Everyone sits and stares at Teiran, Nisha's eyes sizing him up with unbridled curiosity. Dean clears his throat, waiting for Hayes to say something, anything. But he doesn't. Instead, he stands and turns to walk away. "Hayes," Koda hisses, causing Hayes to stop, look over his shoulder uninterested, and then he walks off.

"I'll take the first watch," he mutters.

"I am Teiran." The dragon heir says. Nisha slaps at Koda, her eyes wide.

"I told you he looks familiar," she hisses at him.

"And how do you know him?" He asks, sounding bored.

"He is the dragon king's kid." She grits out. Koda sits up straighter, his mouth falling open as he looks at me, a grimace on my face as I try to hide my face.

"He is what?" Dean screeches.

"Calm down, they exiled him," Marcos says in Teiran's defense and I feel a twitch at my lip, amused that suddenly Marcos is defending him, even if it is minimal. "Disowned really."

"That doesn't matter," Koda scoffs. "If he looks like a dragon and smells like a dragon, then he is the enemy."

"Do I look like a dragon just sitting here?" Teiran asks, and Koda frowns.

"He means you are big," Nisha tries to explain.

"He is here because I asked him to help us." I say, cutting the chit chat short. "Yes, he is the dragon king's son, yes he was exiled and yes, I do trust him. At least enough to trust that we are not his enemy." "Did you stop to consider that maybe he is our enemy?" Koda groans. "And Hayes agreed to this?"

He suddenly stands, throwing his hands up in anger before he chuckles to himself and he sneers at me.

problem killing his own kind to keep us safe." I snap at him as I jump up

repeats, her tone mocking as she

interjects. "It seems your leader has a

for death, the oath his brother made him take. There is no room for arguing with anyone about that. "I'm going to go sit with Hayes," Dean says, getting

half smile and he nods, clearing his throat before he lays down, and turns his back to

have a pet dog," Nisha teases, a giddy grin on her

one's pet, and I am least of all

over moot points. My body is exhausted and muscles are sore. "I am going to get

the dewy grass, the moisture leaching through my clothing. Sleep, like always, eludes me no matter how long I lay counting the breaths. I roll onto my back, my hand over my stomach as I watch the stars. Hayes had to feel it. Why else

bitter, kind of annoying, bitchy part of me. But he is Hayes, my Hayes. The same guy who would make even the darkest days feel

me want to be a better person, even after I left, hell even after meeting Tyler. I would remind myself to think

groan quietly, pressing

out of control when I need it the most? My stupid, bond driven lycan wants to be curted up with Hayes, to be accepted. But

situationship.

hear a soft whisper and look around my hands to see the outline of Hayes as he takes a seat

uncommon," I admit, and he

the feeling. Might be part of why I am such an asshole." He gives me a soft grin and

could just be natural?"

to him. Down, lycan, down. Last thing I need is to get caught staring at his plush, upturned kissabte lips. He might get the fight idea. That I want to smash my lips to his and leap into his arms. I don't want sex; I don't want to

to be loved. By

He asks, reaching out a hand to help me

spare mattress with fluffy blankets in any of these

He grins widely, hooking his thumb over his shoulder like he might actually

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