Over the next few weeks, Merethyl makes sure to take care of me and Yhendorn. I swear in the first few days, every time she touched me she was pumping her healing power into me. I know it scared her to see me paralyzed. I wasn’t exactly a fan of it myself, but I’m not weak, and I don’t like my mate feeling like she has to constantly push her power and strength into me. So, I finally do what any good, strong, powerful dragon would do. I remind her of what it means to be claimed by a dragon, over and over, until she gets the hint that I’m completely healed. “Avani, I can’t take anymore,” she says. I nuzzle my nose against her ear. My body is still over hers. I still have her head pinned to the ground, her ass still up in the air, but it’s my arm under her hips that is keeping them up. “Y

