Rycadia

Chapter 7 - Ray

   *if your confused look at ch 2 or 3 lol*

When I wake up I hear hushed voices "She touched my wings, when someone touches Mardik Dana wings the wings erupt in flames to protect them. You know that Zharos you're the one who helped my Dad with the ritual for it," a familiar voice says "I know that but only family and mates can touch them with out getting hurt so you're saying that my daughter is your-" "Dad?" I whisper "Hi pup, how are you feeling?" he replies "I feel fine, I'm I in my room?" feeling the bed dip next to me I look over to see Landon laying next to me "yes you are," Landon says answering my question, snaking his arm around my waist. Landon has always been a cuddly person but this feels different, I can't quite put my finger to it. I lean into him and sigh "I can leave you two alone if you'd like," my Dad says getting up to leave "no wait Dad I have a question," he sits back down giving me a smile "sure what is it?"

"How are you still alive I'm pretty sure that bolder crushed your legs," he sighs gently touching my forehead "I'm alive because of you," "what? But I'm not a healer," Landon starts drawing circles with his finger on my hip making me shiver, my Dad continues "Remember how I told you that you healed your mother by giving her part of your power," I nod "well you did the same to me," "so what did I lose then?" He grimaces not wanting to say the bad news "you lost Ira," I gasp trying to reach her in my mind 'Ira?' Laevina comes into my mind 'whimper, we lost her Ray' Suddenly it becomes hard to breath and the room around me spins. "She's having a panic attack," Landon pulls me onto his lap as my breath becomes heavy "Ray look at me," I look up into his ember eyes instantly I knew everything was going to be ok. "Breath with me bunny," he takes my hand and holds it to his chest a couple minutes later our breaths are in sync and I am certainly calmer. "There you go that's better," I lean my head on his shoulder saying to my Dad "if I didn't lose Ira I would've lost you Dad, I'm ok with losing Ira as long as I still have my Dad," it still hurt like part of me was ripped right out of my body and that part will never come back, but knowing it saved my Dad I was ok with it. "I know but it also took a lot of energy from you," Dad takes my hand and gives it a squeeze "thank you pup, and thank you Landon for saving her," he kisses me on the forehead saying "get some rest both of you," with that he leaves the room.

I look to Landon he's looking at me intensely, he moves his hand on my hips and puts his nose on my neck like he's smelling me. "You smell good," "like what?" He sniffs me again and his eyes flash "flowers and oranges," I smile at him "oh I don't think I have a perfume that smell," "no it's not perfume it's your own smell. The smell for your mate actually," what is he talking about I'm not a creature how can I have a mate? Unless.. I smell him and he smelt like wood and grass. Is that weird that I'm smelling him? geez I hope he doesn't find it weird, but that smell it's never smelt so incredible. His touch sends tingles through my skin, like a spider is crawling up my arm. And his eyes his beautiful ember they make me feel wanted, I've never felt wanted by a man.

I play with his hair, it's so soft and curly I love it. "Ray," he gives me look of utter sadness "yeah?" His smile turns to a frown "when.. when I saw Tyrone's guards throw you off that balcony.." he lets out a shattered breath " I didn't know if I could get to you in time and that.. that scared me." He puts his forehead on mine "I thought that I was going to loose you. I was so afraid that I'd be to slow and wouldn't be able to catch you in time, that I would never see you again... I've never felt that way before and it scares me," he leans back on the headboard of my bed, when he tilts his head back I can't help but trace my finger on his neck. When I touch the spot at the start of his collar bone he shivers. "Then when I caught you there was this flood of relief that filled my entire body, then you touched my wings they didn't turn to flames like they're supposed to when others touch it but it didn't." His wings turn to flames, I never knew that. Now I kinda want to see that. I wonder what color the flames are, probably purple that make sense because that's the color of the mark on his nose.