Livi stood. “Okay, but it’s easier to show you. Step back.”
“By the ancients,” Drake whispered.
“Holy shit,” Kalana said.
“Hey, I had no idea,” Mari said as she held up her hands.
Livi smiled at them as she unfurled her wings and shook out her long black hair. “For some reason when I went into season I shifted Fae, not Lyken.” Moving over to the huge mirror that hung in her dad’s office Livi noticed that her eyes had become translucent, her skin shimmered and her wings were those like an iridescent pattern of earth tone colors, almost like her mom’s but different. Livi had more reds to go with the Dragon energies she could call upon.
“Can you shimmer or shrink?” Kalana asked.
“Yes, both.”
“Do you know how rare this is, Livi?” Mari asked.
“Yes, Triton brought me to talk to his Aunt Hera and she explained why to me.”
“You spoke with Hera?” Mari snorted.
Livi smiled as she turned to face them. “Yes, and I know you two had some tiff going on Auntie, but seriously, she really does know how to make a great cup of tea, and she’s nice. Oh, and don’t go getting mad at Triton for not telling any of you, I made him promise me.”
“So this is why Tommy couldn’t scent you and none of us knew you were here?” Rhys asked.
“Right, and with the speed I can run, no one really noticed me coming or going.”
“Is that a safety issue we need to discuss about fast moving Other Kin?” Drake asked.
“No, it’s only me, Dad.”
“So, you and Tommy have been mating for how long?” Kalana asked with a smile.
“Since I came into season five months ago, and no there has been no one else, although the Prince of Atlantis did try to get a little frisky.”
“Which one?” Mari asked.
“All five, the horny toads,” Livi chuckled, stopping suddenly. “Shit, Tommy’s coming.” Closing her eyes, she shifted back to her human self and stood there as he knocked on the door and her dad granted him permission to enter.
“Lord Drake, I hate to interrupt, but I believe it best for you and Lord Rhys to come to the security center now,” Tommy said as his gaze landed on Livi.
Livi noticed his nose twitch.
“What’s going on?” Drake asked.
“We were able to gather more information from both Dragon Hunters with the ability Livi told us about. We have a bigger problem than we thought.”
Livi started to follow them out when Tommy turned meeting her gaze.
“Please stay back.”
“What, why?” she asked stunned.
“I can’t have you near me right now Livi, please.”
Livi grabbed his arm. “I know, Tommy. They told me everything and we’ll be taking care of this shortly,” she whispered. His eyes shimmered silver as he leaned into her, kissing her quickly.
“Before the full would be a good idea,” he murmured against her lips.
Livi’s eyelids were heavy as he walked down the foyer following her father and uncle.
“Why not let him see you in Fae shift, Livi?” Kalana asked.
“It’s not time yet.”
“She’s just worried he’ll be pissed when he finds out he’s been mating with her all along and she never told him,” Mari chuckled.
Livi snorted as she turned to face them. “Yeah, okay, Ms. Dragon Shifter and protector extraordinaire.”
“What?” Mari chuckled. “I’m right, kid and you know it.”
Livi frowned as she turned back to the way Tommy had gone. All she had to do was release her pheromones for mating and he’d come running, especially now, but she didn’t want to do that to him. So how in the hell was she supposed to tell him she was the one he’d been mating with every month for the past five months? Her head turned, a smile lining her lips as she took off out the door.
“Oy, she’s up to something,” Mari laughed.
Chapter 3
Livi waited until Tommy opened the door to his apartment before she partially shifted to Lyken and exuded her pheromones in his direction. She’d hoped that by being in Lyken mode when they mated, she’d stay that way or else she’d have a lot of explaining to do. Smiling when the silver glow of his eyes appeared in the darkened room, she knew he’d caught her scent. “How long did you know?”
“Right after the Golem attack,” Tommy stated as he stepped forward, releasing his weapons belt. “Lord Drake and my father came to me and explained you and I were bonded mates, but I had to step back and let you train.”
Livi didn’t need lights as her night vision increased with her shift. Her heart hammered as he tossed his clothes, revealing a broad chest and shoulders, lean hips, strong thighs and a thick jutting erection. Livi gasped as he fisted it, stroking hard. A shiver of anticipation rippled down Livi’s spine and her mouth watered.