The first thing that I do when I awake and give a long, slow stretch. My dragon growls long and low inside my head as I do. I feel the same as her when our muscles stretch. It feels as if we have been sitting still for much too long. As my arms low back to the bed in harmony they land against the soft satin sheets. Feeling around where both of my mates should be and coming up empty, has me sitting up in the bed.

My ears prick as I hear sounds coming from downstairs. Next the smell of food hits my nose and the growling of my...