Mate Not Needed (*Before* Space Dragons Seek Mates Book 0) by Michelle Ziegler

Author:Michelle Ziegler [Ziegler, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dragon Shifter Fated Mates, Novella Short Story, Space Dragons Seek Mates, Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, The Dragon Shifters Mate, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Beautiful & Feisty, Interspecies Relationships, Genetic Engineering Fiction, Fated Mates Romance
Publisher: Hearth Publishing; 1 edition
Published: 2019-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

7

They had to be able to tell. Didn't she smell different? Why the hell did she come back? She should have listened to West and run off already. No. They were meeting in a few hours and she couldn't leave her parents with no information.

A loud slamming sound made her cringe. A second thud and a shatter hitting the ground outside. She swallowed her next words.

Great. There goes the sign to the bar.

"What do you mean you can't go through with it?" her dad hollered.

Well, at least he'd come back in.

"I mean that I think I found the one I was supposed to end up with. You can't expect me to mate anyone else."

Ellen twisted the hem of the dress her mother insisted she wore to meet her future mate. Only, she wasn't going to meet him.

"You can't walk out. We worked very hard on this. We consulted a matchmaker. You can't. The preparations have already started. They're already in town. Why did you pick now? Where have you been all day, anyway?"

Her mother walked closer, sniffing the air around her.

Ellen had snuck in and showered. She scrubbed her skin so raw that she was surprised she wasn't see-through. She knew she should have run off, but she'd wanted to say goodbye. She loved her parents.

Her mother's eyes narrowed into slits."Ellen. What did you do?"

Well, she'd liked her mom up until now.

"Nothing."

Her mother's eyes flashed between wolf and human.

"Dear? Please go outside and see if you just destroyed that sign?"

Her father grumbled, but he did as she asked.

Once the door shut behind him her mother leaned in.

"Show me your shoulder."

Ellen shrugged. "What do you mean?"

Her mother growled. "I was not born yesterday, Ellen. Show me the mark. Now."

Well, shit. This was such a mistake.

Slowly, she slid off the shoulder of her dress, pulling the collar away just enough to expose the newly healed skin.

"You let him mark you? Knowing full well you were to be mated to someone else in his pack, his alpha? You just made a death sentence for him if they find out."

She pulled the fabric back. "They won't find out if you let me go. I'm supposed to meet him. No one has to know. Just tell them I got cold feet and couldn't. I couldn't go through with it."

Her mother's face burned red.

"Oh, no. I love you, but this is your mess. He's meant to be the next alpha. What were you thinking? Mating someone else. Someone beneath you. All you had to do was meet him and I'm sure you'd have seen what a good match it would have been. What has gotten into you?"

Her mother backed away, plopping into a chair as she knocked into one behind her.

Ellen couldn't decide if she should cry or run.

"Mom." The words were weak at best. "I'm sorry."

Her mother shook her head. "I know." She paused.

"What?" Tears dripped off her face, falling on the exposed skin of her chest.

Her mother stood up."I know you're sorry."

She sniffed. "I couldn't stop him even if I had wanted to.

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