Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 75457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 252(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 377(@200wpm)___ 302(@250wpm)___ 252(@300wpm)
What?
Mark finally smiled as his gaze came back to me. “I knew having someone with ambassadorial experience would come in helpful. I just didn’t know why.”
For fuck’s sake.
Chapter 1
Klynn
Earth Side
He was…uncomfortable.
No.
Stressed?
There was an English word I was missing…or maybe an American one because those were not the same languages…but my human agent was on the side of being an unhappy human.
My books had said action was necessary in moments like this one, but I did not feel like the predator in this situation no matter how Toman kept describing Wren.
Still, rescue was imperative because Toman’s slightly strange mate was clearly frustrated as we waited to go through the gate, and in that mood, he enjoyed making my human agent uncomfortable.
No.
Something related to uncomfortable.
I was going to have to reread my book about the angry spy who had to deal with the naughty submissive again. They used a variety of good emotional words, but I had not read that one enough times to have them memorized.
Still…I could not leave my human agent to Toman’s mate.
Wren was difficult.
I knew I was right in my assessment when he glared at Agent Murphy and spoke too loudly, even by Earth standards. “Clothes on for now, Daddy, but later you’re mine.”
“Your behavior will impact that, my mate.” Toman understood the negative behavior as well, but his rebuke was more subtle than many of the Doms in my books would have been.
I wasn’t sure I believed the implied threat, but Wren’s behavior changed as he shivered. “Yes, Daddy. I’m going to say goodbye to Pierce really quick. You talk to Klynn and make sure he’s ready? Ask him if he remembered to pack his ereader.”
Toman winced before I could respond and subtly point out that they were being too loud. “No one knows if it will work once we are through the portal.”
It would work.
The sparkly dragon was very confident…confusing, but confident…and I had found he was very rarely wrong.
He was annoying but generally right.
That in itself was annoying too.
“You guys figured out how to charge it with those crystal things and he’s got a ton of books.” Wren seemed worried about my reading, however, his volume decreased as I stepped out of the woods and moved closer. “It’s going to be fine.”
Wren did not seem to believe his words as he kissed Toman and hurried off to speak with his cousin, but he at least looked happier to have someone new to torment.
They all looked happier and my human agent even relaxed his body, which was a signal of emotional change. The people of Earth had lots of signals, but I had read about many of them even if I didn’t have a significant amount of first-hand experience.
Reading was very informative, though, so I knew I was prepared to deal with my human agent.
I was very prepared.
Very.
Yes.
My feet did not seem to understand the confidence my brain had about it, however, so it took much effort to get them to move in the right direction toward Toman and my human agent. Toman aimed a very neutral expression in my direction that he probably thought would make me more comfortable, but my human agent nodded and shifted his body to face me.
It was an opening gesture that meant he was focused on me and wasn’t guarded, so I returned the nod and mimicked his minor facial expressions. “Agent Murphy.”
“Klynn.” My human agent shifted his stance again so he was leaning toward me and let out a low, exaggerated breath. “I know you have everything in order, but is there anything you need help with or want to confirm?”
He trusted me.
He knew I was not one of the dragons that could be termed as flakey.
“No, thank you for your offer, though.” He had good manners and was offering to handle any situation I could not. He instinctively understood his role even if we had not discussed it in words. “I am confident that my ereader will work and I have done a quick patrol of the area to make sure everything is packed.”
And that we had not picked up any extra members of our party…to our party…for our party?
Hmm.
“I’ve double-checked the members of the party going through and everything seems to be in order.” Agent Murphy frowned as he looked around and studied the people around the gate, but he did not seem to be overly stressed. “I’m slightly concerned that they’re not worried enough about going through the gate.”
Hmm.
“Curiosity and overconfidence seem to be traits we all suffer from, no matter which side of the gate we were born on.” I shrugged, feeling pleased when my human agent flashed a quick smile. He gave those out rarely in public settings, so I understood they were special. “Some of us were born with enough common sense to overcome those more dangerous traits, however.”