Egan When I finally admitted my feelings to myself, and my need to feel her skin on mine was becoming overwhelming, my stubborn dragon relented and I could finally shift to my form once again. Cyrus’ wings retracted and curved forming my back and his dry scales were replaced by my skin. I breathed into her hair, taking her sweet smell in. I could finally feel my Alma in my arms. I placed a kiss on the top of her head and pulled her body closer, her back flushed against my chest. How much I yearned to hold her, to have her in my embrace. It was all I wanted now. She turned around in her sleep and stirred a little, wrapping an arm around my shoulder. “It was all I needed. But that cunning dragon didn’t allow me to shift back to my form before I admitted it” I muttered t