Page 7 of Kingston (Savage Dragons #2)

“Just by being my mate, you got some magic. Also, when you hugged Kaida today, I’m sure she gave you some of hers without knowing.

Being around Tucker and the rest of the cousins means you’ll get even more because you’ll be related to them by being my mate.

I didn’t give you anything physically. It just came to you to keep you safe.

” She asked what kind she might have, already less upset about it now that he had explained.

“I would imagine that you can change your clothing at will. Also, Kaida has some powers that Tucker didn’t have before she met him.

He has them now, but on a larger scale. She’s pretty powerful, and so is Tucker, so there is no telling what the two of you will get from them. ”

“I’ll get power too?” He said that he already considered him his son, so he didn’t see why not.

“Thank you for that. You’ve been a better dad to me than the Connors were.

And Skye has been the best mom. Even though I have some power of my own, she’s been protecting me since we got together all those years ago.

The three of them spent the rest of the evening talking about magic.

Skye could change her clothing at will, and so could Trevor.

It was the most basic skill he told them, and said how it came in handy at times, too.

Skye could touch something and feel a connection to it.

She could tell where it had come from and who had owned it.

That wasn’t a great skill, but she was thrilled with it and, by extension, so was he.

Later that night, when they were headed to bed, he asked Skye what room she wanted in the house.

Since she’d never been here other than to meet up with Trevor, she had no idea.

He told her to take the master as he’d never slept in there either.

She seemed hesitant at first, but after telling her that he wanted her to have it, he made his way down to the bedroom that he’d been sleeping in since buying the house.

It was a grand room. Almost as big as the master, it also had a window that showed off the back yard nicely.

Not only was there a view of the back yard, but there was a smallish deck that was out from the window that afforded him great views of the pool and pool house.

He loved the room and hoped someday that he could convince Skye that it made a better master suite than the one she was sleeping in.

Getting ready for bed, he brushed his teeth again and set up his clothing for the morning.

Yes, he could change his clothing as well, but he liked knowing when he went to bed what he was going to be wearing the next day.

It was something that he did all his life, and he didn’t see any reason to stop doing it now that he had the magic.

Tomorrow he had a meeting with Cassian, and he was looking forward to it.

They’d been meeting together once a week for years now, and again, he saw no reason to forfeit his time with him because he had a mate.

She’d no doubt be going out with Kaida and the other women when they came around, so he thought it would be good for him to meet with his cousin.

He and the others met once a month. All four of them getting together to catch up.

They might well see each other a few times during the day, but it was nice to actually have a seat with them and catch up on things that didn’t seem all that important until you shared them with the others.

It was his favorite time of the month to have his cousins all with him when they got together.

Getting into bed, he was surprised at how tired he was.

He’d been doing a lot of walking with Trevor lately, and that could have been it.

Also, he’d been using the gym equipment he’d gotten when he moved into his new home, and that was making both him and his dragon feel better.

He thought that he was even sleeping better than he had before.

Rolling to his side, he thought of Skye being his mate and wondered what that would bring into his life.

He knew that it was going to be a big change for her and was looking forward to the changes for them both.

He still had some work that he was doing.

Not daily, but enough that he wasn’t home all the time.

He’d noticed that that sort of arrangement was the kind that Tucker and Kaida had.

Where they went their separate ways daily, only to meet up later for whatever they would do.

He was sure it was plenty of sex, but he’d never ask, not that he thought anyone would tell him.

And he was glad for that, too. Sometimes, information could be too much.

Waking in the middle of the night, he wasn’t sure what woke him.

It wasn’t until he heard a scream that he thought that it was ongoing.

Getting up and running to the master suite, he was terrified to find Skye missing.

It wasn’t until Trevor turned on the light that he found her curled up in a tight ball in the corner of the room.

Her crying was tearing at his heart something terrible.

“I have you, Skye.” She fought him until he could get her to understand that she was safe and that he had her. Picking her up from the floor, he took her back to the bed and laid her gently on it. “There’s nothing here. I have you. Come on now. I have you. Tell me what scared you.”

“Jason was getting me.” He told her that he was in jail and not getting out anytime soon, so she was safe.

“I think it was the new room and all. I thought about how safe I was feeling when I turned off the light, and that must have triggered a memory of him finally catching up with me. He was going to kill me.”

“He won’t now. I have you.” He told her, too, about being immortal, and that seemed to have had a positive effect on her bad dreams. “You can’t be killed, either of you, unless they remove your head. And I doubt very much he’d do that.”

“Knowing him, he’d do it just to prove that he’s killed me.” Trevor said he was headed back to bed. “Good. I’m sorry that I woke you. I’ve not had a nightmare like this for some time now. Like I said, I think it was the new room and my thoughts before going to sleep.”

Kings held her until she fell asleep again.

Putting her back under the covers gave him a little fear when he thought that he saw a shadow of blood on her leg.

It turned out that she was wearing blood red socks on her feet, and he had to laugh about that.

She must have cold feet like he did sometimes.

Going back to his room after getting the lights off again, he didn’t know if he’d be able to sleep now.

Instead of getting into bed right away, he opened up his computer and looked at information on school buildings and how long they lasted.

When he’d bored himself enough, he climbed into bed and got comfy again.

It was going to be a long day tomorrow if he didn’t get some sleep.

Happy that Skye felt safe enough to fall asleep in his arms, he closed his eyes and fell back to sleep.

Waking again just as the sun was coming up, he got up and took a long, hot shower.

His feet were giving him fits because they were cold, so he put on some wool socks to go out into the day.

After leaving a note in the kitchen about the interviews that were going on today, he told Skye and Trevor that he’d be back before noon, then he was having dinner with his cousin at six.

The house wasn’t as large as the last one he’d had, but they would need staff.

With the two of them working, even if it was only part-time, the house would suffer.

Plus, he didn’t want to have to cook all the time, and he was sure that Skye had better things to do than cook, so they’d need someone to come in and do that for them.

He thought staff enough to come in and make the beds would be nice too.

He didn’t enjoy that task as much as some people did and would love the help to get it done.

As he started out his day, he found himself whistling. It was an odd tune that he’d heard long ago, but he was feeling pretty good and didn’t mind having a tune in his head. Smiling at the first person he met today, Kings thought he could get used to having a mate. It was life-changing.