Chapter 13
Once the two hours were up, we were transported to our own rooms. We’d spent most of the time talking and lazily stroking one another through a few more orgasms (it was good being a dragon shifter).
We met up for lunch and spent it alone while the others were off doing their own thing.
It had been nice just eating with my mate for once, even if I loved having my family around.
After we’d eaten, we decided to shift to our bunnies outside and jumped around excitedly as we chased one another.
Damon was just so adorable in his bunny form that I had to shift back and snuggle with him, much to his obvious pleasure.
He’d napped in my lap while I just spoke about random things from my childhood, my hand stroking his soft fur as he relaxed and enjoyed my attention on him.
I had no idea how much he’d heard or if I’d mostly spoken to myself.
It didn’t matter. It felt good just to ramble as I relived the most memorable things from my past.
Something hit my forehead and I was forced out of my lovely daydream.
“Ryn,” Nym said, sounding amused. I looked down at the table at the torn off piece of bread that my dear cousin had thrown at me.
We were eating dinner and finally had everyone gathered once again.
Most of them had won the hot springs like us and had been to similar caves.
Nazuss had gotten a massage for two hours and had decided to wait on his haircut until he knew who his mate was.
He clearly wanted to look nice for him. Nazuss had also won a date for him and his mate and a few other things he didn’t want to tell us about.
“Ryn,” Nym repeated, waving a hand in front of my face.
“What?!” I snapped, angry to have my lovely moment of peace so rudely interrupted.
Nym just shook his head at me with a soft smile. “I asked you if you were looking forward to tonight?”
“Oh,” I said, blinking a little, then smiled when I gazed at Damon, who sat right next to me like always, one hand on my thigh so we were always touching.
“I am,” I said, not even looking at Nym as Damon’s lilac eyes gleamed with happiness.
Our time together had done wonders for us and I felt closer to my mate now that I knew more about him.
I’d shared a lot myself, especially what I envisioned for our future.
I wanted to live at the palace with my family, but with an actual job when I returned.
Damon seemed pleased that we would have something to do and that we would be able to work together.
I knew dragon shifters were worth their weight in gold as guards, roaming over our kingdom to make sure it was safe, I wouldn’t mind doing that with Damon once or twice a week to help out.
“I think we’ve eaten enough now, don’t you?” Damon said, his eyes shining with amusement.
“You’re absolutely right,” I grinned, taking his hand.
“You think your room is ready?” Nym asked, looking ready to grab Harpy over his shoulder and march to their room.
“Why wouldn’t it be? We can always return to our rooms after dinner. I thought the same thing would happen with this shared room,” I said, lacing my fingers with Damon’s.
“We’re definitely going to see if we’re right,” Damon said, tugging me along.
The others were right behind us, all following their own guiding light to share a night with their fated.
All except for Nazuss, who waved at us with a sad smile on his lips.
He would get his mate soon. I could feel it.
Myve and Hans were with him now, so at least he wasn’t alone.
Damon led us up the stairs, and so far, he was following my light perfectly. When he turned to the right where my room lay to the left, I felt relieved. We were going somewhere new.
We ascended yet another staircase and found ourselves led to a room with double doors.
Damon opened it, and inside was a spacious room that looked like something out of my palace.
It was luxurious and held a huge bed in the middle with bed posts that had white see-through fabric over it.
The window beside the bed framed the most amazing view over the forest and an open door to our left led into a bathroom. A private bathroom.
“I can’t believe we have this for ourselves until breakfast tomorrow,” I gushed, running for the huge bed.
Damon laughed and joined me, both of us sighing as the soft covers pulled us further down. “Our first night together,” he whispered as we both stared up at the ceiling.
“First of many.” My mate then turned and placed a soft kiss on my cheek. “It’ll be harder sleeping without you after this.”
I laughed softly at that. “I was thinking the same thing. Soon, I’ll know what it feels like to sleep with you in my arms, only to go back to my snoring roommate.”
A teasing growl escaped my mate. “You better not be holding your roommate when he sleeps.” I grinned as he attacked my neck with kisses, placing his hard body on top of mine.
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” I breathed, angling my neck to give him more access to it.
He hummed against my skin. “Are you up for being claimed tonight, baby?”
“Fuck, yes,” I groaned, tugging his robe off.
I loved to be claimed by my mate and even though I preferred to claim him, there was just something so primal about Damon when his dragon needed to fuck me.
I was something precious to him and he couldn’t stand not staking his claim.
“I want marks after this,” I demanded. “I want every student to see just how taken I am.”
Damon growled, clearly very into the idea as he robbed me of my clothes, shedding his own hurriedly. We fell together on the bed, naked and eager. And as soon as I was prepped with the oil they’d so lovingly provided for us, I was on all fours and panting for my mate’s cock.
“Yessss,” Damon rasped as his cock breached me, hitting my inner walls like nothing else ever would.
“Mark me,” I moaned, gripping the silky soft sheets underneath me like they could keep me steady. Damon’s hands on me were brutal and firm. I fucking loved it.
“With pleasure,” he rumbled, then hefted me up and sank his teeth into my neck, marking me as his.
I was then pushed back down and fucked deep into the mattress like Damon’s dragon had fully taken over, eager to stake his claim on my willing body.
His hand grabbed my length and stroked while he kept thrusting into me with brutal force and I came, my cries muffled by my pillow.
Damon roared as he reached his own pleasure, claiming my insides as he came deep within me.
We fell asleep that night in each other’s arms, our first time of many but the one time I would remember forever as our first.
A month later.
“Good morning, everyone,” Headmaster Wren greeted, standing on the balcony overlooking the courtyard like when we were first summoned here. “I bet you’re all wondering why I’ve gathered you here today.”
No one spoke. Most were looking unnerved, like they feared something bad was about to happen.
Only Damon and I knew this would be good news.
I also couldn’t wait. Tonight my Bunny and I would get our own room, a room we would share for the next year until we graduated.
I would soon hold my mate in my arms again.
The two times we’d shared a bed together hadn't been nearly enough.
Plus I wanted to try sleeping in our bunny forms as well.
There were simply too many things I longed to try with my mate.
I looked to Nazuss and briefly worried how he’d take the news. He still hadn’t met his mate, and this wasn’t just a roommate situation according to Wren, no Nazuss would be sharing a bed with his mate, even though they didn’t know one another yet.
“I bring wonderful news!” Headmaster Wren continued. “From this day forward, you’ll be sharing a room with your fated mate.”
Excited cheers rang out around me, drowning out all other noise as students celebrated the good news, some even with kisses to their mates.
“Yes, yes,” Wren chuckled warmly. “I apologize for not telling you sooner, but we want to respect every student and let them meet their mates on their own terms first. But tonight, your lights will guide you to your new rooms. Until then you’ll need to stay out of your rooms, as The Magic is making the changes.
This also means that those of you who’ve yet to meet your fated, will tonight.
” He then clapped his hands and waved goodbye before stalking back inside the academy.
Damon’s arms came around me from behind. “Ready to be claimed in our bed tonight?”
I grinned wickedly. “Only if I get to claim you, too.”
“Deal.” I was then turned around and pulled into a deep celebratory kiss. I finally had my fated mate and I couldn’t wait to show him off to my fathers and kingdom. My bunny was perfect and most importantly…
He was mine.
The end.