book #2 Ice Queen: the snow dragon shifter ***completed***

#2 getting his wolf

" Liam! Liam!" Scarlett came running into his chambers not even bothering to knock. they had grown up together. not so much as brother and sister, but best friends. he protected her and she protected him. today was the day they celebrated his eighteenth birthday. he was excited to be turning eighteen. even though he lived with dragon shifters they researched and made sure he learned about being a wolf. queen Emilia and king Dante wanted him to know who he was and hid nothing from him. he was grateful for them. they brought him in as family. they made sure he had the best education and never treated him like anything but family. they continued the search for his parents to no avail. when he woke up that day all he could remember was his name and his age. when he turned a certain age Emilia and Dante told him how they found him and rescued him and took him in. he was forever grateful to them for their generosity. he was very loyal to the dragon shifters.

Scarlett plopped on his bed watching Liam sitting on his chair. shutting his book and looking up with a smile on his face. he always acted angry she invaded his space but secretly he loved it. he had always had a secret crush on her and when he turned eighteen he had wanted her to be his mate but he kept all of it to himself. he wouldn't know who his mate was until they were both eighteen. he was fiercely protective of her and most shifters in school left her alone out of fear of Liam. " I thought you were supposed to knock." he said eying her reaction. Scarlett just smiled at him her pouty pink lips making him wish he could kiss them. she played with a snowball in her hand levitating it and turning it in mid air.

she stuck her tongue out at him before answering him. " why would I knock? it's not like there is anything you need to hide." just then Scarlett threw the snow ball she had created at Liams face landing it perfectly on him. he was stunned at first giving her time to jump up from the bed and run towards the door. he jumped up chasing after her out the front door of the palace and into the snow covered mountains. he had to admit that she was fast even though she was still a month away from shifting to a dragon. he chased her into the tree line and into a clearing before she stopped. she was laughing so hard she held her sides.

throwing her hands up in surrender and trying to catch her breath. " ok! you win! I give up!" just then he grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at her landing on her chest. " oh that's how it's going to be? it's on liam!" she started forming snowballs and tossing them at him in record speed. being an ice dragon she was able to manipulate the snow around her. he ducked trying to get away grabbing handfuls of snow and wildly throwing them her way. finally he decided to counter attack and came at her knocking her to the ground and sheilding her as they fell together. she lay there in his arms panting and trying to catch her breath. they were so close he could feel her breath on his lips. he felt a draw to her. an undeniable need to kiss her that he couldn't stop. he closed the small amount of distance and crashed his lips on hers kissing her softly at first. he swept his tongue on the bottom of her lip and she gasped as she opened her mouth allowing him access. his kiss deepened with lust and need. they only broke their kiss when they came up gasping for air. she smiled at him knowing she had wanted this for so long. " happy birthday Liam." she whispered.

he smiled on her lips as he went in for another kiss. this was everything he had ever wanted and more than what he had dreamt it could be. " best birthday ever." he whispered when he pulled back. he brought his head to her forehead resting his on hers. " I guess it's not a secret anymore."

" we need to keep it that way though Liam." she closed her eyes and scrunched her brows together. she opened them back up her icy blue eyes piercing into his dazzling green ones. he let out a frustrated groan. " you know why. we can't risk it." the moment was lost now and he was back to reality. he knew she was right. he got up off of her extending his hand to help her up. Scarlett was next in line to be queen. she was only allowed to be mated to royalty. even though Liam lived in the palace and was raised by the queen and king he was not royal even though he enjoyed the perks of it. Scarlett on her eighteenth birthday will be forced to marry someone of noble blood. technically Liam didn't even know who his blood was. he was the kid saved by the ice dragons. the orphan with no family line. he was nobody.

" I better go. I can feel I'm shifting tonight. I can feel my wolf. he feels close. you should head back to the palace. " she reached out grabbing his hand in hers. a sad look in her eyes.

" I wish it was you Liam. I wish I was allowed to be with you." he shrugged out of her grasp and looked out into the nothing of the snowy mountains.

" me too. if only you could make your own choices and I wasn't an orphan." he smiled and sprinted off leaving her alone in the clearing. his body was tingling and he could feel his bones itching. he could feel it was closer. he was going to shift for the first time. suddenly he was on the ground, pain coursing through his body. Liams body started heating up. it was a heat that was radiating from the inside cooking him and causing his skin to blister. he could hear cracking noises and then his body was going through the most excruciating pain he had ever felt. he was screaming out in pain as he felt his bones moving in his body. just as soon as the pain finally subsided he laid on the snow panting. he felt different. his vision was brighter and he felt more alert. he was more aware of his surroundings than he had ever been before. when he looked down at his arms and legs he was covered in fur all over his body. thick black fur. he was a massive wolf. "liam" he could hear a voice speaking to him and Liam was no longer in control of his body having been pushed back in his mind.

"you are my wolf? what is your name?"

" Xander, let's run Liam! " without warning Xander bolted as fast as he could the snowy forest pounding his paws on the ground. Liam felt alive as he felt the wind blowing through his fur. he came bursting through the forest stopping and walking the rest of the way to the edge of a cliff. looking at the moon he couldn't resist letting out a howl into the cold night air. he had been out there for hours. he made his way back to the palace shifting as a gaurd came out handing him some shorts. he couldn't deny that it was the most amazing feeling ever. the pain all but forgotten. queen Emilia and king Dante waiting for him as he walked in.

Emilia was beaming as she looked at Liam. " so how was it? what does your wolf look like? tell us everything!"

Liam looked at them his head bowed in respect for them. his torso dripping in sweat from his running and pushing himself further than he ever had. he smirked as he remembered his beautiful wolf and the sheer power and freedom he felt. " his name is Xander and he is pur black with a crescent moon on his paw. it was amazing!"

queen Emilia and king Dante looked curiously at Liam. " did you say a crescent moon and pure black fur?" Liam shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head. he felt something was off buy the way Emilia's eyes changed. it was quick as her eyes changed back hiding what she was thinking. " my dear Liam, I bet he is absolutely beautiful. go now! get showered up." liam missed the worried look in her expression. Liam bounded up the stairs two at a time to his room. " Dante, " he reached for her hand.

" I know Emilia. black fur with the crescent moon. he may be the missing prince. we have to talk to him" Emilia nodded her head at her husband. neither of them realized that Liam was just around the corner listening to their conversation. he had felt off with Emilia's questions and her reactions and felt something wasn't quite right. he came from around the corner staring down at them holding each other. they hadn't realized yet he was there listening. " baby I know you don't want to lose him. I feel the same way but there is a king and queen out there that is missing their child. could you imagine loosing our little rose bud? we would be devastated."

her expression was full of sadness and her eyes were trying to hide the pain. " I know Dante, but I love him like he is our son. I know you are right." tears burst out of her eyes falling down her cheeks. Dante reached up cupping her cheeks and turning her towards him.

" we will always love him but we have to let him know who he is and who his family is. they need to know he is alive and well. we have a duty to ease their minds and their pain and suffering. " she shook her head as he pulled her into his chest. Liam stood still there for a moment longer before descending down the stairs. they heard his footsteps coming down shock on their faces. " Liam." Dante was surprised and was unsure of what Liam had heard.

" you think I'm a missing prince? you think you know who my family is?" his face was hopeful and for once in his life he may finally know who he was and who his family was. he was excited at the possibilities of this. did they look for him? did they know he was almost killed? did they miss him? would they still love him? all the questions swirled in his mind causing him to grow dizzy. he reached out to the sitting chair and leaned against it. " how do we know for sure and when can I meet them?" queen Emilia and king Dante was trying to hide their pain behind their eyes. they didn't want him to leave, they wanted him to want to stay, but they understood. they knew he needed this for him. this was his journey and his life and they had to let him lead it.