The Lost King of Dragons

Chapter 4

Waking up the next morning, it was early and I wanted to take a walk. Now that we are relatively safe, I can enjoy my time with the moon.

I walked for several hours until I found a hill that gave me the perfect view of the sunrise. As I waited with anticipation for the sun to come up, Vatra came and sat next to me.

“You favorite too?” She asked me.

“Yeah. The night is my favorite time and the sunrise takes my breath away every time.” I said, still watching the horizon.

We sat in silence for a while after. Vatra was the first to move. She got up and dusted herself off.

“Well, I must be off. I need to get to training. Will you and Ember be in attendance?”

“That doesn’t sound too bad. I will go grab her and we will be there shortly.”

Vatra waived and walked off towards the training grounds. I hadn’t noticed when she sat next to me that she was wearing black capris and a dark grey sports bra. I could see, on her left side, a tattoo running from under her pant line up to the skin under her bra line. There was also a line of symbols tattooed along her spine. It was quite attractive.

Her hair was up and I could see the smallest of tattoos at the base of her neck.

I had never gotten a tattoo, but I always wanted one.

As I was headed back to the pack house I was met by Alpha Damascus.

“Good morning, Dante. How was your sleep?” He asked.

“It was sorely missed.”

“Good, good. Dante, with you being new to the pack, I would like to discuss with you about possibly providing you with a position. What are you good at?”

I wasn’t prepared for his questioning. He is not only going to take us in, but also provide me with a position in the pack. It was a foreign feeling.

“I mean for the last several hundred years I have lived on my own and kept myself safe. So, unless you suggest I hide in a cave, then not much.”

“Oh, but having to keep yourself and her safe is a job all on its own. Would you have an interest in our security team?”

The idea thrilled me, but I couldn’t make myself vulnerable by showing my interest. This place is no different than any other. It is contingent. Before answering, I calmed myself down.

“That may be a good fit. What would you like me to do?”

“I will track down my Beta and he will work with you on checking our borders for any weaknesses. After that, you can help with our security upgrades. If you would like to attend training, you may. I will let Beta Eros know to meet you at the training grounds.”

“Thank you, Alpha,” I made a half bow and walked off.

I went and changed really quickly and joined training. Ember looked like she was having the time of her life. At one point, she went to spar with Vatra. I will say, I am impressed with Vetra’s skill and precision. I was very diligent with Ember’s training. She had to know how to protect herself. She can hold her own in most instances. Ember had an infinity for tactical defense.

I sparred with Beta Eros. We were equal in skill. It inflated my ego a bit, as I am self-taught. He was a good sport about the whole thing. From his reaction, I don’t think he was prepared for me to be able to take him on.

We shook hands at the end of training and walked off to go shower. We would be meeting at the north gate once finished. Our work will begin there.

Ember snagged the shower after me. We didn’t talk much until after we were ready to head out. She let me know she was going to spend time with Vatra. I had no qualms about them spending time with one another. She has never had a female in her life that she could spend time with and learn from.

I got to the North Gate and began analyzing their warriors. Throughout the day, we visited each gate and checked the surrounding areas for vulnerabilities. Around lunch we stopped at the pack house to eat and go over what we had determined at that point.

They had several major weaknesses that had to be addressed and fixed asap. The trees were too close to the walls. It would allow for easier access onto the grounds with coverage. I made the recommendation to place charged fencing around the pack. There were monitors they could attach to the fencing that would send an alarm to HQ should someone trip it. Beta Eros was very excited about the changes.

We continued our progress. At one point, we stumbled upon Vatra and Ember giggling about in the lake. They had a jolly good time. I have never seen Ember so happy. It pinged my heart that I couldn’t provide her with that life before.

Vatra got out of the lake and came over to us in a small bikini. I had to focus really hard on not showing just how much she was affecting me. My body sprung to life with need, want, and desire. I felt hot and shortly I would start sweating. Uneasily, I shifted my weight.

“Afternoon, what are you guys up to?” Her hand is on her hip and I can see her hardening buds under her top. I quickly looked up. She, luckily, was looking at Eros. I don’t think she caught me checking her out.

“Just checking out our security measures. It looks like you ladies are enjoying yourselves,” Eros observed.

“Why yes, we are. Is that a problem gentlemen?” I could hear the sarcasm dripping off of her.

The situation in my pants was getting unbearable. I had to get out of here, but without being conspicuous.

“It’s nice to see you ladies spending time with one another. Do not let us pester you further. We shall continue with our work. Have a great afternoon.” I signaled for Beta Eros to continue in front of me.

“Honey, you can pester me any time. Day or night.” I could see her eyes flare as she said it.

I had absolutely nothing coherent to say, so I just walked off. Now my mind was racing. Is she interested in me? What does she want from me? Like what just happened?

The confusion must have been displayed all over my face, because Eros started a very uncomfortable conversation.

“She really seems to like you…” He waited for my reply, but I had none. “I hadn’t seen her show an interest in anyone until you showed up.”

That made my stone-cold heart ping with something. It was like it was trying to revive itself. Although my heart may feel one way, my mind tells me to be cautious. She would become my weakness if I allowed her to. I can’t afford that. Not with the protection of Ember, I promised Hestia and her mother.

I shook off the thoughts and found a way to respond.

“I must protect Ember. My life does not allow for a relationship or even a fling.”

Eros left things at that. We continued on with our inspection and found several more vulnerabilities. Once our inspection was completed, we went to Alpha Damascus with our findings and the solutions we had to offer.

He was very pleased with the thoroughness and detail we placed in our report along with coming up with some strategic solutions. We discussed further what other improvements we would suggest. I recommended some upgrades I had heard of another pack completing. Providing a closed-circuit security system would provide the greatest amount of security. It would allow for the upgrade without creating its own vulnerabilities.

So far, I feel like things may actually be looking up for Ember and me.