Dragons Among Us

The Cove

(Elizabeth's P.O.V)

I felt air under me and roared in excitement and flew higher while Hunter pumped his wings to keep up. I was flying basically on instinct and had no idea where I was going.

I dived down and went in for a landing and stumbled because I was not quite used to being a dragon yet. Hunter landed next to me and shifted back to human. He turned around and I growled at the sight of his nakedness. I backed away from him as he stepped towards me and let out a warning growl.

(Hunter's P.O.V)

I watched her fly towards my favorite place since I was little and saw her stumble when she landed. I landed and turned towards her which made her growl. I took a few steps towards her and a growl ripped out of her throat that made me shiver. I wanted to show her I meant no harm but to do that she had to trust me.

I walked away and looked over the cliff to my favorite spot and jumped. I flew down as I heard her roar in fear as I hit the water gently below. I came to the surface as her head peeked over the cliff to see if I was alright. I waved and she shifted back to human.

Then she disappeared and I heard running feet and a whoosh of air as she jumped over the edge of the cliff. I watched in awe as she did three front flips, shifted from human to dragon to human again and dived perfectly into the water. I looked at my mate and nearly cried as I saw the scars outlined on her body as she surfaced. I swam slightly towards her and she backed away toward the rock face. I didn't know what to do so I just kept getting closer and finally put my hand on her head. I ran my fingers through her hair and rested a hand on her cheek which she sighed and leaned into.

We swam to the cove and I dug out a shirt for her and a pair of shorts for me. We sat in silence for a few minutes until she started to cry. I put an arm around her and she leaned into me until she cried herself to sleep leaning against me and started to dream. I played down and put her head on my chest and fell asleep and started to walk in the same dream she was having.

She was scared and shaking as a man approached her, holding a weapon. I felt her dragon break loose and kill the man and set fire to the house. I saw years ago as he abused her and hurt her over and over again. I was shaking with anger by the end of it. I woke up when I felt her move on my chest and smelled her arousal while she laid against my chest. We were still in the cove of my childhood. I knew it was time to go back to the thunder but didn't want to wake her up, so I turned to lay on my stomach with her comfortably on my back and shifted. Then I flew us home where I put her in bed and went to talk to my beta.