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Kian: House of Flames (Daddy Dragon Romance) (Dragon Guardians Book 1) by Scarlett Grove (11)

Chapter 11

Kian drove Everly and Ember home. He helped Everly put Ember down for the night. The child was exhausted from the long day out, but she’d been an angel the entire time.

He left Everly at her door. Everything in him had resisted kissing her again. He knew he had been foolhardy for kissing her in the first place. He still didn't know if she was his mate.

Kissing her had been one of the most irresponsible actions of his life, but he simply could not help it. She was so soft and sweet. She had taken such good care of his daughter and looked so beautiful in her new outfit. He’d liked her before, but with the new look it took every shred of his self-control to keep from ravishing her in the sunset. Mostly it was because she felt better about herself. It made her more confident and it somehow gave him more confidence himself.

He hurried down to the basement, to their spaceship, and found Cato at the computer terminal.

“Bethi,” Kian said, “status updates.”

“What's gotten into you?” Cato asked.

“Nothing,” Kian shot back.

“I can tell it’s a bit more than ‘nothing’.”

Kian knew that his anger was being transmitted over the mental link through their wrist devices. He turned it off and sat beside Cato at the terminal.

“What progress have you made on the assignment I gave you?” he asked shortly.

“The full analysis of vampire intervention on this planet has come back. It appears that the vampires landed in this world about ten thousand years ago. From what we can glean through the historical records, they began to infiltrate human society at around the beginning of their current civilization. At the time, they had advanced technology and stronger magic. They appeared to early humans as gods. All the while, they were feeding on human blood. It appears that, several thousand years later, the vampires begin to lose strength. They lost their technology and became less capable of ruling like gods.

“We have incomplete information, but it appears that they have had to adapt by dominating human society in a more covert manner.”

“What about the Dragon Souls?” Kian asked.

“The computer analysis has come back to affirm that Dragon Souls make up about .001% of the general human population.”

“That’s good news.”

“But from what I can determine, using the resources available to me, the vampires are most attracted to feeding on Dragon Souls.”

“What do you mean? How do you know that?”

“A number of sources. One being their own words at the mansion. I also have access to DNA databases and cross referenced that information with facial recognition from private and public video feeds across the planet.”

“So, Bethi has definitely determined vampires prefer feeding on our Dragon Souls?”

“That is correct. I believe Dragon Souls give them greater power than humans.”

Kian gritted his teeth and fisted his hands. It made him so angry to think that they had left their home after the cataclysm, only to find same old enemy here.

“I do have some information that may cheer you up,” Cato said. “I probably should have told you this first.”

“What is it?” Kian asked, leaning back in his chair and folding his arms. It didn't seem like anything could counter such negative news.

“I have determined that our little nanny is, in fact, a Dragon Soul herself.”

“She is?”

“Yes, she is. More importantly, the computer has returned information about your match.”

“And? Is she my fated one?”

“It is a match. You and Everly are fated mates.”

Kian's heart exploded. He stood, gripping his chest, his mouth shot open and he stumbled backward, away from the computer. He took a deep breath, trying to still his raging heart.

“I knew it,” he said. “I knew the beautiful Everly was mine. But how do I make her mine? It will shatter her world to learn that we even exist, let alone that she is the fated of a dragon.”

His dragon roared inside him. The beast had been sure all along, but Kian had had to wait for the confirmation from the computer analysis. Attempting to claim her if she hadn't been his mate would have been a disaster. It had been so long since dragons mated without using the technology, they no longer trusted their intuition.

For thousands of years, as their sun had slowly died, female births became less and less frequent. It was harder for males to find their mates. He turned around and sat back down next to Cato.

“It's quite the news. How are you taking it?” Cato asked.

“I don't know how to tell her.”

“It does present a conundrum.”

“What if she's terrified of me? What if she tells other humans that we exist?”

“We can't have that. I can only imagine what these primitive creatures would do if they knew that alien dragons were living among them,” Cato said.

“Humans are not so bad. In their way, they are noble and strong. But the vampires have been corrupting them for ten thousand years, making them greedy, petty, and vicious.”

“Most of the wars fought on this planet were instigated by the vampires,” Cato agreed.

“That makes sense. Only more reason for us to protect them.”

“I agree with you, Kian. But there are only four of us awake and there are thousands of them. And that’s only what Bethi can detect on the surface. There is no telling how many ancients are in sleep stasis.”

“You said the vampires have lost their strength and their technology. They are no match for us.”

“It is true. They seem far weaker than they were a million years ago. They do not appear to have advanced technology. But I have limited information. It is best if we keep a low profile.”

“I doubt the vampires want the humans to know about their existence any more than we do.”

“That is probably true. Otherwise they would be open about it and rule the humans like gods as they once did.”

“Then this will be a covert battle,” Kian said.

“I'm sure they will realize we are here eventually. We must prepare for that inevitability.”

“I do not fear the vampires. They did not cause the death of our sun. We should have moved our people long ago. If not for the restraints of the elders, more of our kind would have survived.”

“The politics of old Dragonia were stifling,” Cato agreed.

“That is an understatement. But you know how I felt about it back then.”

“There's no use in dredging up the past,” Cato said. “That's what I always say.”

“I hope that when the other houses awaken, they will agree with me. And we can have a braver, more proactive way of dealing with things.”

“I agree with you,” Cato said. “But on a happier note: what are you going to do about your mate?”

“The truth is, I’ve already kissed her,” Kian said, folding his hands in his lap. “I know it was a mistake. But I couldn't help it. She is so beautiful. Thanks to Aiden’s interference, she was feeling so good, my dragon would not stop roaring to mate with her.”

“Do you think that means our intuitive mating sense still works?” Cato said, tapping his lip with his fingertip.

“It would appear so. But I wouldn't suggest anyone depend on it. We need to be sure. We can't go around mating and revealing ourselves to humans without knowing that they are Dragon Souls and are our mates. It could be a catastrophe.”

“I will inform Aiden and Dax of this development,” Cato said, running his fingers over his wrist devise and bringing up their holographic images.

Cato began to explain to Dax and Aiden what he had found out and they listened with rapt attention.

“Does that mean there are mates for us?” asked Dax.

“It would appear that way,” Cato said.

“I wonder who mine is?” Dax said.

“I'm sure my mate is cool and exquisitely beautiful,” Aiden said

“I bet she’s not as beautiful as my mate,” Dax said.

As Aiden and Dax argued over whose mate was probably the most beautiful, Kian sat back in his chair, folding his arms over his chest. He knew the truth. The most beautiful mate was his.

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