Nathaniel It had been three days since Nivian told me that my father wasn’t coming home. News of the festival extending a few days spread like wildfire. A blessed year for the southern dragons would be a blessing for all of us. Nivian, however, looked more concerned than happy with our father’s absence. She stayed in her room and studied, coming out for a meal every once and a while. I was struggling with Gideon and Drakania. With the exception of morning training, they went everywhere together. And it killed me that I wasn’t in pain. I was aroused. Every time I saw them I couldn’t help but think about my hands on her hips, pulling her naked body to me with Gideon watching. That was never a fantasy before, why would I desire that now? I had things to prepare, like my alpha ceremony. I

