King Devon

My people are in danger I need to find a mate quickly. I don't know how long my subjects can go without a queen. I should go looking for a mate in my human form since I've had no luck finding one in my present form. Being a huge dragon and a king seems to scare them away. There is a town nearby. I'll go there to see if I can find someone. His human form was a 6'3 man with wavy brown hair, bright blue eyes, and sleeve tattoos on both arms.

The second I walked into the bar every eye was on me. I didn't pay anyone attention since they were all males. I sat down and ordered a beer. A few minutes later a young woman burst into the bar with fear in her eyes. She asked the bartender if she could hide in the back room. "My abusive boyfriend is after me again." cried the woman.

The bartender nodded and she ran into the back room. Seconds later the door was kicked down and a huge man walked in carrying a beer in one hand and a gun in the other. Blood was dripping off it.

"Elaina! I know you in here! Come on out you stupid bitch!" yelled the boyfriend.

I knew I had to protect her at all costs. Before the drunken ass could take a single step I knocked him out with a single punch. The whole bar cheered and Elaina stepped out fearfully. When she saw her boyfriend out cold she nearly fell over from relief. I caught her before she could hit the ground.

She looked up into my eyes and my breath was blown away by her beauty. She had beach-wavy platinum blonde hair and grey eyes. She clung to me like I was her lifeline. I didn’t mind her holding onto me so tight the feel of her skin on mine was enough to make my skin spark and my insides burn. I tried my best to control myself. Thankfully she let go of me before I could lose control. I’ve not been that close to a woman in a very long time. I forgot what it was like to feel a woman’s touch.

Before I could say a word she ran off. Running outside I looked around and couldn’t find her in the crowd of people. Everyone looked at me like I was mad. I guess I was mad. Madly in love with someone that I only just met for a second. I searched for hours for her. No luck finding her anywhere.

So I gave up for the night and returned to my empty castle. I couldn’t sleep at all that night. Images of that beautiful woman kept haunting my sleep. Every time I closed my eyes there she was. Her grey eyes stared right into my soul as if it was speaking to me. The next day I returned to the bar in the hope I would see her again. A blood-curdling scream came from outside. Rushing to see what happened….I saw her. Her boyfriend found her and was beating her to death. In a fit of rage, I charged at him knocking him onto his ass. I broke his legs with a single kick and called the police. They dragged him away to jail. Picking her up I rushed to the nearest hospital. I waited by her side to make sure she was going to make it.

The doctors told me she was rushed into emergency surgery when I came back to the bathroom and found her missing. I tried not to panic when he told me that.

“She had some internal bleeding.” explained the doctor, “In a few hours she will be out of surgery. You can wait here if you like.”

“I have to return to work for a few hours. Please call me the second she gets out of surgery. I want to be here to make sure she’s safe.”

The doctor nodded understanding. “How long have you two been dating?” he asked.

“Oh, she’s not my girlfriend. I caught her boyfriend beating her to death and I stopped him before he could kill her. I just want to make sure she is safe and that he can’t get to her. He is a total psycho.”

The doctor's face turned pale after I said this. He gave me a proud smile and promised to do as I said. I quickly ran back to the castle to attend some meetings with the local law enforcement and my generals. My people are at war with the witches. They want to kill my kind so they can use our blood for potions and stuff.

After my last meeting, the doctor called me and I quickly returned to the hospital. I quietly walked into her room to find her asleep. She jumped when she heard the door close.

“Who are you?” she screamed.

“I saved you from your boyfriend. I am here to make sure he never hurts you again. I have some of my people guarding your door. He will never lay a hand on you ever again. My men have an order to kill him on sight.”

My news must have made her happy since she dropped the plastic knife and smiled.

“Come sit down.” she said, “So this was your second time saving me from him. You have no idea how thankful I am for you. How can I repay you?"

”Have dinner with me sometime.”

She grinned and agreed. We just sat there, side by side watching tv for the rest of the night. The doctors let me stay the night so I know she’s protected.

I woke up the next morning to her smiling at me.

“You stayed here overnight?” she laughed.

I nodded and checked the time. I cursed under my breath and quickly picked up my things.

“What’s wrong? Oh my god, I don’t even know your name? What is my hero’s name?” she gasped.

“I’m Devon Knight.”

“Elaina Thomas,” she said taking my hand.

Sparks flew between our hands and she yelped. I stepped back and gasped. This has never happened before. I asked her if she was hurt and she told me that she was unharmed. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. She smiled and apologized for scaring me. I laughed and accepted it even though I thought it was my fault instead of hers.

“I have some meetings to attend to at my castle….I mean my company. I’ll be back later to make sure you're alright.”

She raised her eyebrows when I said castle. Before she could ask I rushed off.

The whole day I could barely keep my mind focused on anything but her smiling face. I asked my general what it feels like to be in love. He told me it was like not being able to get someone out of your mind and feeling all warm inside when you're near that person. That confirmed my theory that I was in love with this woman. I only met her twice how could I be in love with her so soon after meeting. I mean she is beautiful beyond belief and she has the most angelic voice in the world. I found myself daydreaming and almost drooling. Thankfully my general snapped me out of my dream.

“Let me guess you asked that question because you are in love with someone?” he asked.

I nodded and he laughed.

“How did you two meet?” he asked.

I told him the whole story and tears came to his eyes when I was finished.

“It’s getting late you should probably go check in on her. You don’t wanna miss her.” he teased.

I agreed and ran all the way to the hospital. I walked into her room and she was gone. I looked everywhere for her. No sign of her anywhere. I stopped a nearby nurse and asked her what happened to the young woman in this room. She told me that one second she was here and the next she was gone. No one saw her leave with anyone. She must have just walked out on her own. But I knew she was too injured to do that. Someone must have taken her or someone helped her escape. I used my powers to manipulate the security guard into letting me see the tapes of this morning. I watched as Elaina saw something while heading to the bathroom and she ran. Someone must have spooked her. The camera didn’t catch the person she saw. I had my best trackers help me look for her. We searched all night no sign of her anywhere near the hospital.