My Wicked Dragon

Chapter 5- Wild beasts

Cody glanced over at the sleeping form of his soon-to-be mate. She looked so young while she slept. More of her father’s Italian-like looks showed through than her mother's Japanese heritage. She had full, nicely bowed lips, a delicate chin with more of a squared off jaw, and eyes with only a slight tilt to them. The mix of heritages was enough to make her overall look exotic, but not enough to pinpoint her nationality easily.

She had very thick, long, black hair that he ached to wrap around his fist. She was toned all over, with shapely legs, a flat stomach, narrow waist, and a small but nicely rounded ass. Her breasts were a bit more from the Italian side, running a little large for her small frame. She smelled of lavender and mint, a deep inhalation had him gripping the steering wheel and groaning with lust.

He needed a distraction. Seeing that he needed to call his boss anyway, he picked up his cell phone and dialed. Alex picked up after the second ring. He sounded flustered and out of breath. Cody wondered what he’d been up to when he called, probably bedding another new playmate.

“Cody! You there? Is everything OK? Did you get her on time?”

“Yes, but things didn’t quite go as planned.”

“What do you mean? She hasn’t been harmed, has she?”

“No, but I had to tranq her. Looks like our relationship is off to a hard start.”

Cody could hear Alex’s sigh of frustration and imagined him running his hand down his face as he was prone to do when he was stressed.

“There’s also some new information. And it’s going to complicate things.”

Cody waited. Dead silence greeted him from the other side for a moment.

“Ok……What?”

“Turns out the Knowlton’s are her brothers.”

Cody grimaced as Alex cursed loudly in surprise. He thought he heard items breaking in the background.

“Yeah, not only that, but there is some history there that has her absolutely terrified of them catching up to her.”

Cody waited patiently for Alex to respond. After several long moments, Alex sighed.

“Get her comfortable; take her to that remote ranch of yours in Texas. Try to earn back her trust and get her to talk. Regardless, she is with us now. I will send Brandon and Jeff down to you for additional security.”

Cody didn’t like other alpha males on his property or the prospect of them sniffing around his mate, but he understood the temporary necessity. As he drove he thought back to the first meeting with Alex over her case.

He had known after he had gotten the assignment and seen her for the first time that she was his mate. She was an unknown female with unique abilities that someone wanted to get their hands on badly. Alex had heard about a bounty for her and it had piqued his interest. What he had found out had him calling Cody for an emergency meeting.

“She’s a f*****g WHAT?” Cody shouted.

“A f*****g dragon! That's why she has those unique talents that someone wants so badly. I don’t know if she can shift or not, she’s a half breed. But if she can and does and no one is there to guide her, it could go badly for our kind.”

Cody sat down hard and eyed the case folder thoughtfully.

“So you want me to go seek her out…..and what?”

“Bring her back here. We will train her, protect her, keep her from doing harm to herself or others. If she is too wild or uncooperative, we humanely euthanize her.”

They had to resort to that only a few times over his career with the company. It always made him uncomfortable, but he knew they couldn’t risk the possible exposure. Cody grimaced at that thought as he reached for the case folder. Flipping it open, he sucked in a sharp breath as her photo caught his attention. It was her, finally his mate had appeared. He felt an instant connection with her and his instinct roared internally for her. He suddenly realized his boss had just mentioned “humanely euthanizing” her.

Cody’s head shot up from the case folder. His eyes narrowed as he glared up at his boss. Alex stopped his pacing and whirled to look at Cody.

“What’s wrong with you? Why the f**k are you glaring at me like that?”

Cody could feel his animal instinct rising. Soon his urge to change fully into his jaguar form would take over.

“Oh s**t! It’s her, isn’t it?” Alex asked in wonder and a little bit of panic as he slowly began backing towards his office door.

“Now, Cody, you know I didn’t mean that. Now calm down. If she’s your mate, I promise I won’t touch her.”

Cody’s eyes narrowed more. Alex could see the change start to take him over.

“YOU WILL NOT TOUCH HER!” He roared as he leaped across the desk, changing mid leap into his jaguar form. All hell broke loose.

In the end, thanks to Alex’s bigger size and quickness in shifting, no serious damage was done and both men walked away with more respect for the other.