The Alpha's Unclaimed Mate novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Oh NOW She Notices Dex Is Fucked

King Tiberon: Status.

Dex didn’t respond or react. He just stared, expression frozen, body rigid into the clouds. Serena stole a quick glance at him, but stayed silent.

After ten seconds, she looked back fully. He still hadn’t moved.

Should she ask him what he’s doing? Was he concussed?

Either she speaks with Dex, which she’d been avoiding like the plague, or she breaks another protocol. Collecting those like trophies.

She sighed.

Serena: Target down. Water visual. One storm on our tail. Second storm above.

Riders respond to command, spotters respond to riders or if asked directly. At this rate, she’d not only be kicked out of the Draken Forces, she’d be arrested and court-martialed.

Velkaris let out a grunt in amusement at Serena’s overthinking.

She agreed. If she could stop, she would.

"Truebond Veil," she called aloud. Velkaris already knew. Lightning cracked her shield just as he disappeared as a phantom, reappearing.

The water dragon surged downward toward them. Velkaris surged upward, turning around to head straight for it. It was taken by surprise and opened its mouth, ready to fire again. But Serena shielded Velkaris and jumped on its back as they flew past.

She surged her magic into the dragon upon impact with as much force as she could.

Its eyes flashed gold.

Serena: Water dragon ready. I need immediate cover.

No response.

Sure enough, she was bucked off. At this point it was personal.

Velkaris dove, picking her up, and he tossed her on his back.

He huffed in annoyance. She couldn’t blame him. She was getting tired of catching herself too.

They approached the water dragon. Serena waited. But Dex hadn’t said a word.

She took over.

"To land," she commanded, eyes flaring gold.

It listened by some miracle. She glanced at Dex, wondering if she should say something, but then again maybe he didn’t want to talk to her.

She had no clue.

Velkaris flew up in the rain clouds, lightning flashing every direction.

King Tiberon: Status.

Serena: Water dragon inbound to land. Both storm dragons tailing. Both charging.

"Cover me," Serena called to Velkaris.

She dropped through the clouds, landing on a storm dragon. She surged gold magic and ice into it. Her insides burned and her mark flared.

It roared, trying to buck her.

"Typical," she muttered annoyed. She was unaware that it bled through the mindlink until she heard laughs at her reaction. Laughs that also accidentally bled through.

She made a mental note to figure out how to mute herself on the mindlink. Assuming she survived long enough to ask.

She held on, fingers locked into the scales, and poured everything she had left into it. For a moment the dragon’s resistance buckled, its body shuddering under the flood of gold.

Serena: Storm dragon ready. I need cover.

The dragon twisted hard under her and she lost her grip. It threw her off aggressively and she went flying through horizontal lightning.

She screamed.

To her relief and utter shock, Dex caught her arm, pulling her onto Velkaris.

She landed on her stomach, panting.

Her hands were shaking. Her vision kept narrowing at the edges and she had to blink it back every few seconds.

"Thanks," she rasped.

Dex opened his mouth, but no words came.

She waited for him to tell the dragon what to do. Nothing happened.

"Dex?"

No answer.

She tried, but the dragon was fighting her.

Serena: Final storm dragon inbound.

King Tiberon: Copy. Velkaris return. Prepare medical teams.

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