SKYLAR I woke up as I felt someone playing with my hair and opened my eyes to meet the piercing gaze of my now favourite dragon. “Sorry,” Ren smirked, but he didn’t look like he was sorry at all. He looked happy, holding one of my locks and lacing it around his finger. The happiest I had ever seen him, “I just… couldn’t still believe that I was not dreaming. That you accepted me. You did accept me, right?” “Yes,” I giggled and stretched my hand to cup his cheek, “I think by now it’s pretty obvious that I accepted you as my mate.” “Say it again,” he leaned into my hand and closed his eyes. I had no idea it was so important to him… “My mate,” I repeated and when he opened his eyes again, they were full of fire. So alluring... “Oh, no, no, no,” I stopped him at once, “Hold your horses,