Stones of Dracontias: The Bloodstone Dragon by N.D. Jones

Author:N.D. Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kuumba Publishing
Published: 2018-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

After two weeks on the campaign trail with the president, Armstrong couldn’t wait to see Kya and fall asleep in his bed with her by his side. The president’s reelection bid was in full swing, which meant the commander-in-chief spent a lot of time away from the White House and DC. Which amounted to Armstrong also being away from home and Kya. They didn’t have much time left, so he’d balked at the away assignment.

His supervisor had noted his displeasure and request for leave. Noted and then dismissed both. He and Kya spoke as often as they could, sometimes on the phone other times telepathically.

Her pregnancy hadn’t been easy on the dragon. Morning sickness plagued her for the first and second trimesters. She’d lost weight instead of gained, which had Armstrong concerned. Kya had assured him she and the baby were fine. Now, with about a month to go, Armstrong was torn between wanting to see his child born and wishing Kya could stay pregnant forever.

Stupid, but each month that passed was one month closer to Armstrong losing his family. He’d watched Kya grow round and big with their child. He made every doctor’s appointment he could, pampered Kya, and read to the baby. Armstrong strove to live a thousand lifetimes in the months left to them.

He’d taken dozens of pictures of Kya and her ever-growing stomach. Armstrong converted the small room he’d used as an office into a nursery and purchased bags full of baby clothing. He’d accepted donations for the baby from his siblings, and his colleagues had surprised him with a baby shower. They’d invited Kya and lavished gifts on the dragon, who had no idea how to respond beyond a polite smile and a genuine, “Thank you for your kindness.”

So much fuss over a child who, in a few months, would be a baby dragon and unable to use any of the gifts meant for a human infant. Armstrong knew he hadn’t faced his reality. Everything he’d done these past months mirrored the actions of a man who would soon become a father. He’d ignored Kya’s soft, pleading eyes for him to accept the inevitable.

He couldn’t. No more than Kya could shift. She’d been forced to forego her dragon form for the safety of their child. Her inability to transform into a dragon had left her uncharacteristically depressed. She slept too much during the day and spent the night hours on the roof staring at the sky. Armstrong never knew how she’d managed to climb onto the roof, particularly after she entered her final trimester.

With Kya unable to turn into a dragon, their home had become a revolving door of dragons in human form. He’d met all of Kya’s siblings and her mother. They were as lovely as Kya and treated Armstrong like a member of the family. Their visits were irregular, and they didn’t stay long. When they left, however, Kya was more like her normal self.

Her dragon family filled a void in her life he couldn’t, no matter how hard he tried.

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