Legion: Alpha Dragon Shifter Romance (Dragon Rules Series Book 1) by Tia Didmon (best fiction novels .TXT) 📗

pay as the healing was inevitable. You did not change the course of events, only sped them up.” He glanced at Mara. “If you save the life of a dying man, then Mother Nature will even the scales by taking the life of another.”

Alana coughed on her muffin. “Who would die instead?”

Legion took a cookie from the box and passed it to Mara. “It could be a complete stranger or your best friend. Compensation is paid and Mother Nature makes that decision.”

Alana sat back. “I see.”

Legion eyes narrowed on her. “It is safe to move an object, hiding oneself, things of that nature, but if you alter the natural course of events, there are consequences.”

Mara scrunched her face. “Aren’t I altering the course of events by seeing the future?”

Legion touched her face. “That’s the magic loophole. A specialized talent given to you by nature is exempt from this price. You’re the only person who can alter the future. Those that you send to do your bidding will be exempt as well. It’s why you’re the most powerful creature in the world.”

Mara held the cookie to her lips. “This doesn’t get easier, does it?”

Legion’s power encased her in a blanket of warmth. “It will. Tempest, were there any other talents mentioned?”

Tempest offered Thorn the rest of her donut. “He said he needed to find the forgotten. It was a woman connected to an artifact with a symbol scratched off.”

Legion went stiff. “What kind of artifact?”

Tempest shook her head. “Some plaque he had. I never touched it. I only heard him talk about it.”

Legion closed his eyes. “He has an onyx circle. I didn’t think there were any left in existence. The druids housed them at a temple that the mages destroyed.”

Mara remembered the images in the temple. “You have seen them before?’

Legion nodded. “I saw Adara’s personal circle. I have not seen the others.”

“What are they?” Tempest asked.

“The druids created them at the temple of discovery. They were symbols of prophecy, belief and a diary of a druid’s life. I’m told they have many uses. We have to find out which circle Devlin has and what it does.”

Alana put her fingers to her lips. “Is it a key to the temple?”

Legion glanced at Tempest. “Perhaps in the right hands.” He sighed. “Or a map that instructs the intended druids on how to access the temple.”

Mara frowned. “Why would a symbol be scratched out?”

Legion rubbed his mouth. “The druid council scratched out the symbol of a druid who turned to dark magic.”

Mara gasped. “Druids can turn dark?”

Legion’s eyes flickered. “Any living creature can.”

Legion’s chest tensed as his bond with Mara intensified. Her pain had lessened, but her curiosity had heightened. She glanced at her sister several times before he stood up. “Let’s have the tea upstairs.”

Tempest pet Thorn. “Can I stay down here for a while?”

Daisy descended the steps as if her owner had called her. She padded over to Tempest, stopping to sniff Thorn, before sitting at her feet.

Legion glanced at the enormous wolf at Tempest’s feet. “Thorn wishes to stay with you. He will heal Daisy’s tissue damage as a result of her time at the mansion. It is causing her some discomfort.”

Thorn licked Daisy’s face. She rubbed against him, enamored with the large male.

Tempest smiled. “She likes him.”

Legion nodded. “She does. Are you okay with him staying with you while we talk?”

Tempest put her hand on each wolf’s head. The image flashed in Legion’s mind. Thorn understood who and what Tempest was. Her gift was not limited to opening a doorway to the temple. Daisy had seen the young girl for the miracle she was and had protected her. The three held a momentary unity before the image faded away. A rare glimpse at an unalterable path.

When Natalie stood to follow Mara upstairs, Tempest moved to the couch and lay down. Both animals lay down on the floor in front of her. Her chosen sentinels.

They proceeded upstairs in silence, moving to the couch and chairs upstairs. Legion remained standing, looking over at his sister-in-law. “Alana, I need to know everything you do.”

Alana gave him a disinterested look. “About sex, men, travel... you should be more specific.”

Conner chuckled as Legion crossed his arms. “About me... the dragons and druids.”

Alana shrugged. “You’re a myth.”

Legion’s eyes flicked gold. “We both know that isn’t true.”

She squinted. “Are you really the size of a mountain range when you’re in dragon form?”

Legion sighed. “Surely, there was more pertinent information about the dragon leader than his size.”

Alana winked at Mara. “Depends on what part we are talking about.”

Mara put her hand to her mouth, but he felt her laughter.

Legion raised an eyebrow. “That’s hardly an appropriate question for your sister’s mate.”

“Mara can tell me later.” She fiddled with a button on her jacket.

Mara coughed. “I am so not telling you that.”

Alana gave her sister a dirty look. “Why not? If I am supposed to hook up with one of them, at least you could tell me if it’s worth my while.”

Mara covered her eyes. “God, Alana, could you be crasser?”

Alana nodded. “Absolutely.”

Legion shook his head in disbelief. “You’re the seeker?”

Alan winked at him. “Yup, and you are both stuck with me. I plan to make Blue’s ass miserable if he tries to tie me down too.”

Legion squinted. “Blue?”

Alana picked some lint off her cotton pants. “The dragon who thinks he’s my mate.”

Legion’s eyes went wide. “He talks to you?”

Alana nodded. “In my dreams. I thought the blue dragon represented something else. I guess that’s his natural form. The bastard is persistent.”

Mara glanced at Legion. “Do you know the blue dragon?”

Legion’s gaze narrowed on Alana. “I know all fifty-six of them. I need more than his color to narrow it down.”

Alana pulled out her pocket knife. “All I know is he is asleep and thinks I am a dream. Since he’s real, I would like to keep it that way.” She began flicking the blade open and shut.

“Draco is a blue. Since he has been