The Alpha's Unclaimed Mate novel Chapter 213

Chapter 213: Gamma-Straddling-Erection & A Big Problem

"Frostborne. You look like shit."

Gavriel Sterling’s bedside manner had not improved since the last time he’d seen her, which was a day ago, when he’d said the exact same thing in slightly different words.

"Thank you, Gav."

"You hungover?"

Serena did not dignify that with an answer. He had no fucking idea. She was first-shift after silver sore and everything hurt.

But she got up anyway this morning.

It was day one of the Shadowclaw-Drakenfell joint command, and she was already the most watched person on the field.

Aurelia: Why do they keep looking at us?

Serena: Aurelia! You’re back. Are you alright?

Aurelia: Yes. That shift was a bitch.

Serena exhaled through her nose in a stifled laugh.

"What are you laughing at, Frostborne?" Gav called.

She hadn’t told anyone about her first shift, outside of Fin who was there. She barely remembered it, frankly. And she needed to tell Dex first, alone, before telling anyone.

"I’m just thinking about how excited I am to jump on dragons that shoot electricity out of their mouths, Gav."

Her voice came out dry as sand.

Aurelia: They’re still staring.

Serena: I think they’re just curious. These are literal dragons.

Across the field, Onyx was holding position, waiting for Serena to notice. She glanced over at him, and raised her hands to clap, but saw Morholt and didn’t.

Onyx understood, and wiggled his whole body. Gav followed her train of sight, but didn’t say a word.

"Sterling is spotting you today, Frostborne," Morholt called. "No magic."

"Yes, Colonel."

"Wipe that smile off your face. Thor is running the obstacle course today, but he will be back tomorrow."

Her smile fell as quickly as it appeared.

"Understood."

✦✦✦

Serena sat behind Gav on Solara, as they gained altitude.

He glanced over his shoulder at her. "Remind me why you aren’t allowed to use magic for this?"

"Something about learning how to control them without it."

"Interesting. That sounds like a you problem."

Serena rolled her eyes.

A storm dragon roared from under them through the clouds.

She jumped off of Solara, landing on the storm dragon’s neck. Perfect. It was the only place she could hold on with storm dragons where her weight would do anything.

The second she wrapped her arms around it, and tried to get it to bank right with pressure cues, the dragon roared.

"Go to land," she commanded.

Her insides flared hot and the Hidden Flame mark on her arm blazed to life. Every warrior, every officer, every person in Drakenfell who bore the mark flinched in the same instant, the sensation like hot iron being pressed to their forearms simultaneously.

It did not land. He cut hard right. Then dove. Then the storm dragon corkscrewed straight down towards the ground with its wings out.

"That’s just dramatic," Serena called. Wrong thing to say. The dragon huffed, then tucked its wings into its body so it could go faster. It picked up speed so quickly that Serena lost her grip completely.

She flew off, catching herself on the tip of the dragon’s tail. But as soon as she did, it whipped its tail so hard, the air cracked, and she went flying.

Attempt number one: Fail.

"Got her," Gav called.

Solara banked hard from the left, and Gav caught Serena mid-fall, one arm hooking her around the waist. She landed on top of him, the impact knocking the wind out of both of them.

"Thanks," she gasped, still on top of Gav.

"Don’t mention it. Literally. My ribs would appreciate it."

Arms shaking, she pushed herself up off his chest. Solara banked left as she did, and she ended up with a knee on either side of his waist.

A water dragon appeared out of nowhere. She felt it before she saw it in the clouds.

Her hands shot up and a gold shield materialized around Solara. The water dragon released a boiling power-shot of hot acid right as the shield formed.

The gold shattered, and Solara dove to avoid being hit.

Serena fell forward on top of Gav, still straddling him.

Aurelia: The Gamma is hard under us. He wishes to mate with you.

Serena: He does not.

Her cheeks heated, as she pretended to not notice the erection under her that was growing by the second.

Gav was uncharacteristically silent, holding onto Solara’s back.

As soon as Solara leveled, Serena pushed herself to stand, orienting herself to face the water dragon still hidden in the clouds.

Her eyes glowed gold.

"To land."

Immediately her insides burned, but the water dragon listened. Improvement.

Morholt: No magic, Frostborne. If that shield activates again, you’re running laps.

Serena: Colonel, I wasn’t aware water dragons were also part of this exercise.

Morholt: They are not. Tell Sterling if one is near and Solara will dive to avoid it.

Serena: I sensed it right as it released the power-shot. We would have been hit. Can we have another spotter mindlink if one approaches so I’m ready?

Morholt: That’s not how battle works. Pay better attention.

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