The Dragons' Mates

Dragon and Witch History

Dragon and Witch History

MJ POV

Dad tells everyone the story. I have heard it before and it is still hard to hear. I can’t believe the legacy that I come from. I am glad that my dad has decided to come out of hiding and work with other supernatural races, including that of the ones that have been enemies with. Hell, one of our top warriors and contractors is mated to a witch. Things are going to get even more interesting.

A knock sounds. I look at my watch and realize that it has been an hour and a half. Jace nods for Devon to open the door and in walks Chase and Lucy. Chase is grinning like a cat that ate the canary, or I guess the Dragon that ate the cat, ‘That’s funny. I’ve never eaten a cat or a canary though,’ Storm chuckles. “Chase, you are positively glowing,” Trevor says sarcastically. Lucy turns beat red and Chase growls at his brother. I decide to come to Chase’s rescue, “Lucy, I’m happy to welcome you to the Dragon family.” Ralph stands up and pulls her into a hug, “I am so happy that my boy has found his mate.” Lucy pulls back and goes back over to Chase, “Chase told me about what happened with the werebitch. I promise you that I will never do anything to harm Chase, and is she is still here I would be all to happy to put a mild curse on her. Nothing to bad, but it wouldn’t be pleasant.” The brothers all laugh and pull her and Chase into a family hug.

I clear my throat, “I’m happy for you guys, but Lucy, the she wolf that challenged Mina said that she was contacted by two other she wolves that were chosen by the council to mate with Devon and Dylan. She was told that Jace was under a spell and that it would be broken upon Mina being defeated. We highly suspect that they were told that by a witch.” Lucy nods, “More than likely. I was doing some looking into the Eastern Witch Coven, since you mentioned at the Gathering that they were suspected of attacking Mina. The head witch is Eve Blackshade, her second’s name is Tally, I don’t know her last name. I remember my mother telling me that she would never do business with their coven because they have been known to use dark magic and we were trying to get our coven away from that. Unfortunately, I don’t have much more than that. But, since you mention being under a spell, I just had a thought. I could enchant something that each of you carry on you all of the time. It would prevent compulsion spells and other spells that could be used to control you. It would also make you throw up any potion you may ingest that would causse you to go under someone else’s control. It wouldn’t protect against everything, but it would make it harder. I will let you think about that. I know that with our alliance being new and all you may be a little unsure of letting me enchant something without you knowing exactly what I am saying.

On another note,” Lucy turns to me and my father. “I would like to apologize on behalf of the Northern Witch Coven. I was going through the library and studies yesterday and came across … well, some troubling tomes. The family that was in control of the coven prior to mine were part of the people that captured and experimented on Dragons.” She says softly. We stiffen. My father gets up, Chase, feeling protective, pulls her into his side. “Lucy, thank you for your apology. I know that you personally were not part of it. It is hard to move on from the past, especially if our ancestors were involved. Believe me, I know,” my father says holding out his arms, asking for a hug. Lucy moves to him and he hugs her in a fatherly way. “I have been reading through them. What was done was awful. But I did learn some things that may interest you,” she says. Everyone waits with baited breath. “Well, I wanted to see where the dragons and witches first encountered each other. Apparently, over 1000 years ago, dragons approached a coven seeking a way to not shred their clothes. The witches were able to make a potion that the royal family took. It made it so they could shift and not shred their clothes..." "But wait. Why do all dragons keep their clothes if only a few took the potion," I ask. She sighs, "There isn't anything else until the witches started noticing how powerful dragons are and their longevity. What is in the books though, the witches experimented by giving dragons blood to a wolf shifter. That wolf was able to shift without shredding its clothes. My best guess is that the royal family shared their blood in some way and then it was passed down to the children." We are all just staring at her.

Jace POV

Did I just hear Lucy right? "So let me get this straight, you believe that dragon blood can cause a shifter to not have to shred clothes," I ask Lucy. She nods her head. I link Mina, 'I had some of your blood when I marked you.' 'Yes, but you haven't shifted since. Why don't you shift and find out,' Mina responds. "Lucy, do you think that could be passed during the marking process?" I ask. "Maybe, I know that Chase drew blood when he marked me," Lucy responds blushing. "OK everyone, back up and give me some room," I say and then shift into Xavier. Xavier takes a moment to walk up to Mina and rub his head on her, she scratches his ear in response. I then shift back and am shocked when I am still clothed! "Holy sh*t!" Devon and Dylan say at the same time. "OK, this is not something we are going to be able to keep quiet," I say.

Mina POV

I giggle when Lucy blushes when she says Chase drew blood when he marked her. Jace them asks for room and shifts into Xavier. He comes up and rubs his head on my stomach. I scratch his ear and he shifts back and, Wow! He still has clothes on. "OK, this is not something we are going to be able to keep quiet," Jace says. I think for a moment and say, "What if we add our blood to a drink and then give it out to the packs that are our allies? The whole shifting without shredding clothes could be a game changer." Jace pulls me in and kisses me. "That is an excellent idea sweetheart!" He responds. "We need to give them the choice though. I don't want people to think we are tricking them," I add. Cara jumps up, "Oh, we could do it during dinner. Just add the blood to a bowl of punch or something. Like you said, people will know so they shouldn't be to grossed out about it, plus, it’s not like we are human. Blood is a normal part of our lives." Devon smiles and hugs her. Jace agrees and links everyone for a pack meeting in 30 minutes.

I keep thinking about something else. I look at Lucy and ask, “Lucy, do you know if there is some way we can link with people that are not in our packs or mates? It would be helpful to be able to link each other during the construction of the Dragon homes and it would be helpful to be able to link with our allies.” Lucy thinks, “I will have to look some things up, but if I can make a potion that is similar to the potion the Dragons originally took, that may work. I don’t want you to get your hopes up for it though.” I smile at her, “It was just a thought.” “Just a thought! Do you know how many time Jace and I have wanted to be able to mind link each other? Especially during the Gatherings,” Dylan says. We all just laugh as we head down to the front yard for the pack meeting.

Jace POV

As we are headed to the meeting, it occurs to me that I still need to induct Mina and Cara into the Pack, and the Luna and female Beta ceremonies need to happen. I link Devon, ‘We need to ask our girls about joining the pack and when we can do their ceremonies. I think the sooner the better.’ ‘I agree Jace,’ he links back. Before we get to the door, I stop our group and look around quickly. Good, no one else is here. “Mina, I know that we have only been mated for two days, but I want you to be my Luna in every way possible. I would like to induct you and Cara into the pack today at this meeting, and if you are OK with it, I would like to do your Luna ceremony as soon as possible.” I watch Mina closely to see if I can see what she is thinking. She smiles at me and says, “I would love the Jace. I am yours already, just as you are mine. When do you want to do the ceremony?” I am shocked. I was almost expecting her to want to wait until the horde is moved. “Ummm, I think we should invite our allies to witness that. I will send messages to them tonight, but I think we could do it next week, maybe Friday. That should give enough notice for most of the allies to be able to come,” I say. “I would be happy to join the pack as well. Can we do our ceremonies at the same time?” Cara asks. “Normally they are done separate, but since this is a unique situation, I think it would be good to do the ceremonies together and with the witnesses of our allies,” I respond. Devon has a wide smile on his face and I can’t help but grin. Everything is great right now. With that settled, we head outside to be met by the entire pack.

I stand on the porch, using it as a makeshift stage. Devon stands to my left with Cara next to him and Mina is on my right with everyone else from our group standing behind us. I tap into my Alpha voice and combine my voice with Xavier’s, “Thank you for assembling at short notice,” ‘Jace, I just linked Mark into what is going on so he is not caught off guard. He is completely on board as is Trisha,’ Devon quickly links. I nod in understanding and continue, “We have come across some interesting information. I am not going to go into the whole thing because it is a lengthy story. Long story short, you may have noticed that the Dragons do not shed their clothes when they shift.” I look around and see everyone nodding. “Lucy, our witch ally, has discovered the reason for that and that it can be transferred to other shifters. It has been transferred to me.” I say and then shift into Xavier. I howl out and then shift back. The pack is staring open mouthed at me. My lead warrior, Stan, speaks up first, “Alpha, this could be a game changer. If the Dragons are willing, how do we do the transfer?” I look him in the eye, “Blood.” Stan nods, “When can we do this?” Chase steps forward, “Alpha Jace, if I may?” I nod. Chase elongates one of his nails to a talon and slices his hand. Stan does the same transforming his nail to a claw. They clasp hands firmly for a moment. Stan step back and then shifts into his sandy blonde wolf, Gunner. He howls and then shifts back. Everyone gasps as Stan still has his clothes on. “I’ll be damned! This is amazing!” Stan yells.

Everyone is now yelling and saying that they want to do it. I call for order. Once there is silence, I say, “If you would like to do this, your Luna Mina has suggested that we mix some of their blood into a drink that will be served at dinner. We do not want anyone to feel pressured or tricked into doing this. Mina’s blood was transferred to me during marking her and I have been fine. Anyone that partakes in this will pass this gift down to your pups as they are born.” The pack starts talking excitedly but I get their attention again, “Now that that is settled, Mina and Cara please step forward.” Mina and Cara step forward and turn to face me. “Do you accept the Black Diamond Pack as your pack?” “I do” they both respond. “Do you accept me as your Alpha and swear to follow my command?” “I do,” they say again. “Do swear to defend the Black Diamond Pack with all that you have?” “I do,” they respond again. I nod and say, “I, Alpha Jace Black, welcome you Cara Darkwing and you Mina Redheart to the Black Diamond pack.” I slice my hand with a claw and clasp Cara’s hand and then Mina’s hand. I feel their pack links snap in place and it is done. Mina and Cara then go back to their places next to me and Devon

“OK. There is one more announcement. Mina’s Luna ceremony and Cara’s Beta Female ceremony will be held next Friday. Since this is a unique situation, we are inviting our allies as witnesses. Many of you do not know, but Mina and Cara are childhood friends. Mina is the daughter of Dragon King Maximus and Cara is the daughter of Beta Callan Darkwing, whom is an Alpha by birthright. They are strong and have already solved many issues that have come our way. Please take time to get to know them and make them feel welcome. You are all dismissed to get back to your day,” I say dismissing the pack. They start to disperse. Some come up to Mina and Cara offering their congratulations and to compliment them on their training this morning. I am so proud of my mate.