I watched the young dragon struggle to control her fire. My mate has very good control of his earth element, but when you mix elements, it takes both parties to keep the elements stable. Her fire was getting out of control and my Sunshine was at risk of getting burned, so I took control of her element. Since I’m not angry, Emmi didn’t fight me coming forward. She could feel my need to protect our mate. She doesn’t feel the bond as strongly as she will once our spirits combine, but she still likes Ajax a lot.
Sunshine comes over, crouching in front of me. He reaches out and places his hand on my knee. “Are you okay, Emmi?”
“Sunshine,” I purr at him.
He looks up. “Well, it’s pretty sunny out. We’d planned to go flying today. Did you still want to fly?”
“Yes,” I tell him. With him close,
