As I flew back towards the castle my mind was reeling with thoughts of her. She had consumed my every thought since arriving yesterday. No matter what I did to distract myself from thinking of her, it was useless. I could not even f**k Laurel last night. As soon as I tried to, my dragon had put visons of her in my mind, completely ruining my moment with Laurel. She had asked me who Cassie was, when I did not answer she slapped me and walked away. And now this new development, our dragons were bonded. Mates. I had never experienced this before, so it was all new to me also. I gave up on the ides of finding a mate a long time ago, it was not something I ever thought about because I was sure it would never be an issue. But here I am, trying to deny my dragon the one woman he truly feels