Epilogue 4 years later Sitting on Matitus lap, I watch Dragus, Silas and Dakari chase around after Darshan and Carly and Claire in the paddock. Darshan chasing after Silas, his silver Dragon chasing and biting at his fatherâs ankles has he chased after them.
Abbie sits down next to me rubbing her growing baby bump. Matitus kissing my shoulder as we sit in the sun.
âOne more please just one more and we will stop hounding you, Abbie is having her thirdâ Matitus says.
I shake my head.
âDefinitely notâ I tell him watching Carly and Darshan play.
âYeah you need to have another, gotta catch up to meâ Says Abbie.
âYou would not say that if Carly had a dragon, seriously we have a fire extinguishers in every room because every time you tell him no, he sets our asses on fireâ I tell her. Darshan first shifted when he was three, we were amazed and also horrified to find him in his bed in his dragon form, his dragon was cute though, completely silver and dazzling violet eyes, though when he doesnât get his way and chucks a tantrum you run from him, I wasnât joking about him setting your ass on fire. Though with Silas and Matitus he doesnât get away with it, they are quick to scold him for it and use their own magic to control any potential infernos. There wasnât a curtain in the castle without singe marks.
âI hope this one is Dragon then you will understandâ I tell her shaking my head.
âCome on one more, just one look how cute he isâ Matitus begs.
âNo!â I tell him.
âTwo more thenâ Matitus says and my head snaps to the side looking at him.
âWhat kind of compromise is that?â I ask.
âThree then, besides we all voted and you lost so you need to take one for the teamâ Matitus says.
Abbie chuckling at him.
âNo!â I repeat for the millionth time over the last four years.
âMajority rulesâ
âAnd if it was that way you would have me constantly pregnantâ I tell him.
âI like you pregnantâ He says.
âWell, I donât and I like being able to see my own vaginaâ I tell him.
âOh god I wish I could see mine, I havenât laid eyes on it in months. I had to do a touch and feel shave job the other day, probably looks like I have the mange down thereâ Abbie says before biting into her apple.
âTell Dakari to shave youâ Matitus says, and Abbieâs face looks toward him.
âWhat? you would do that for Elora?â She asks. Matitus nods.
âYou hear that Dakari, step up your game or I am leaving you for your brotherâ She screams out to him.
âI asked him to help, and he whinged and bitched about being all naturalâ She says shaking her head.
Dakari glares at Matitus and he shrugs.
âStep it up big bro or I am taking your womanâ Matitus sings out to him and I chuckle.
âNow back to this discussion four moreâ He says.
âGo knock up Silas, he is more motherly then meâ I tell him.
âHe is missing the womb or I wouldâ Matitus says making me laugh.
âCome on Love, I will pay womb rentalâ He says wiggling his eyebrows.
âWomb rental really?â I shake my head.
âWho votes Elora has another baby?â Abbie screams out to everyone. They all raise there hands including Abbie.
âNope, not happeningâ I tell them. Silas shoulders sag.
âWe are knocking you up, its decided we voted you lost and now I get to stick a bun in the oven againâ
He says triumphantly. I shake my head, also for the millionth time.
âPlease, please pretty please with a cherry on top. I will rub your feet every night, and your backâ
Matitus begs, and I roll my eyes while Abbie huffs making me look at her.
âThatâs itâ She states getting up from her spot and stalking off toward Dakari.
âYou, you get here and listen to your brotherâ She says pointing at him. âLazy ass Dragon, how come they do all that for you and yet I ask him to do anything, and he whingesâ
âI thought Dakari, does do everythingâ
âHe does I just want a foot rubâ She says chuckling.
âAnd I am hormonal donât judge me, that reminds me I came steal some more squash, been craving those little yellow bastards like they are going to run outâ She says walking off toward the greenhouse.
Matitus chuckles. Dakari stalking over to him with Carly, Claire chasing to catch up to him.
âOi she makes me do enough shit, donât be giving her more ideas, there are three of you to slave after Elora, only one of meâ Dakari points his finger at Matitus. I shake my head jumping up to call Darshan over, his little dragon wagging its tails as he runs circles around me.
âDarshan time to shift back, you need to showerâ I tell him as he zips between my legs while I bend down trying to catch him. His little body heaving as his chest rumbles laughing.
âDarshan listen to your motherâ Silas tells him, and he drops on the ground, his tiny wings flapping but still not big enough to let him fly thank god.
âDonât flap those wings at meâ I tell him when he takes off again not wanting to come inside. Silas hot on heels before scooping him up by his tail and holding him upside down. His little legs kicking before a ball of fire erupts from him.
âWhat did I say about thatâ Matitus calls to our son. Darshan whines loudly before going limp. Letting his father carry him back to me. I hold out my arms for him and Silas drops his heavy little body in them. His scales smooth like a snake though, I knew one day they would be sharp like his fatherâs.
âCome on little man time to wash upâ I tell him.
Abbie comes back with an armful of squash. She hands them to Dakari.
âSquash again? I am sick of eating squash. What about Zucchini, lets have zucchini insteadâ He groans.
âWill you be at the council meetingâ Silas asks her.
âOf course, havenât missed one yetâ She says.
âYes, even if we have to move it to the hallâ Matitus says.
Claire comes over giving me hug before she gives Darshan a kiss on his silver scaled head.
âBye aunty loraâ Carly sings out over Abbieâs shoulder. CoÕ¸tent beloÕ¸gs to DraÐ¼Ä nоvеls.cоm âBye sweetyâ I tell her as I watch them leave.
âNow time to knock you upâ Matitus says.
âNope I have to shower this oneâ I tell him.
âYouâre having another even if I have to use a turkey baster while you are asleep, come on just two moreâ Silas says.
âOne and thatâs it, one more then you leave me aloneâ I tell them.
âGood we better make it twinsâ Silas says to Dragus and they high five while Matitus snatches Darshan from me.
âYou two go start and I will wash the squirtâ He says before I feel my feet lift off the ground as I am tossed over Dragus shoulder as he rushes inside.
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