The Alpha Dragon's Prisoner

I'm Dying-Tika

When I step into the darkness, everything is still. There are no sounds and no one in sight. My breathing sounds heavy in the still air as I look around for an answer. A bright red light shines in the distance and I start to walk toward it. The closer I get the more color it shows. The light starts to have a golden pool form in the middle and I find the sight enchanting. It looks so warm and inviting.

My fingers twitch on my right hand and I just know that I am supposed to touch it. I just have no idea what will happen when I do. So, with a deep breath and a huge leap of faith I place my hand into the light. Pain races down my spine as I watch the light disappear. I scream as I feel it flow into me through the tips of my fingers. It's almost like its burning me alive as I collapse to my knees.

I pray as I scream. I just want the pain to stop. It feels like I am dying a gruesome death. It burns all the way up to my arm and settles into my chest. With all my might I take a deep breath of air into my lungs. Tingles run across my face and I am able to smile through the pain. Wherever I am, whatever is going on, I know that Xander is here. The thought is the most comforting thing that I have ever felt and I try to relax against the pain. I try to let it just flow through me instead of consume me.

That's it Tika. Allow me to join with you. We will be one forever because of it.

The woman's voice is one that I don't know as it speaks. Her voice is so beautiful though. The tone of it reminds me of the lullabies I heard many times as a child. It soothes me and I feel all the tension run out of my body. I have no idea who she is but I know that I can trust her. She makes me feel safe just like Xander does.

I am Cara and just like my mate, my name means beloved. I am your dragon and your other half.

What she says makes me chuckle. The sound is broken as more pain hits my body and it feels like someone is snapping my bones. I don't have a dragon. Steeping through that hole in the wall must have made me go insane. I try to rise from the floor but the pain prevents me. it's like I can't control my own body. Each muscle twitches on its own.

We are the mate of an alpha. There is no time for waiting for you to get used to the idea. When you touched my soul, you merged us. Now we are one. All you have to do is let me out

I start to shake my head immediately. I never said that I wanted a dragon. I don't want to become one. Why didn't he tell me this fact before we mated? I should have been warned about this. Wait, but he wouldn't have kept something like this from me. That would mean that he didn't know. If he didn't know then this must be terrifying him. I need to find a way out of here.

With a renewed strength I rise from the floor as I clench my teeth against the pain. My leg snaps as I go forward and I almost collapse. My breathing is heavy as I fight not to scream in agony. I don't know if I can make it to him like this. I just don't have the strength right now. My words spring truth as I collapse to my knees once more.

Lean on me, Tika. I can carry us both when you cant.

Knowing that I am out of options if I want to make it to my mate, I decide to play along. "How do I do that?" I ask her with a huff.

You have to find me. I am a part of you as much as the extremities on your body. Just like them you are in charge of me. We are separate but a part. You will know all of me just like I now know all of you.

Closing my eyes I try to get control of my breathing. Tingles erupt once more on my skin and it feels like Xander is holding onto my hand. I keep that feeling with me as I pretend to hold his in mine. It allows me to focus on something else besides the pain. As soon as I do I can feel the changes in my body. I bounce on my feet as a test when I feel stronger than before.