Taming their Tailfins: Howls Romance by Marianne Morea

Author:Marianne Morea [Morea, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Valerie’s eyes took in the tall, handsome man waiting for them on the opposite side of the door.

“Draakki,” Zale said, taking a step closer. His eyes went wary, but this time they stayed green.

The man inclined his head. “That’s right. I’m Rylan Draakki, alpha of my clan. You must be Zale Gorgóna, Alpha of the Gemini. He extended his hand. “Welcome home. Oloris has missed you.”

Adrian pushed past his friend and accepted the outstretched gesture. “Thank you, Rylan. It’s been a long time coming.”

Zale’s gaze took in the man and the familiar features he noted. Features he saw every day when he looked in the mirror. They had the same shaped nose and mouth. Draakki features. Traits he got from his mother, Calliope.

Adrian released the man’s hand, and Rylan extended it again to Zale, and this time he took the offering but didn’t say a word.

“C’mon,” Aggie motioned for them to follow again. “The palace is waiting. Let’s get you three settled.”

They followed Aggie through the busy hub. Valerie didn’t know which way to look first. At the floating baggage carriers or at the marine creatures swimming leisurely outside the phosphorescent dome.

“Nice, a palace built on top of a deep sea Penn Station. Must be convenient for the king and his court to go out for a late night swim.”

Rylan grinned. “Draic Gorgóna and his wife, Theda, have a private dock in a separate hub. The palace is connected, but only through a specific lift system.” He spread an arm out to an ornate set of silver doors set into a chrome façade.

The doors slid open immediately, as if waiting for them specifically. “Cool. Elevators on demand. No waiting. No piped in muzak,” Valerie joked.

“The lift was programmed to recognize you. Aggie has been given special clearance to use the royal entrance,” Rylan continued. “The king would have been here himself, but the queen is due to deliver their baby any day now. He’s on baby watch, and since this is a matter for the royal houses of Draakki and Clan Gemini, he thought it would be best if I greeted you when you arrived.”

“Are you a king?” Valerie asked.

Aggie looked from Rylan to the Gemini boys and back. “Rylan is the alpha of the Draakki. The same way Zale is the rightful alpha of the Gemini. They are equal in status.”

“So you’re related to Soren, then,” Valerie replied back. “He’s married to my best friend. Hannah.”

They filed into the elevator, and Rylan nodded. “Yes. She’s lovely. Soren and I are related, but only distantly. This situation is usual. If Soren hadn’t been cursed he would be very, very old.” He gave a chin pop to the Gemini alpha and omega. “Sort of like Zale and Adrian. Their time on Earth put their aging process into a suspended state. To be honest, Soren is more closely related to Zale, than I am to either of them.”

Valerie spared a glance for the dark-haired Gemini. “So I’ve heard.”

The awkward silence that followed was practically deafening.

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