escaped him. “Let’s just try ‘n relax for the rest of the flight. We’ll need our wits about us later so let’s get some rest while we can.”
Starr snuggled closer, “Good idea,” she said as she relaxed her body against him.
He turned to look out the small window, seeing nothing but blue sky and white clouds. His mind in turmoil at the feeling of foreboding deep inside him.
Sam settled down, making himself comfortable, but Ronan couldn’t relax. He sat, staring at nothing the entire flight, going over and over in his mind how he hoped the mission would pan out. He was deep in thought when Justin’s voice jolted him back into the here and now, telling them they would be landing shortly.
Jeez, where had the time gone?
Starr seemed to have dozed off, her body jerking at the announcement. She sat up, stretching her arms above her head, a sleepy look still on her face. Boy, did he love to see her wake up in his arms!
She smiled sleepily over at him. “You awake now?” he asked her cheekily and she punched his arm playfully.
“Yup, all awake and ready to rock ‘n roll.” She half laughed as he rubbed his arm.
Everyone else started to fidget and noises of folks moving around in their seats was evident. Ronan knew the Elite squads would be going over their own check lists in their heads, making sure they had everything required for the mission. He also heard Esther speaking quietly to Celeste, trying to explain they would be landing soon and going on a very special quest to save a Dragon.
His lips twitched up at the corners as Celeste answered, “A Dragon? We’re going to save a Dragon? Wow!”
Once again, he hoped that the young Witch wouldn’t freak out and be able to do the job they had brought her to do.
As Starr shook her head, swallowing several times he raised an eyebrow at her. “What’s wrong?”
She swallowed again. “My ears, they’re a bit weird with the pressure, don’t you feel that?”
He shook his head. “Uhm, nope, sorry, don’t feel a thing.”
She frowned. “Typical! Of course you don’t, guess it’s just us live folks that get it!”
Sam snorted as Ronan stared wide eyed. “What? Did you just insult us Vampires?” he asked as Starr swallowed again.
A look of relief washed over her face. “Oh there! That’s it, all better now. Sorry? Did I?” She laughed and he pulled her in towards him.
“Hey, I’m your mate and a Vamp, a little bit of respect for us should be expected...don’t ya think?”
Starr chuckled. “Hmm, not sure ‘bout that, Fang, and you better let me go, you don’t want your men seeing you get all mushy now. Do ya?”
Ronan placed a quick kiss on her nose. “Nope, that most certainly wouldn’t do. After all I’m the big bad boss.”
Sam snorted again. “You two crack me up. Starr, if anyone else ever spoke to him the way you do then, hell, they’d probably end up with their head being separated from their body.”
As she turned to Sam, a small smile on her face, Ronan felt that gut punching feeling he still got when he realized she was his...all his...forever. “Not true. Don’t believe a word he says. You know he tells lies.” Ronan scowled over at Sam who was now trying not to laugh out loud.
Starr looked between the two just as the wheels touched down. “Okay guys, no more fun, we’ve a Dragon to find.”
Her tone was deadly serious and it sobered Ronan, glancing at his friend, he saw Sam obviously felt the same. No longer even a hint of laughter on his ebony face.
As soon as the plane slowed down, there was the sound of seat belts being undone and folks started to stand, some of the guards retrieving backpacks from the overhead lockers. Esther telling Celeste to button up her coat and put her hood up to keep her head warm. Josef telling Peri to be careful and to stay close to him and Gabe.
Ronan looked over at Starr, placing a hand on her arm. “Stay close, baby, don’t go running off anywhere without me. Okay?”
She
Starr snuggled closer, “Good idea,” she said as she relaxed her body against him.
He turned to look out the small window, seeing nothing but blue sky and white clouds. His mind in turmoil at the feeling of foreboding deep inside him.
Sam settled down, making himself comfortable, but Ronan couldn’t relax. He sat, staring at nothing the entire flight, going over and over in his mind how he hoped the mission would pan out. He was deep in thought when Justin’s voice jolted him back into the here and now, telling them they would be landing shortly.
Jeez, where had the time gone?
Starr seemed to have dozed off, her body jerking at the announcement. She sat up, stretching her arms above her head, a sleepy look still on her face. Boy, did he love to see her wake up in his arms!
She smiled sleepily over at him. “You awake now?” he asked her cheekily and she punched his arm playfully.
“Yup, all awake and ready to rock ‘n roll.” She half laughed as he rubbed his arm.
Everyone else started to fidget and noises of folks moving around in their seats was evident. Ronan knew the Elite squads would be going over their own check lists in their heads, making sure they had everything required for the mission. He also heard Esther speaking quietly to Celeste, trying to explain they would be landing soon and going on a very special quest to save a Dragon.
His lips twitched up at the corners as Celeste answered, “A Dragon? We’re going to save a Dragon? Wow!”
Once again, he hoped that the young Witch wouldn’t freak out and be able to do the job they had brought her to do.
As Starr shook her head, swallowing several times he raised an eyebrow at her. “What’s wrong?”
She swallowed again. “My ears, they’re a bit weird with the pressure, don’t you feel that?”
He shook his head. “Uhm, nope, sorry, don’t feel a thing.”
She frowned. “Typical! Of course you don’t, guess it’s just us live folks that get it!”
Sam snorted as Ronan stared wide eyed. “What? Did you just insult us Vampires?” he asked as Starr swallowed again.
A look of relief washed over her face. “Oh there! That’s it, all better now. Sorry? Did I?” She laughed and he pulled her in towards him.
“Hey, I’m your mate and a Vamp, a little bit of respect for us should be expected...don’t ya think?”
Starr chuckled. “Hmm, not sure ‘bout that, Fang, and you better let me go, you don’t want your men seeing you get all mushy now. Do ya?”
Ronan placed a quick kiss on her nose. “Nope, that most certainly wouldn’t do. After all I’m the big bad boss.”
Sam snorted again. “You two crack me up. Starr, if anyone else ever spoke to him the way you do then, hell, they’d probably end up with their head being separated from their body.”
As she turned to Sam, a small smile on her face, Ronan felt that gut punching feeling he still got when he realized she was his...all his...forever. “Not true. Don’t believe a word he says. You know he tells lies.” Ronan scowled over at Sam who was now trying not to laugh out loud.
Starr looked between the two just as the wheels touched down. “Okay guys, no more fun, we’ve a Dragon to find.”
Her tone was deadly serious and it sobered Ronan, glancing at his friend, he saw Sam obviously felt the same. No longer even a hint of laughter on his ebony face.
As soon as the plane slowed down, there was the sound of seat belts being undone and folks started to stand, some of the guards retrieving backpacks from the overhead lockers. Esther telling Celeste to button up her coat and put her hood up to keep her head warm. Josef telling Peri to be careful and to stay close to him and Gabe.
Ronan looked over at Starr, placing a hand on her arm. “Stay close, baby, don’t go running off anywhere without me. Okay?”
She
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