplified everything his people represented.But she had done nothing except ignite his lust at the times.
Presently, he needed relief, but now that Kai had come into his life and entered his world, he couldn’t work up the desire toward another.Things that changed were different for him.And he was starting to think and imagine a life that would be outside of anything he’d ever considered.Maybe that’s why he still stood by the bed, staring at Morlie, the sickly one.He considered delaying the inevitable because it unlocked something profound inside him, buried and hidden by his dragon.
That pissed Aodh off.
But it being with Kai was something he could not put off.
Not only because what would happen with Kai had to be done, that was true, but what heactually neededto do with Kai he feared would not come about and his Thunder would suffer.His desire for her ignited his lust on a level and a capacity that made not only his hands tremble, his thighs ache, but his cock was rising to an almost unbearable point if he let himself go there.But he didn’t permit that right now.He held those reins so tight in his hands that his palms bled from the grip he kept on his lust at all times.Regardless of what his dragon wanted to concede to, Aodh knew it.And that his time had run out.He could no longer put off the moment.
And his response scared the shit out of him.
He exited the chamber, securing the heavy glass door before leaving.In a few strides, he was out the door and taking the path along the side of the building to enter it, but this time closer to his suites.At the bottom of the stairs, he saw Tana was coming down with a small basket full of laundry.
“Mckenna.”She greeted him with a smile.
The sight of her warmed his heart as it always did.No other female Drahk but his mother filled him with joy just by being around them.
“How is she?”Aodh tipped his chin toward the top of the stairs.Without inspecting the bundle held in the crook of her arm, he knew that the clothing belonged to Kai.He could smell her scent heavy on them.Unable to help himself, he inhaled deeper and bit back a groan.
Tana stopped two steps from the bottom, meeting him at eye level.
“Kai.”She angled her head left and observed him before she went on.“She is still resting.”
“Did she eat?”
“Of course.”She set her free hand on her hip.“It was your request.She did not finish it all.Humans have such small appetites.”She tsked.
“Thank you for assisting her.”
“She is now an extension of you.It is my responsibility.”
Aodh did not address her assumption.Hell, there wasn’t anything he could say to correct her.Placing Kai in his suite announced her position in his life to all.
“I appreciate it anyway.”He started past her.
“One thing, McKenna.”
Aodh turned back to her.With their positions switched, he towered over Tana.He hoped his attendant would not ask him more of the same questions as the Wise Ones and his assembly.He was tired of repeating that he knew his obligation to the Thunder.“Yes?”
“While I cleaned the bathroom, I noticed something.”
Curious, he shifted so he was giving Tana his full attention.He cocked an eyebrow and waited.
“Before I arrived, Kai inadvertently used a lot of the muscle-stimulating powder in her bath.”
“You don’t say?”That bit of information piqued his interest.
“I do.We all know what too much of it can do to a human.”
There had been a couple of instances where a human had been brought to their territory, who became bonded to a Drahk and had used a handful of it and how they responded.
