Page 189 of His Flash Mate
I texted Mom since the inspector said he’d notified her first.
Me:We’ll make whoever did this pay.
Mom:Safety is more important than revenge.Don’t do anything reckless.
Me:I won’t.
Konni hung up and started delegating.
“Tell the investigators checking the cameras in the area that I want to know who it is by this time tomorrow.”
Before dinner,I stood on the lawn with Mom and Kaya and watched Konni walk thirty feet away before facing us.
“Wait,” I said.“What happens to your clothes?”
Mom snorted, and Kaya laughed.
“Dragon shifters are a little different from wolf shifters,” Kaya said.“Watch.”
The air around Konni started to shimmer, and the familiar overlay of scales appeared.Heat waves warped the air around him, expanding outward and beginning to take shape.As that shape became more solid, it became harder to see the man instead of the dragon, until only the dragon crouched in front of us.
“His clothes are still there.Just like he is,” his mom said softly before nudging me.“Go say hi.”
Feeling no fear, just awe, I walked forward and stared into the large golden eye watching me.That eye closed as I reached out to touch a dull-looking scale.The rumble he emitted sounded like a distant motorcycle.
I looked back at Kaya.“Where is his ear?”
“Top of his head, near his horns, there’s an opening behind the set of larger scales.”
“Does he have good hearing like this?”
“Better in this form than his other one.”
I nodded, met his curious gaze with a grin, and asked, “Would you mind doing a flyover?I’d like to look at your dragon undercarriage before I take you for a test ride.”
Both moms burst out in laughter, and the dragon disappeared in an instant.Konni threw me over his shoulder, and we didn’t see the outside of our bedroom until the next morning.
Mom smirkedat me from the stove as I sat down at the breakfast table.
“The inspection went well,” I said since we were alone.“Pretty sure I’ll buy it.”
A squeal came from the pantry.Kaya appeared a second later.
“Does that mean I can start planning a welcome party?”she asked.
Mom laughed at my expression, which was a mix of horror and guilt.
“What?Is she not willing to take responsibility after having her way with me?”Konni asked, coming up from behind me to kiss the top of my head.
“Something like that,” I said, fighting my flush.
Thankfully, his appearance distracted Kaya.
“You disappeared too fast with Sophia last night.I wanted to ask what happened with Lianna yesterday.Her mom called, asking for a family dinner tonight.I told her it wouldn’t work since your father is still traveling, but she said she’s concerned about your relationship with Lianna, that Lianna told her things are tense at work, and she didn’t know what to do.”
I snorted.“Things are tense because I’m pushing Lianna’s jealousy buttons.”I held out my hand to show the tennis bracelet and pointed to the earrings.
Kaya nodded.“I thought as much, which is why I told her that our kids are both adults and don't need their moms interfering in their lives anymore.”
