Dragon Born Series: Book 1: Mia

Chapter 19: Restarted

(Ghari’s POV)

I sat by Mia’s bed holding her hand. She was so beautiful and I just couldn’t take my eyes off her. I let my duties go and sat there almost all day and night. I only left to wash up and check on Kerwyn. Thanks to him and my brother, I could dedicate my time to caring for Mia. After her dragon appeared and killed Alincdor, she fell into a deep sleep and none of our doctors or healing mages nor our white witches with healing powers could make sense as to why she was in this deep sleep. Flora, the white mage who was in charge of healing and maintaining Mia’s health was able to find that Mia’s dragon was being suppressed by dark magic. The magic was so strong though that without the dark witch that placed it, it was going to be difficult to break.

I placed a kiss on her forehead and was about to step away when I saw her eyes flutter and her hand twitched. I quickly mind-called the doctor and Flora.

“Mia, honey, please come back to us. I need you to wake up. I need to tell you that you are my forever. I want to make you mine.”

The doctor rushed in shortly after I called her and pushed me aside as if I wasn’t the First Prince. She checked Mia’s heart and eyes. Tested her reflexes and then stood back and just observed her.

“I’m not 100% sure but I think she might be waking up. It could still be some time, though. It could be a few hours or a few days or weeks or even more years. I don’t want to get your hopes up, prince, but I don’t know when or how she will wake up.” With this, she left me alone with Mia again.

(Kerwyn’s POV)

I had headed to the infirmary to visit Mia and talk with Prince Ghari. He had taken time away from his duties to care for Mia. He had finally told me that while in the prison he realized that Mia was his forever mate. At the time, he wasn’t sure, but as she grew in her sleep the feeling got stronger. The second Prince and I decided to help him with his duties so he could dedicate his time to caring for her. I really hope she feels the same for him because otherwise, he lost out on 3 years of his life.

I stood outside the door while the doctor spoke with Ghari. I could hear in her voice that she was not optimistic about Mia’s outcome. My heart felt for Ghari. I think he had fallen in love with her and he really wanted to claim her as his. He couldn’t do that if she didn’t accept him. I stepped to the side as I saw the doctor head out of the room. I didn’t want her to see me. She left the door slightly ajar and when I looked inside, Ghari was pleading with Mia and holding her close to his chest. I decided not to disturb them and turned to leave when I ran into the white mage Flora.

“Black Knight Kerwyn, why are you spying on the prince?”

“I’m not spying. I came to speak to the Prince but I see he is having a moment and now I’m leaving. Why are you sneaking up on people?”

Gods and Goddesses, she was a gorgeous mage, especially when she used her blue eyes to glare at me like she was doing right at that moment.

“Could you step away from the door then, so I may go check on my patient.”, she said, taking me out of my thoughts. I stepped aside and watched her saunter into the room. Her backside was just as gorgeous. She was dressed in her mage uniform. The white cloak hugged her curves and the corset made her waist tiny and her breast plump. The skin of the tops of her breasts begged me to kiss them. The skirt had slits that came to points just above her knee, letting me see her thighs as she walked. Her legs were covered with thigh-high boots and elongated her already long legs. I need to clear my head of these thoughts.

I shook my head and walked off towards the common room. Hopefully, I could find something to occupy my thoughts away from Flora. As I walked into the plain sitting area, I saw Mora crying. I stopped to watch her. Something about her drew me to her side and I wanted to touch her. Grab her into my arms and comfort her, but I couldn’t follow through. My dragon told me to go to her, but I couldn’t follow him on that. Mora wasn’t as evil as her sister Malise or her mother Helyma, but she still dealt in dark magic and rumor had it that she was pining for that bastard, Aziel.

She was also the youngest daughter of Alincdor and knew what he was up to. The king, queen, and the prince decided not to imprison her until Mia woke up and made the decision. They weren’t talking about how much they knew, but without proof, it was easier to just confine them to the castle and keep an eye on them. Helyma was also in a deep sleep and the sisters couldn’t use dark magic without her.

“Mora, are you alright? Is there something I can do to help? I can see you’re crying.”

She stiffened at my voice, wiped her tears, and stood up from the chair she had been sitting on. She looked at me, glared, and walked away. I tried to reach for her and have her talk to me but she was stronger than she looked and managed to get away from me. I shook my head and went to my chambers. If she doesn’t want my help, what could I do?

(Mora’s POV)

It was too cramped in this room. The king and queen didn’t put me and Malise in prison because they wanted us to care for our mother. The white witches, wizards, and mages didn’t want anything to do with her. Even in her deep sleep, her dark magic seemed to repel the white magic. Although we had a room and food, we were not free. They had guards watching our every move and we couldn’t leave the castle, not even to the gardens. My room had a small window overlooking the back garden and the forest beyond the castle. I couldn’t stand being inside. I loved the outside. I missed the water nymphs.

I left my room and made my way to the common room. I sat at a small table that was set in the corner of the room. I watched the servants go about their day and some of the inhabitants of the castle gathered there to talk and enjoy each other. Luckily for me, since I was not well-liked, they just ignored me. Hopefully, Malise was taking care of mom. I would take night care since I couldn’t sleep most nights.

Malise would spend most of the day with her but 9 out of 10 times she was probably f*****g her new flavor of the week. Ever since she came of age she has done nothing but f**k every male that let her. She had spellbound herself not to find her forever mate. I just masked it. I didn’t want to find him or her, but I didn’t want to become like her either. I still held out that Aziel would return and take me away from all this. I missed him very much. My link to him was broken and no one in the Underworld seemed to know where he went. I couldn’t sense him either, so where ever he was it wasn’t anywhere that I could get to.

I couldn’t help but let my tears for him fall when I heard a deep voice ask, “ Mora, are you alright?”

FUCK!!!

The scent of lemon drops and morning dew slapped me in the face. This male I knew him and this would not be a good thing if he claimed me. It seems he doesn’t sense it. I can’t let him touch me. I stood quickly, glared at him, and walked away from him. He tried to grab me but I used my magic to push him back and left him there stunned. I must get a grip of myself. Aziel is the only male I want and I don’t need Kerwyn finding out who I am to him. Unfortunately for me, I’m not allowed to reject my mate because of a spell my mother put on me.

FUCK!!!! I need to wake mother up. I need her to take this spell off me!!

(Ghari’s POV)

As I sat with Mia, I noticed that Kerwyn was at the door but did not come in. I’ll have to check with him later as to his visit. Flora had come in to check on Mia and had let me know that the spell was weaker but had not been broken. She stated that Mia looked well and maybe she would wake up soon. After Flora left, I sat on the bed holding Mia to my chest. Rayna had been in that morning and had done her hair in a long braid that now was lying over her shoulder. The red streaks that peered out from the blackness reminded me of the portraits I’d seen of the Northern Queen. I wondered if she was related to her in some way. I knew Mia was high-ranking but I wasn’t sure. I couldn’t find any records of the missing princess or of Mia and her family. Even my parents had no recollection of the princess. It was like all records of her were taken or lost. No children were recorded with the name Mia amongst high-ranking families.

I looked down at Mia. Her body had developed well and her breasts were sculpted by the ancient Goddesses. I just wanted to palm them and massage them but I held back.

“How can you think those thoughts while our mate is in this state?” Thor rumbled in my head.

“You know damn well that if she was awake you would want to claim her, so lay off me for having the thought of wanting our mate.” It’s a good thing Mia was asleep because Thor’s words had made my cheeks burn deep.

“On a different note, where the f**k have you been? I’ve been trying to reach you for days now.”, I said, changing the subject off of my s****l thoughts.

“No need to be so rude, human. I’ve been in contact with Marizel.”

I growled at Thor, calling me human like I was a disease, then I realized he said he was talking to Marizel. “Who is Marizel and why were you talking to her?”

“Marizel is Mia’s dragon.”

“Mia’s dragon. How come you were talking to her? Can I talk to her? Is the spell broken?”

“Slow down Romeo! The spell is not broken but weakened enough that I was able to speak with Marizel. She told me that Mia should be waking up soon. When she wakes, we will lose contact with her dragon and even Mia won’t be able to talk to her. We need to help Mia find a way to undo the spell.”

Thor retreated after that, leaving me stunned and with more questions than answers, but I’m hopeful that soon Mia will be awake and be able to get out of this bed.