Page 104 of Scales ’N’ Spells: Volume Two

“Now I’m worried. Sex is going to kill me if it gets any better, and I’ll never make it to our five hundredth bonding anniversary.”

Sora laughed and rolled them until Ravi was on his back on the mattress and Sora was over him.

“Oh, you’re going to make it to that anniversary and more. You’re going to be stuck with me for a very, very long time.”

“Sounds like heaven to me. Where do I sign up?”

Stretching out alongside Ravi, Sora draped an arm across his messy stomach and rested his head on Ravi’s shoulder. Ravi closed his eyes and released a happy sigh. He really loved sex with Sora, but this was fast becoming one of his favorite things. Snuggling with his mate made him feel complete.

“I think you should know, since we’re talking about bonding and forever, that I want at least four baby dragons just like you,” Sora announced, causing Ravi’s eyes to immediately pop open.

Ravi’s heart was suddenly beating so fast he could almost taste it in the back of his throat. He’d never given much thought to children. He thought he’d been lucky to find a mate.

“Seriously? You want children? With me? Children like me? I’m a walking disaster. Chaos and explosions follow me wherever I go. You want children like that?”

“I think you’re funny, sweet, and brave. You bring light and happiness to everyone who meets you. Why wouldn’t I want children like that?”

His heart suddenly made way for the lump growing in his throat. This man…he didn’t deserve this man who’d given him a life he’d never thought possible. This man who’d seen into the heart of him. They’d both grown up only children, in a way. Now, they wanted to fill their lives with love and the laughter of children.

“Plus, the world needs more wind dragons. So many more wind dragons.”

“YES!”

Ravi tackled Sora, and they rolled across the bed. Somehow, Ravi still ended up on the bottom again.

“We’ll get bonded after I get back from Prague. We’ll fire up the incubators, and we’ll summon all of the Abe mages to Burkhard if we have to. We’re gonna have babies.”

“I love this plan.”

“You think the mages can help us have twins?”

Sora blinked at him. “You want two baby dragons at the same time?”

Ravi shrugged and grinned. “Why not?”

Sora’s expression softened into one of love. It made Ravi feel all swoony.

“Why not, indeed. I love you, my handsome dragon.”

“I love you, my honey bear. We are going to have the most amazing life together.”

If this weren’t the same man behind Cameron’s kidnapping, Ravi would be convinced Thomas Jaeggi was the most boring man in the entire world.

Five days of following him around, and nothing. Big, fat nothing.

He didn’t appear to talk to or meet with anyone. He kept the strangest hours, as if he didn’t ever sleep. He’d go to the café at seven in the morning for coffee and a pastry, then he’d return home to what looked like a cute little flat. He’d run back out to the grocery store at noon. Then go for a walk in the evening. Then another walk at four in the morning.

Or, sometimes, Ravi and Sahan wouldn’t see him for twelve hours. It made them wonder if they’d missed him somehow. Then he’d be back out every two or three hours.

In five days, he and Sahan had barely slept, too afraid of missing Thomas doing something important or meeting someone. But he never did.

Ravi could only curse himself. He didn’t know why he’d gotten it in his head this would be a short and easy trip. As if Thomas would kindly set up a meeting with a fellow Jaeggi the day Ravi arrived in Prague so he and Sahan could follow the Jaeggi back to his lair. Neat and tidy.

Maybe he’d only thought that so it would be easier to leave home and, more importantly, Sora.

He missed his mate. It was like there was a hole in his chest that ached constantly. They texted and video chatted when they could, but thanks to Thomas’s insane hours, it wasn’t frequent. Ravi was largely trying to catch up on sleep when Thomas was quiet.

Glancing out the window, Ravi took in the old building façades and red-tiled roofs that filled the skyline. They were renting a room at a little hotel just a couple of blocks from where Thomas was staying.