The Dragons' Mates

Going to the Gathering

Ch. 2 Going to the Gathering Mixed POV

Dragon side

After waking with a start, Mina got up and got ready for the day. For some reason she felt like she needed to dress her best. She chose blue sleeveless shirt that had a light blue lace overlay, and paired it with black skinny jean and her black strappy sandals. She fixed her makeup with light, neutral eye shadow and mascara. That was all she normally wore. She did not like the feel of a lot of make up on, plus, if people didn’t like the way she looked then, oh well. After checking herself over and being satisfied with how she looked she made her way downstairs.

Everyone was gathered in the dining room with breakfast ready. MJ was in a dark green button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and back jeans and black boots. His dark brown hair was styled with just a little bit of gel that just made it so it didn’t go wild. Blade was dressed similar except he was in a dark blue button down. Maximus was in a black button down and dark blue dress pants and black shoes. Callan was dressed the same as Maximus. They were doing this as an intimidation factor. They were all large men and all dressed in dark colors. It looked intimidating.

Cara came bounding into the dining room in her soft floral knee length dress and white strappy sandals, her blond hair was curled and she had her normal light green eye shadow and mascara. She also did not like to wear a lot of makeup. Ember and Steele were eating their breakfast silently. Ember’s red hair was pulled back into a high pony tail and she wore a dark green tank top with black leggings and sneakers. Steele wore his usual black shirt and pants.

Everyone finished eating and cleaning up their plates and it was time to go. Everyone was nervous. They made their way to the driveway where two black SUVs were parked. They had rented them for the week. They drove the short distance to the designated meeting place. The building was large but not ostentatious in order to not draw the attention of humans. It was located in neutral territory so no one felt that they were in danger. There were already many people arriving. They stepped out and already felt eyes on them. No one knew who they were or what they were. That information had not been shared yet. Boy, were they in for a shock. Many of the young women eyed and batted their eye lashes at MJ, Blade, and Steele, but they just looked ahead, not making eye contact with any of them. Many men checked out Mina, Cara, and Ember. They just walked forward and rolled their eyes. They could all hear the chatter asking about who they were or how hot they looked. They all just internally chuckled and made their way inside to check in.

Wolf POV

After waking from that both amazing and frustrating dream, Jace got up and dressed in a blue polo with black pants and shoes. He ran his fingers through his hair and made his way to the kitchen. Xavier was pacing in his head wanting nothing more than to find his mate and mark her. Jace wasn’t paying attention and he ran straight into Devon. “Oooff, sorry Jace, I wasn’t paying attention. Blaze has been pacing and driving me crazy.” Devon apologizes. “No worries. I wasn’t paying attention either. Same, Xavier is pacing and giving me a headache. After sensing our mate last night, he has been relentless” he said as they walked to the dinning room together. The only other person in the room was Gem. There was breakfast already on the table. They dig in.

Gem speaks up, “I had a weird dream last night.” Jace and Devon look at her with a questioning look. “I could see someone, but not fully. I think it was my mate.” She states. Devon drops his fork with a clatter. “I had a similar dream as well last night,” Devon responds. “Me as well. I could smell her scent it was so real,” Jace nods. Glancing at the clock, “We should get going, I want to be there for the arrival of the mystery guests. Maybe, that’s what these dreams are about,” Jace states. Jace links everyone else that is not at the table, ‘Devon, Gem, and I are leaving for the gathering. Meet us there when you are ready.’ “Alright, lets go,” Jace says to the others.

They head out to the drive way and get into one of the black SUVs and take the short drive to the gathering. Devon parks the car and everyone gets out. All three head into the massive building that is hosting the gathering. Many people opt to stay in the building for the duration of the gathering for convenience, but they do not like doing that. They always stay elsewhere. It gives Jace a chance to clear his mind and not be around the council. There are already some people there mingling outside.

Jace grimaces when his eyes land on one of the council members. “Ah, hello Alpha Jace. I am glad you are here early. I wanted to speak with you about your mate situation. Now, I have…” Jace cuts him off, “with all do respect councilman. I scented my mate last night and believe that she is here. I will be looking for her and we will not be having this conversation.” “Yes, well, you must have a Luna. If you do not find her at this gathering the council is in agreement that you will need to take a chosen Luna from one of our selections or we will have to remove you as alpha,” the councilman replies. Jace simply walks away not acknowledging what he said. There is no way in hell I am taking a chosen mate, and hell will freeze over before I give up my pack, they are in for a fight if they think that, Jace thinks to himself. Lost in thought, Jace does not see that someone is coming towards him, all of a sudden, an arm is wrapped around his. He looks down and rips his arm away from the shewolf. “What the f**k do you think you are doing Anna,” he asks in disgust. Anna bats her eyes at him and replies, “I was just walking in with my future mate, after all I am the best chosen mate you could get. The council approves of me and I am so excited that I will be going home with you.” Jace just stares at her and says, “you are out of your mind if you think you are coming home with me. Hell will freeze over first. Don’t ever touch me again.” With that he walks off leaving her gob smacked.

Jace finds Devon and Gem and they start making their way towards the front stairs. They see a couple of black SUVs pull into the circular drive. The SUVs are between them and the front entrance. Many people gathered around the SUVs. “Must be the mystery guests” Jace says. Devon and Gem nod in agreement. They can’t see anything with so many people in front of them. “What do you think about all of this,” Jace hears from his side. He looks over and his long-time friend and ally Dylan is standing there looking intently as well. “I am intrigued,” Jace responds. “Lets head in, I’m sure we will meet them soon,” Jace states. They all nod and head towards the entrance. Jace suddenly stops and looks around. ‘That smell, Xavier, do you smell that.’ ‘Yes, mate is near, find mate.’ Xavier responds. Jace looks around and notices that Devon, Gem, and Dylan have all stopped and are looking around. “I smelled my mate,” Dylan says. “Me too,” the other three reply. They try to make their way to the entrance but are being blocked by everyone trying to get a look at the mystery guests. They can hear the chatter about how hot the guys were and how beautiful the girls were. All four of them growled. “They are talking about our mates,” Devon growls out. No one responds, they just continue to push through the crowd.

When they finally make it through the crowd, the mystery guests were already inside. They file in with everyone else but do not see them. “I think we should split up and look for them, Alpha Dylan and I will go together so if you link us, I can tell him, and vice versa,” Jace says to the others. They nod and go in different directions.