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  The Prophecy

  Unfolds

  Dragon Queen

  By

  Scarlett Flame

  scarlett.flame.com

  About the Author

  My name is Scarlett Flame, and I am passionate about writing, and write about passion.

  I am a qualified Children's Nurse, and have a degree and PgDip (Masters qualification), so probably not someone you would expect to write erotica. Although born in Salford, I reside in Manchester, England.

  I love to read and write, but only started writing seriously almost three years ago. Singing is a particular pastime I enjoy, listening, as well as singing myself. This is why you are likely to find me attending gigs, and enjoying the Indie bands that abound in Manchester. These perform in general in an area of Manchester called the Northern Quarter.

  Although my debut novel was a collection of short erotic stories, ( one does have a fantasy, paranormal, sci fi elements, this story is a paranormal erotic romance, set on a Steampunk world. Having dragons, werewolves, magicians, and other amazing creatures to discover.

  I am an avid reader and writer, and share my reviews of books, gigs and my adventures (when I have them), on my Blog. So, please visit often. I recently was awarded Blogger of the Year 2014 by Skelat.I am very proud of that achievement.

  Table of Contents

  Introduction

  Table of Contents

  Legal Notes

  Chapter 1.)

  Chapter 2.

  Chapter 3.

  Chapter 4.

  Chapter 5.

  Chapter 6.

  Chapter 7.

  Chapter 8.

  Chapter 9.

  Chapter 10

  About The Author

  Other Books By (Author)

  Copyright © Scarlett Flame

  This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living and dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental.

  The character's are productions of the authors imagination and used fictitiously.

  Chapter 1.

  Finally, my life was getting back on track following a worrisome number of months.

  I had had a great deal of trouble sleeping of late as I had been constantly disturbed by dreams I can only describe as nightmares!

  These dreams always included the same shadowy characters with obscure faces. The one recurring theme being, I became intimate with each one of them. To say this wasn't in my usual nature would be an understatement.

  In all my relationships I had always been monogamous. A fundamentally one-man-girl, who wouldn't dream of being unfaithful. Perhaps, because of this, these dreams proved very disturbing and included sexual acts I'd heard of, but would never think of taking part in. Little did I suspect that these dreams would prove to be the precursor to an amazing series of adventures

  This story proper, began one day driving through the glorious Welsh countryside on my way to check out accommodation procured in anticipation of my move. This would act as a base to work from Monday to Friday, at my new job

  Previously I had worked in a general hospital close to my family home in Manchester. But wanted to spread my wings after ending a long term relationship with my childhood sweetheart, Paul.

  I realised that I now needed space to develop new friendships and put my love life on the back burner. My career would become my first priority. So, this became part of that plan. My new contract as a Children's Nurse for an Agency in a hospital not far from Bangor in North Wales which meant relocating.

  On that day I drove through the Snowdonia National Park where pine trees crowded either side of the road. I spotted a little picnic area to one side, flanked by a small car park. It was a beautiful sunny day and as I had brought along a packed lunch therefore I parked up to take advantage of the sunnys weather. As I parked I realised mine was the only car there, but thought no more about it. I had no problem eating here at the edge of the forest.

  I retrieved my sandwich, carton of orange and my book and wandered over to the farthest table. From here it was possible to watch the squirrels and birds as they searched amongst the bins for crumbs.

  I'd sat there enjoying my book for about ten minutes when two things happened. First, I became aware that a hush had descended in a flash in the forest. I no longer heard the scampering of the squirrels or the birds singing. When I looked up I couldn’t see any of them around the area they had occupied only a few minutes earlier.

  The second thing was a sound that I could only compare to that of the sound barrier being broken. A whoosh, bang and a slight popping noise. Yet an instant after, the birds and squirrels returned, chirping and moving through the grass as before.

  I shrugged, went back to the page in my book and continued to eat. However, after a while a sense of uneasiness descended over me. I raised my head to find myself being spied upon.

  The watcher, a tall broad -shouldered man with dirty blonde hair tied at the nape. His eyes the most vivid blue I had ever beheld. I estimated him to be about twenty-five to thirty years old. He regarded me with silent intensity. His odd clothing caught my eye. Old fashioned garments, dark trousers laced up the front, a long-sleeved suede jacket of a similar material, and leather boots

  I turned my head to check for any cars or vans on the car park and jumped as I spotted two more men. One to my left and another I saw in my peripheral vision to the right. The man on the left appeared to be dressed similar to the first, but with sandy hair and sea-green eyes.

  In contrast, he wasn't quite as broad, although equally tall. All three men appeared over six feet tall. The last wore dark hair to his shoulders that hung loose, and I saw the most amazing violet eyes .

  The appearance of these men with no noise, and staring at me in rapt fascination not uttering a word, spooked me. My heart began beating so loud and fast I thought that I was having some kind of heart attack.

  But the most unnerving thing of all was all three men appeared familiar, a déjà vu sort of moment. I’d dreamt about these three men for so long. I knew at once these were the shady characters from my dreams. Dreams that time after time had haunted my sleep over the last year.

  I decided that sitting still was stupid, so made a grab for my bag and shot through to the right as I ran toward one of the many footpaths I’d spotted earlier.

  My flight or fight response gave me swift feet, (or so I thought), but obviously not swift enough. Before I got ten yards down the path two of the three had already moved, appearing in front of me. Shifting so fast I could hardly believe my eyes. I turned to head back to where I'd come from. Hoping to make it back to my car.

  Fate once again took charge as I ran straight into the third man, the blonde. It was like running into a brick wall, as he ensnared me in his solid muscular arms. My heart stuttered, and I felt the zing of an electric current pass through my body. I never claimed to be a particularly brave person, and I hyperventilated, gasping. As I endeavoured to catch my breath.

  One of them began to stroke my hair, saying “Calm down Alex, calm down. Breathe slowly we won't hurt you.” but, at that point my knees gave way and I collapsed into darkness, terrified.

  How did that man know my name was Alex?

  I came to, lay on a huge bed in a strange bedroom – the biggest bed I'd ever seen. Enormous! All that came to mind was a little rhyme my granddad used to sing “Ten in the bed and the little one said roll over” it was so big. The other thing I noticed, was the odd lighting. The fixtures resembled gas lamps of some sort, but were giving off normal light. Candles set either side of the bed were obviously not there as a decoration as they were all burnt down with use. How strange everything a
ppeared.

  Sat on the bed next to me, to my right was the sandy haired man. To my left the one with dark hair while stood at the end of the bed was the blonde. I stared in agitation from one to the other and I panicked. Terrified I speculated wildly What do they want with me, and where am I? I became frantic and tried to escape to the top of the bed. As far away as possible from my captors.

  The sandy haired man handed me a glass of water but I was too frightened to drink it, What if it was drugged? I thought in shock.

  The blonde began to speak in a soft distinct voice. He introduced himself as Aston, pointed to the sandy haired man indicating that his name was Leon. Finally, nodding to my left and said “Vanda”. Each gave me a slight nod, but I still couldn't respond.

  Where the hell had they brought me to, and why? How on earth did they know my name was Alex?

  They continued to stare as if fascinated by me and my thoughts once again became chaotic.

  I think Aston realised I wasn't getting any calmer but quite the reverse. As I was now shaking so violently my teeth chattered. He spoke again in a slow clear voice , in such a strange accent I considered might be European. Yet his words were clear and concise.

  “Alex, you need to calm down and sip some of the water. None of us will harm you. We could never harm you, but quite the reverse. Our intent is to take care of you and protect you from now on.”

  Oh oh, that was the wrong thing to say. Now, In my head I was thinking What! and I assumed that I had been kidnapped by some foreign gang and about to be abused by them all. Not good at all. I wildly speculated.

  Vanda then began to speak, “Look at me Alex, focus on me”

  I turned and gazed into those beautiful violet eyes and became powerless to turn away. Mesmerised as if set in stone I slowly began to relax. My breathing more even. Yet unable to comprehend why this was happening. Wanting to look away, my body not capable of cooperating. I remained transfixed.

  Aston spoke again. ”We are not on your earth any more Alex. We are on a planet called Syros in a galaxy far from yours. Do you remember a strange popping noise? Well, that was a portal opening from our planet to yours. It acts as kind of wormhole through space so we can move with ease from our universe to yours. We have been visiting your planet for millennia.”

  Oh God. I thought, Now I'm in an episode of Star Wars. This can't be happening to me.

  I deliberated What sort of fool do you take me for? As if I would fall for any of this nonsense.

  I was convinced that I had been drugged, or hypnotised.

  He continued, “Alex we will take you outside now. So you can see our world and know that we are telling you the truth.”

  I still hadn’t uttered a single word. Vanda helped me to rise and Leon and Aston led the way. I Stumbling a little I nearly fell twice until Vanda placed his arm around my waist to support me. I felt the electric shock I'd felt when Aston touched me earlier. This left me perplexed. Perhaps they were telling the truth because this tingling was a phenomenon I’d never ever experienced before. We went through the door opposite the huge bed, passed down a corridor and entered a large living area. In it there were old fashioned sofas and a large wooden table with benches. The rear of the room contained a kitchen area.

  To my amazement about a dozen people were dotted about the room. Mostly men but with a few women present. Everybody dressed in an odd fashion as if in the process of making an historical pageant. Virtually all wore trousers that could only be described as breeches in the same suede-like material that Aston's appeared to be.

  All the people in the room were beautiful to behold. Even the women appeared tall and muscular. Strangely once again they stared and watched me as we crossed the room. Vanda led me toward a pair of imposing wooden doors with brass fittings From there we stepped outside as Vanda continuing to support me. I stumbled a little once more as we descended a couple of steps.

  It was dusk and as I studied my surroundings was stunned to see two moons hanging in the sky. Both orange, one larger than the other. If it wasn't for that, and the strange trees surrounding the building that wouldn’t have looked out of place in Jurassic Park. Well, that was when I knew I wasn't on my world any more. They had spoken the truth.

  All I managed to do was stare with my mouth hanging open. As once again everything went black. This was becoming a habit now. A bad one.

  Chapter 2.

  Finally, rousing from my second fainting attack in one evening I woke up in the huge bed surrounded once again by my usual, or so it seemed, companions. Aware of Aston was staring.

  Didn't he know it’s rude to stare? Obviously not.

  Clearing his throat to make me aware of his presence he reached out and grasped my hands.

  “Alex, there’s several things we need to discuss. I will begin with the most important question “Have you seen any of us before?” he indicated himself then the others. At this comment I raised my eyes to meet his giving a slight nod. I found it difficult to think while he held my hands because my whole body seemed to hum.

  “I've been dreaming of the three of you for over a year now. Ahem. Very unusual dreams. Why?” I stammered.

  Aston shifted a little then explained that everyone on this world aged far slower than on earth. The three of them had been dreaming of me for much longer. In fact, almost two hundred years. He explained that all three men considered me to be their “Soul-mate”. Each believed they were destined to be my lovers and mated for the rest of our lives.

  Pausing a moment Aston then went on to explain what, and who they all were. Aston claimed he was a werewolf and alpha male of a werewolf pack. An alpha wolf he explained was the leader of the pack. Vanda acted as his second in command or his beta. Finally Leon was an elite pack member. The Elite are the best fighters in the pack. All of them werewolves or so they claimed. He informed me that soon I would be mated to all three and described in detail the ceremony involved when I raised my hand to stop him.

  Finally I found my voice and uttered “Excuse me, but don't I have a say in all this? What if I don't want to become a “mate” to any of you. Let alone all three.”

  Career minded I had worked hard over the last three years to get my degree in nursing. Marriage, or a long-term relationship, wasn’t on my agenda for some years. I had plans of my own, and although I would possibly enter a relationship at some point I always dreamt of a monogamous one. One that involved a white wedding and all the fairytale stuff including flowers and possibly a church. All of a sudden, these “men” had decided that I was to be their mate.

  I started to lose both my temper and control of my body as I shook in fury. Looked around and tried to calm myself as I knew this was futile against three “werewolves.”

  Unsure whether I truly believed they were werewolves but they had already shown me they were both fast, and strong. I would have to keep them “sweet” until I has an escape plan and with luck find this portal back to earth. Not to mention the strange humming sensation I experienced when touched. I wondered whether the same phenomenon would occur should Leon touch me.

  Although I acknowledged a physical attraction to all of them, in particular Aston. This attraction was not enough to convince me of what he continued to discuss. As I zoned out I thought instead about what I planned to do to get free. I took notice of the conversation again when asked not to escape. They discussed how dangerous this planet could be for me. Emphasising how necessary it would be for me to stay within the pack house for my own safety.

  Perhaps this was exaggerated to ensure I stayed put so as to be compliant and less bothersome. Therefore I ignored this warning.

  Aston stopped for a moment looking at me intently, I used this opportunity to ask to use the bathroom.

  Surely they have such things here. I thought. As I desperately needed the toilet after all I’d been through.

  He nodded to a door on the far side of the room and said they would remain where they were while I used it.

  I stood with a wobble a
nd Aston reached out to steady me. Once again sending a tingling sensation through my entire body. An intense sensation but also a pretty disturbing one. I steadied myself sufficiently and crossed the room to enter the large bathroom. It held a large ornate tub, sink and a toilet so at least it appears bathrooms are similar here. I relieved myself and looked around the room. A bright room with a large window that opened up to the back of the house. This particular aspect attracted my attention.

  I looked out of the window and realised that the back of the house overlooked a hillside that dropped away some feet below. Upon closer inspection the window could be opened fairly wide, enabling my escape.

  So, with stealth I pried open the window. I decided that to escape I’d have to drop about five or six feet to the ground. This would have to be done in a quiet fashion so I didn’t get caught in the act of escaping meanwhile trying to avoid breaking anything vital. I managed to turn around on the window ledge and was in the process of slowly easing myself out. Suddenly something, or someone snatched me up. It lifted my whole body away from the ledge and into the air.

  I drew in a sharp breath, then screamed as loud as I could. It wasn't a somebody. It was a something. A big something that looked for all the world like a dragon from myths and legends.

  It's huge talons had hold of me around my waist and we rose like a shot into the air, higher and higher. I’d gone from the frying pan into the fire and could only scream at the top of my voice. As we moved at speed away from the building I spotted the three werewolves staring out of the bathroom window toward me. What had I done. Being mated to werewolves now sounded preferable to what might be in in store for me now. I had become dragon fodder.

  I had just took another deep breath ready to carry on screaming when I detected a voice in my head that said.

  Alex please calm down, I won't hurt you! You wouldn't make a decent meal anyway. Too bony! Now be quiet. We will be at my lair in a short while.