Chosen By The Dragon Kings novel Chapter 26

Elora’s POV

Showering quickly, I get out and quickly chuck on a shirt and some knickers, waiting patiently for Abigail to come so I can warn her about the seer stones. So I can tell her to make sure she remains hidden on the day and to tell her family to go into hiding. I also didn’t want to stay in their room on the off chance my magic manifests tonight. I knew the chances were slim, but if they did, I was unaware of what to expect and if the change would be noticeable.

Around 7PM the door finally opened and in stepped Abigail with a tray of food. She smiled nervously at me and I jumped up, moving toward the door. I could tell she was trying to warn me as her eyes darted to mine full of alarm. After a second or two, I understood why she was so nervous when Silas walked in behind her. I mentally cursed and hoped he wouldn’t stay long. But when he went and sat at the table, I realised she had actually brought in two plates and knew he was planning on staying. Abigail didn’t speak a word, just left the plates and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Silas sat expectantly at the table, waiting for me to join him. Taking my seat at the small table, he leans back, watching me. I suddenly felt nervous under his watchful eyes and I knew he could hear my heart racing, pounding in my chest.

“You’re staying?” I ask, hoping he wouldn’t confirm my fears. He crossed his arms over his chest.

“That depends,”

“On?” I ask, fidgeting with my fingers under the table.

“How truthful you are being” My eyes dart to his and my heart rate skips a beat, and his eyes darken and I could tell he heard the change in my heart rate.

“Why are you nervous?” he asks, and I instantly stop fidgeting and go to pick up my fork, only then realising how bad my hands are trembling.

“Are you going to answer?” he says, raising an eyebrow.

“You may not like my answer”

“Doesn’t matter, I want to hear it,” he says, reaching for his fork and twirling pasta around it.

“You make me nervous,” I tell him truthfully. He nods in understanding before bringing his fork to his lips, chewing before speaking.

“Eat,” he says pointing to my plate and I quickly scoop some up, chewing slowly. We eat in silence and when he is done, he sits back watching me. I go to put my fork down when I see him shake his head.

“Eat all of it” he says, and I sigh before forcing in another mouthful.

“I have been thinking?” I fight the urge to spit out something sarcastic.

“About?”

“Why you suddenly changed this afternoon and figured, you had a reason” I shake my head even though I was actually trying to please them so I could have the freedom to sleep in my room and be away from them.

“Don’t deny it, this morning you were pissed then you seemed fine. Then When I walked in with Abigail, I could see you got nervous, your heart rate beating erratically,”

I try to come up with an excuse that he won’t question.

“I want to know what you are hiding,”

“I’m not hiding anything” I answer quickly.

“So, you won’t mind sleeping in our room then” As soon as the words left his lips, my heart rate spiked. I wouldn’t be able to slip away, they would wake to the slightest of noises.

“So, I will ask you again, what are you hiding, Elora?”

“I might be able to borrow one, but what am I going to do? If they find me, they will hunt them down anyway,” she says hyperventilating. I rub her back, trying to calm her as her breathing becomes heavy.

“Did they say what time?” I shake my head. I told her everything I knew, I wished I had more information to give her but that was everything.

“I need to go, I need to figure something out. Come find me if you hear anything else,” she says running from the room. I turn the shower off before walking out to my bedroom, only to find Dragus leaning on the doorframe making me jump in fright.

“Geez, you scared me,” I told him.

“What happened to Abigail, she looked upset?” he says.

“Nothing, she just wants to speak to her family, she misses them and was a little upset,” I tell him, and I am shocked that I didn’t feel the urge to tell him more, shocked that I lied and it didn’t cause pain, but more shocked I actually could lie. Dragus nods before stepping in the room.

“I am just here to see if you will change your mind about staying with us” I shake my head, and he sighs.

“Tomorrow?” I look away, and he moves forward gripping my arms before gently rubbing his hands up and down them. “You will stay tomorrow; the dragon heat could start at any time Lora; you need to think this through. You should be with us,” he tells me.

“I do not agree to being marked Dragus,” I tell him, moving away from him.

“You don’t have a choice. When will you see that we won’t lose you” I could feel myself getting angry, they keep trying to force my hand but I don’t want this and why couldn’t they understand that?

Dragus growls when I don’t answer, storming out of the room and slamming the door behind him. Ignoring his tantrum I hopped in bed, I climbed under the covers mentally and physically drained. Sleep comes easy to me but staying asleep not so much when I am awoken. At first, I thought it was the dragon heat as I felt myself burning up, yet it wasn’t uncomfortable. More like a light buzz spreading over me. Reaching for the small clock beside the bed, I look at the time: 10:03 PM and I gasp at the realisation. I feel a wave of something delightful rush over me, when the room fills with purple light, blinking like a beacon in the dark. Casting shadows throughout the room.

Sitting up, I stagger to the bathroom, my entire body has pins and needles. An unnerving feeling takes over me as I move before I am forced to my knees. My legs go limp under me, my entire body feeling like it is becoming engulfed in the purple lights, feeling it rushing over my skin making my skin glow subtly. That’s when I realise the blinking light isn’t a light at all, but my eyes burning brightly.