I wake with Cedric wrapped around me. I’m not sure he could have told me I was his more than he did. He clearly thinks that I’m with Ishir or Avani, eww. What he doesn’t realize is that he hasn’t claimed me. At least not the way a dragon is claimed. He may think I’m his, his mark is on my neck, and he can say it as many times as he wants, but I’m not a claimed dragon.
Of course, ‘the other person’ I spoke about was my daughter, not another man. I have to put her first, and I won’t risk him trying to take her from me. So, until she is old enough and strong enough to stand up to him on her own, she will remain a secret from him.
I slip out of his arms. He was so close to finding my treasure trove. I hope he’ll leave when he wakes up alone, but I don’t have time to get him out of here. I’ve
