Monster Girl Islands 16 Chapter 5 (Sex scene)

“Is that even allowed?” I let out a nervous chuckle as Signe leaned up against the wall and ran her fingers along the sides of her three-cornered hat. “I thought Olga was the one who was supposed to birth the savior of your people?”

“The prophecy doesn’t say it has to be one particular orc woman.” The curly-haired orc shrugged before she twirled a curl with her finger. “And in all honesty, I don’t want to birth the ‘chosen one’ or anything like that. I want a baby because, well, I want to feel the same love I saw back there in those rooms.”

“Signe…” I trailed off. “You know all of your crewmates love you, right? They risked life and limb to get Thyra out of the Grand Gar’s possession, and I know they would have done the exact same thing for you.”

“I know they would have,” Signe said with a frown, and her bottom lip protruded from her face. “But that’s not the kind of love I’m talking about. That’s strictly friendship. We may see each other as a family, but that’s nothing like having a child who relies on you, loves you unconditionally, and looks to you for guidance when they get older.”

“Huh,” I said with a sarcastic scoff. “When you find one of those, let me know. Arrick and Marella were both really mouthy teenagers. I mean, they still are… But they were then, too.”

“They may get an attitude with you and their mothers,” Signe said. “But that’s normal for a child, is it not?”

“Ohhh, yeah.” I clicked my tongue. “In hindsight, I actually got off pretty well. My kids are all amazing.”

“And our child would be, as well,” Signe sighed and laid a hand on her flat belly. “I simply want the same thing your Queen and those women with the bright wings have. I want that tender, motherly love I witnessed. You have to understand, that’s not what I’m used to at all. My parents were tough as nails and refused to show even the slightest hint of emotion, even when they were in the depths of despair. You’re not like that with your children, though.”

“No.” I shook my head. “My kids always know they can come to me with anything, big or small. It’s what a good parent does.”

“A good parent…” Signe trailed off with a furrowed brow. “I’m not even sure those exist.”

“Hey, now,” I said as I crossed my arms across my chest. “You turned out pretty normal, so your parents couldn’t have done that bad of a job.”

“Normal?” Signe raised an eyebrow. “I’ve been living on a wooden ship at sea for the last year or so. I wouldn’t call that ‘normal’ by any means.”

“Only out of necessity.” I tilted my head to the right and frowned. “I lived on a ship off and on for several years of my life, too. Only mine was metal instead of wood.”

“Metal?” Signe’s jaw dropped. “Like the iron swords and bullets we have, but a whole ship?”

“That’s the standard back from where I’m from,” I chuckled. “In fact, wooden ships like we’ve got here haven’t been standard for hundreds of years-- er, season cycles.”

“How does it not sink?” The curly-haired orc’s eyes narrowed, and a curious smirk twisted up the right half of her mouth. “When the orcs tried to make a vessel out of iron, it sank to the bottom of the ocean and killed all of its crew.”

“They probably don’t understand the laws of buoyancy,” I said. “It’s a wonder how they’ve created wooden ships that have stayed afloat.”

“It’s a mystery,” Signe continued. “Most of our ship builders weren’t loyalists, so the Grand Gar had them killed. The few who were left have long since passed away from old age.”

“What a fucking idiot,” I snorted. “But typical dictator shit. Kill off everyone who doesn’t agree with you, no matter how useful they are to your peoples’ survival.”

“That’s probably why he’s been so hard-nosed about hunting us down,” the orc said with a nod. “Orc ships are in limited supply, and we stole one of their best ones.”

Suddenly, a thought dawned on me. If the Grand Gar executed most of the orcs who knew how to build a ship, and the rest were now dead, that meant the orc fleet wasn’t replenishing itself. Which meant every single ship we’d destroyed or stolen so far wasn’t getting replaced, and the fleet was currently decimated.

That was all the more reason to strike soon, before one of those idiots accidentally discovered how to make a raft out of daisy-chaining sea turtles or something.

“I don’t know all the science behind it,” I explained to the orc woman as I got us back on the original topic. “All I know is if you spread out the weight evenly, put a bunch of air into it, and place it in a large enough body of water, it’ll float. So a metal ship can float wherever, as long as the density of the air inside is less dense than the water it’s sitting in.”

“That sounds like you know a lot to me,” Signe said as a smile twisted up her green lips. “I always figured you were intelligent, but I’ve never even heard most of those words before. And an iron ship? Fascinating.”

I was starting to get a sense Signe was the nautical nerd of her crew, based on the way her eyes lit up when she heard me talking about all this ship stuff.

“I was just a crewman,” I said as I shook my head. “The captain of my ship knew way more about this stuff than I did.”

“You weren’t the captain?” Signe frowned. “I thought you were always the captain… You’re a natural at it, Draco Rex.”

“Thanks,” I said with a smirk. “That’s just because I’ve had years of experience. Back in my world, none of my superiors ever saw me as captain material. That’s why I had to just play out all my fantasies on my own personal ship.”

“That is their loss.” Signe shrugged. “I’ve seen the way you sail and the way you rally your crew in times of crisis, Draco Rex. It’s better than anyone I’ve ever seen before.”

“Well, when you’re only around the Grand Gar and his loyalists, that’s not a high bar to pass,” I noted. “But thank you anyway.”

“What was it like on your metal vessel?” The dark-haired woman leaned in with yellow eyes full of wonder. “I want to know everything.”

“Well, you better strap in for a long story.” I smirked. Then I went over all my years in the Coast Guard, sailing around the borders of the United States and occasionally going over to other countries for a brief period of time. I told Signe about all the rescue missions I was sent on, as well as the aid I brought to areas where natural disasters had occurred.

The entire time, the orc woman leaned back against the wall and nodded her head with each story beat.

“That’s incredible,” she finally said after I got to the fateful day when I was sucked into the wormhole and brought to the dragonkin island. “It sounds like you lived a full life even before you became the Dragon King.”

“Yeah.” I smirked again as I reminisced in my head. “Yeah, I really did. But that life is way behind me now. Now, I’ve got about a dozen children to look after, as well as an entire kingdom.”

“Do you ever miss it?” Signe asked somewhat timidly.

“Miss what?” I raised an eyebrow.

“Your old life. Do you ever miss it?”

“I-- it’s hard to say,” I sighed. “I don’t miss being a peon for the Coast Guard, and I definitely don’t miss the rat race of everyday life back there. But I will admit, sometimes I miss my sister Lizzie and wonder how things would have played out if I never tried to save that damn dog… Then I remember what I have now. I remember all my wonderful children and their strong, caring mothers, plus all the great new friends I’ve met along the way. Sure, I miss my sister, but I wouldn’t trade what I have now for the world. What about you?”

“Me?” Signe gasped and then pulled her three-cornered hat down over her eyes. “Miss my old life? I was one step removed from a slave, Draco Rex.”

“That’s not an answer.” I shook my head and clicked my tongue.

“Well… I-I can’t believe I’m saying this,” Signe said, and then she took a long breath. “But yes. Sometimes I do. Living under the Grand Gar was horrible, no question, but at least there was some safety in what we were doing. We knew that as long as we didn’t openly push back against the Grand Gar, we would be left alone, and we could just go to work and then come back home and enjoy the little bit of time we had in peace. Sure, it was hard, exhausting, backbreaking work, but I had Gudrun and Yrsa and Olga and the rest of our friends to help get through it. Now, it’s… I don’t know. I’m sure this all sounds insane.”

“It doesn’t,” I promised. “I get it. Routines are safe and comfortable, and now that you are all swashbuckling pirates who are constantly on the run from certain death? There’s no safety or comfort.”

“Maybe,” Signe said. “That’s where I’m hoping you will come in, Draco Rex. If you can liberate the rest of our people--”

“Then you can have the best of both worlds.” I smiled. “You can have your freedom and your safety.”

“Exactly,” Signe said, and her gold eyes glittered with excitement. “Olga would never admit it out loud, but I’m sure that’s part of the reason she agreed to join you in the first place. She’s tired of being on the run all the time, too, and you’re our ticket out of that life.”

“Apparently, I’m also the ticket to your people’s salvation,” I joked. “According to Olga, at least.”

“If you kill the Grand Gar,” the dark-haired woman giggled as she twisted one of her curls. “Every single orc woman on that island will be lining up to have a baby with you.”

Now, that was a thought I’d love to entertain. As if I needed any more reason to finish off the Grand Gar and all of his minions.

“Hold on, here,” I said as I raised my hands. “Who says anything about giving all of them babies? I’m not some sort of magical baby factory.”

“Judging by how many children you have, I’d beg to differ.” Signe crossed her arms across her chest and arched an eyebrow at me.

“That’s different!” I protested as a blush crept up my face. “All of those women were members of a race on the verge of extinction. From what I saw on Isla Gar, there are plenty of orc men and women to keep the population going.”

“Most are sterilized, remember?” Signe frowned. “The surviving orc men cannot reproduce.”

Fuck, I’d forgotten all about that asshole’s eugenics operation, and how he’d made sure only men in his direct bloodline could reproduce. I already knew the Grand Gar was a twisted son of a bitch, but that little bit of information just sent me over the edge.

In a way, it was almost worse than just slaughtering all the “good” orc men and calling it a day. Instead, the Grand Gar turned them into literal workhorses, with nothing to look forward to in life but the grind of their labor in those horrifically unsafe factories. They were broken men, men without a livelihood, a family, or a future.

And I was sure that asshole got off on the whole sick thing.

“Okay,” I conceded. “You got me there. I guess if something isn’t done soon, your race could be in dire jeopardy, too.”

“Exactly.” The orc woman nodded as her yellow eyes narrowed. “This is why I brought you here, Draco Rex. I want you to put a baby inside of me and help restore our race to the glorious people we once were, before the Grand Gar arrived.”

“I don’t know, Signe.” I sighed. “Don’t get me wrong, you’re freaking beautiful, and I would want nothing more than to do the naked tango with you right now. But do you actually want a child? Or are you just saying that because your emotions are running high right now?”

“You tell me,” Signe purred, and then her slender green fingers went down to the crimson corset on her midriff.

The orc woman twisted a few of the bone buttons until they were straight vertical, and she slowly pulled the slits of fabric over the white knobs. Then Signe let out a relieved sigh as the corset fell open like a robe and exposed her adorable, toned midriff to the air. Her perky breasts fell down against her body the second their support was gone, though her cleavage still remained clear through the square-shaped neckline of her shirt. The cream-colored garment only came down to the bottom of her bust, and I could see the very underside of her emerald bosom sticking out from beneath the cloth.

“How is that comfortable?” I joked, though I felt my heart thumping at the speed of a drum as a nervous sweat beaded on my face. “You can’t tell me you wear a corset all the time willingly.”

“I do.” Signe shrugged, and her breasts jiggled with the movement of her upper body. “It may be a completely uncomfortable experience while I’m wearing it, but it helps keep these things secure when I’m fighting. You don’t want any loose body parts when you’re engaged in hand-to-hand combat, or else you give your enemies a potential weak spot to exploit. Plus, taking it off is always sooooo orgasmic.”

“I bet,” I said with a chuckle. “That’s the reason I don’t walk around with my dick hanging out. If one of my enemies grabbed that, I’d be down for the count in seconds.”

I felt the blood pump through my body as it rushed to my manhood, which responded by slowly raising to a half-mast position. As it did so, Signe’s hungry eyes looked down and noticed the growing bulge in my pants.

“It doesn’t always hurt to grab it,” Signe purred as she bit her lip. “In fact, I could demonstrate if you want…”

The curly-haired orc woman reached for the front of her brown and purple hat, lifted it off her head, and then tossed it to the side nonchalantly. Her curly black hair bounced along with the firm breasts beneath her shirt as she approached me, and before I knew it, her lips were on mine.

Signe and I kissed passionately as I ran my fingers along the skin of her soft, toned stomach, and our tongues danced in each other’s mouths for several seconds before her fingers trailed down and completely undid my weapon’s belt. Once that was out of the way, the orc woman slid her left hand into my pants and wrapped her tender fingers around my cock.

“Ohhhhh,” I groaned when she began to stroke me softly. “That’s really fucking good.”

“I haven’t even gotten started yet,” Signe whispered as her yellow eyes glanced down. “Am I going crazy, or does it just feel that big?”

“You’ll have to figure that out on your own,” I teased before I kissed her again.

This time, I cupped my hands around her tight ass and gave it a squeeze through her black leather pants. I slid my thumbs into her waistband, and then, without breaking our kiss, I began to tug the skin-tight fabric off her body.

Signe lifted up her right foot and playfully tossed her pants away once they were around her ankles, and then she tightened her grip on my manhood.

My balls were already spasming with anticipation as she stroked me while simultaneously wrapping her tongue around mine. Her movements were soft and gentle, yet somehow firm at the same time.

I cupped Signe’s ass with my right hand as I slid my left up underneath the fabric of her shirt. Her nipples were hard enough to cut diamonds, so I took one of them between my fingers and gave them a soft pinch.

“Mmmmmmm,” Signe purred when I stimulated her areolas. “I can’t wait to see what you do to them with your mouth.”

“You’ll see what I do with my mouth,” I growled as I pulled away and dropped down onto my knees. “Give me your leg.”

I was now directly in front of Signe’s tender slit, which was already dripping wet with excitement. Her soft green flesh was covered with just a small, tasteful bit of black hair, and I could see her pussy was pulsing with arousal as it awaited me.

“W-What?” the orc woman gasped. “What are you doing?”

“Is this not something you’ve had done to you before?” I asked.

“I don’t think so.” Signe shook her head. “Nobody’s ever put their face down there. Are you going to-- to kiss it?”

“Something like that.” I winked, and then I reached over and placed my left hand on Signe’s calf. “Lift this leg over my shoulder, and I’ll show you.”

Signe’s toned, muscular leg lifted up, and I guided her so her knee was resting on my shoulder. Then I turned my head to the side and gave her inner thigh a soft kiss.

“Ohhhhh,” Signe moaned, so I kissed it again.

I slowly made my way up Signe’s thigh with my mouth until finally, I got to her womanhood. I paused for a moment as I took it all in, and I licked my lips as I looked up at her from below.

Then I dove right in.

I put one hand on Signe’s ass as I pushed my face into her pussy and started to drag my tongue around the edges of her labia. Signe let out a sudden gasp that was immediately followed by a long, satisfied groan, and her womanhood trembled against my tongue as I lapped up her sweet juices, which were as pleasant as vanilla ice cream on a warm summer day.

Signe’s entire lower body shook with excitement as I licked her, but when I finally got to her clitoris, everything broke loose. I dragged my tongue in a circular pattern around her tender button, and Signe’s hand dug into my hair as she groaned. Her fingers massaged my scalp as I proceeded to make all sorts of soft, rhythmic patterns across her clit, and she got wetter and wetter by the second.

“You taste so fucking good,” I said as I briefly pulled away. “You’re really liking this, aren’t you?”

All Signe could do was look down at me through her dark, curly locks and then bite her bottom lip as she nodded.

So, I got back to work.

I spent the next few minutes alternating between Signe’s thighs, labia, and clit, and soon the woman’s legs were shaking like she was trying to stay upright during an earthquake. The sound of her short, hurried gasps rang through my ears like the sweetest music, and I could tell she was just about to the finish line.

That’s when I pushed her over the edge.

“Oh, oh gods!” Signe gasped as she took my hair in a death grip. “I think I’m going to-- I’m-- I’m-- Ohhhhhhhhhhh!”

I lapped up Signe’s sweet juices as her pussy spasmed, and her entire body went rigid. She let out a long, guttural scream as she came against my face, and her orgasm lasted several dozen seconds before it finally subsided. Once her body relaxed a little bit, I pulled away from the curly-haired orc, wiped her juices off my lip with the back of my hand, and gave her a wink.

“So?” I asked. “How was your first time?”

“F-Fucking incredible,” Signe panted, and then her eyebrows raised as a devilish smirk came across her face. “I think I need to return the favor.”

“And I think we need to get you out of that shirt before we do anything else,” I said with a growl as I stood back up.

“You first,” Signe teased.

“We’ll do it at the same time,” I shot back, and then I snatched up the bottom of my shirt.

Signe grabbed the cream-colored shirt at the bottom, where it was just barely covering up her breasts. The orc woman gave me a warm smile before she gave it a tug, and then the piece of clothing came up over her head.

Her perky breasts jiggled as she fell free from the fabric and bounced against her chest. They were both fairly large, at least a D-cup, and I wondered how in the world they ever fit into that corset. Each one was round and plump, with a bright pink nipple that was as thick as a pencil eraser.

I wasn’t about to forget my end of the bargain, so I pulled my shirt off over my head and tossed it against the wall, and as my body was exposed to the world, Signe let out an audible whistle.

“Wow,” Signe breathed as her eyes looked me over. “I figured you were muscular, but I never thought you’d look like that.”

“Then you’re gonna love this next part.” I winked before I pulled off my pants and tossed them to the side.

My erection jumped to attention once it was freed from its fabric prison, and Signe’s eyes widened as her pupils dialated to the size of saucers. She bit her lip as she crossed her arms across her chest, but her gaze never wavered from my cock.

“How am I going to take all that?” she finally asked. “It’s… It’s way bigger than it felt in my hand.”

“It’s alright,” I promised. “I’ll take it easy to get you started. Now, come here.”

Signe walked over to me and pressed her naked body against mine. Then we made out as our hands traveled around each and every inch of each other’s bodies, and I felt my manhood swelling with anticipation as it pressed up against Signe’s womanhood.

The curly-haired orc’s pussy was sopping wet now, and the head of my dick was right near her labia, so I did the only thing that was left to do.

Without pulling away from her kiss, I scooped up Signe in my arms and walked us both over to the nearby wall. I pressed the beautiful orc woman’s back gently against the stone, and then I positioned my cock so it was lined up with the opening of her tight, velvet tunnel.

“Promise you’ll start slow?” Signe gulped.

“I promise.” I nodded, and then I moved in for the kill.

I slowly slid myself into Signe’s pussy, and the woman fucking melted in my arms.

“Ohhhhhhhh…” she gasped as her lovely tunnel spasmed around me. “T-That feels so good!”

Signe’s pussy was so wet I had no trouble sliding inside, and it was so freaking tight that every nerve ending in my cock was screaming with excitement. However, I didn’t want to get too crazy right off the bat, so I only pushed myself in halfway. Then I leaned in and softly nibbled on Signe’s neck as I pulled myself out of her.

She let out a whimper as I kissed my way up the side of her neck and cheek until, finally, I slid my tongue into her mouth once more. As I did so, I moved my hips forward and pushed my cock into her velvet tunnel.

Every pleasure sensor in my brain lit up when I felt her warmth around me, and my balls jumped up into my body as they prepared to unload into her.

Not yet, though. I still had a few more things I wanted to do before I reached the mountain top.

For the next few minutes, I pumped in and out of Signe halfway while I kissed her, all while I held her up against the wall. We both moaned, groaned, and growled as our bodies intertwined with each other until finally, she pulled away from my kiss.

“What’s wrong?” I asked. “Am I going too hard?”

“No.” Signe shook her black curls out of her face. “I-I want you to go all the way in, and I want you to go harder.”

There would be no protest from me on that one.

I gripped my fingers into Signe’s thighs as I thrust forward and pushed my erection all the way inside of her, until I could feel my pubic bone touch against her trembling womanhood. My eyes rolled back in my head as I felt myself bottom out against her cervix, and Signe’s pussy spasmed like crazy around me.

“Fuck, that’s good,” I whispered as I pressed my right arm against the wall and tried not to collapse from sheer ecstasy. “You’re so fucking tight.”

Once I was able to regain my focus, I pulled my dick all the way out of Signe, pressed it against her opening, and then slid it back in again until she was filled to her eyeballs.

The orc woman turned to jelly in my arms when I bottomed out inside of her, and she rested her head back against the wall and opened her mouth like she was going to moan, but nothing came out except a few soft whimpering breaths.

After a few more soft pumps, I began to increase the speed and intensity of my thrusts, and I couldn’t help but groan along with Signe as her velvet tunnel gripped me tight.

Before long, the orc woman’s moans grew closer together, until they were only about a second apart. Her yellow eyes were closed as she let out a few sputtering gasps, and her pussy had me in its grasp like a fucking vice.

Finally, she hit her peak.

“Shit!” she screamed, and then she bit her lip. “I think it’s happening again… I think-- I think I’m about to… Oh gods, Bennnnnnnn!”

Signe’s tight tunnel trembled around my shaft as her entire body went rigid, and I felt her sweet juices practically spray out onto me. She let out a long, guttural moan as she came, and the sound of her carnal pleasure sent me over the edge.

“Oh my god!” I gasped as the warm coil in my stomach tightened to new levels. “F-Fuck! Fuuuuuuuck!”

The tension in my body snapped, and I felt a wave of pleasure splash across my entire body. Every never ending inside of me tingled as my balls began to pulsate, and then I suddenly felt an intense sensation in my cock. My vision tunneled for a moment as the room around me started to spin, but then I crashed into one of the most intense orgasms of my fucking life.

What felt like a gallon of cum shot out of my dick and up into Signe’s fertile womb, and her pussy continued to squeeze my shaft as I came, almost like it was trying to make sure it got each and every drop.

I saw stars as I filled Signe with my love, and I had to lean forward and press my head against the wall to keep from falling over. I unloaded my seed into the orc woman for a solid thirty seconds before finally, we both came down from our highs.

We were both panting heavily when I lifted up my head, looked Signe in her gorgeous yellow eyes, and smiled. Then I leaned my forehead up against hers and gave her a kiss before I let out a soft chuckle.

“That was great, Draco Rex,” Signe whispered. “I’ve never felt anything like that before. Either time.”

“You were pretty damn good yourself,” I chuckled before I kissed her softly on the lips. “And now, hopefully you got what you wanted.”

“Maybe.” The curly-haired woman shrugged, but her yellow eyes glittered as a tired smirk pulled at her lips. “Or maybe we’ll have to do this again. Many, many more times.”

“Deal,” I said, and I sealed it with a kiss. I held Signe against the wall for a few more seconds, just to make sure that all of my seed had seeped into her womb, and when I finally pulled my dick out of her tight tunnel, both of us nearly collapsed onto the floor.

My legs felt like they were made of rubber as I awkwardly tried to walk over to my clothes, and Signe’s legs were wobbling like a newborn baby deer. I quickly stumbled over and pulled my pants back onto my body seconds before I collapsed to the ground with a soft thud.

Signe followed suit, though she was only able to get her leather pants halfway up her lower half before she fell over.

I jumped up and caught her in my arms like a dancer dipping his partner, and I couldn’t help but smile like a fool as I looked down into her beautiful eyes. I leaned in and gave Signe a kiss before I helped her back to her feet, and then I held her steady while she shimmied her pants back up around her waist.

Her green-and-pink breasts jiggled as she bounced her lower half, and for a second, I felt the sensual feeling returning to my loins.

“There,” I said as I sat back down. “Now, we can sit on the ground without having to worry about scraping our asses on the rocks.”

“That’s a phrase I’d never thought I’d ever hear,” Signe admitted as she plopped down beside me and tugged her shirt over her head.

As soon as she was covered back up, Signe leaned her face up against my shoulder and let out a longing sigh. I responded by putting my arm around the beautiful orc and then twisting her soft black curls around with my index finger.

“You know our kid’s going to be stubborn as fuck, right?” I asked with a smirk.

“Only if it takes after its father,” Signe giggled. “I’m about as easy-going as you can get.”

“Okay,” I snorted. “I’m not gonna even gonna comment on that one.”

“Wise choice.” Signe winked. “But you’re right… Boy or girl, our child will be hot-headed and unwavering, for sure.”

“Do you think Olga will be okay with this?” I asked. “She seemed pretty over the moon about having a baby with me.”

“She won’t care.” The dark-haired woman shook her head. “If there’s one thing you need to know about Olga, it’s that she doesn’t give a shit about what any of us do as long as it doesn’t affect her. Other than Thyra. When it comes to Thyra, she’s basically an overprotective mother.”

“I’ve noticed,” I said. “She acts like Thyra’s her daughter.”

“She might as well be,” Signe explained. “Thyra looks up to Olga, and Olga treats her like they’re flesh and blood. That’s why she was so quick to risk life and limb to save her from the Grand Gar.”

“I’m glad she did.” I smiled. “Because if she hadn’t, none of us ever would have met.”

“There’s that Draco Rex charm Olga warned us about,” Signe said with a roll of her eyes. “I was wondering when that was going to come out.”

“Ouch,” I said jokingly. “What else does she talk about when I’m not--”

Before I could finish my sentence, there was an earth-shaking roar from somewhere off in the distance.

“What the fuck is that?” Signe demanded as she jumped to her feet and then ran over to her corset and weapons belt.

“I don’t know,” I said, and then I threw on my shirt. “But we need to find the fuck out.”

Ben? Seashuna’s motherly voice said. We’ve got a problem.

For the first time since we’d met, I heard something in Seashuna’s voice that filled me with dread.

She was afraid.

We needed to get out there right now.

Signe and I exited the room and rushed down the hallway toward the exit, and when we stepped outside, I could see it was pouring down rain as thunder and lightning struck off in the distance.

My friends had gathered around in the “celebration” area of the clearing, though none of them were celebrating at all. Instead, the members of the Council of Queens were barking out orders as everybody else dashed around like chickens with their heads cut off.

“What the fuck’s going on?” I asked as I ran over to Mira. “Why’s everybody freaking out?”

“Ben…” Mira looked at me with dead eyes and a face that was completely devoid of color. “Ethala saw him while she was patrolling a few miles out. He’s here.”

“Who?” I demanded. “Who’s here?”

“The Grand Gar,” the dragonkin woman gulped. “And he brought his dragons.”