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    General of Draconis
    General of Draconis
    General of Draconis
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    General of Draconis

    By Crystal Dawn

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    Garulto didn’t know what to do. Dori was his everything, but his career, the one he’d always put before everything, was interfering with their relationship and he feared she would leave him.
    Dori loved Garulto. He was her soul mate and she knew it, but her first husband had put his career first and been killed in action. She couldn’t deal with that kind of loss again.
    Will fate step in and give them both what they need or will they call it a day and go their separate ways? Love can be magical, but it can also hurt.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrystal Dawn
    Release dateMar 21, 2017
    ISBN9781370951482
    General of Draconis
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    Crystal Dawn

    When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. She has always told stories and even written some but publishing books didn't start until 2012 with The Rebirth, was the first of the Planet Amazon books. Crystal has also been lucky to have some wonderful beta readers who keep her on track and help inspire her.Secretly, she crushes on all her sexy heroes because all her stories end happily. That is one of the things that makes writing such a joy. Knowing that it makes her reader's day a little brighter. Not that she doesn't read sad books sometimes. While still in school, she read Where the Red Fern Grows and cried like a baby. It was a wonderful book and sometimes a bit of sadness has to be put in books because that's part of life. While she reads all kinds of books at some time or another, PNR and SFR, which she writes is what she reads the most for pleasure.When she started writing, she decided on going Indie after the first two books because an author has more control. She believes Indie will compete well and continues to grow. The need to give pleasure to her readers keeps her going and she sees a long career ahead. Growing up mostly in the NW Arkansas area, it has given her a good place to set some stories and many of her characters come from there or nearby SW Missouri.The start of her stories is the easy part. Finishing them is a little harder when all the stories are in there trying to get out. She loves reading, chocolate, fine sweet wine, and traveling among a large list of pursuits. Her favorite people, after her family and close friends, are her readers who she says are some of the most wonderful people in this galaxy and the next.

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      General of Draconis - Crystal Dawn

      Winged Beast Series

      Book 3

      General of Draconis

      By Crystal Dawn

      2017 Copyright by Crystal Dawn, all rights reserved.

      Edited by Eagle Editors

      Cover by Januel Escuelo

      This book is a work of fiction. All contents, including

      names, places, and events are the product of the

      author’s

      imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any

      resemblance to persons, living or deceased, businesses,

      locations or events are completely coincidental.

      None of this work may be used, reproduced, exchanged

      or transmitted by anyone but the person the book was

      purchased for. Any reproductions of this book in any

      part or any form must be done with the express written

      permission of the author or not at all.

      Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      Dedicated to my boys. May life give them all they desire.

      Sergeant at Arms

      Winged Beasts

      Book 0

      The males of the planet Draconis lose the planet that supplied their mates to a natural disaster. The females survive, but they have left and spread to the far reaches of the universe. Their eyes turn to Earth. Jarel is sent with five other males to find mates and test the compatibility of Earth females. Their results will determine if their Empire looks to Earth or elsewhere. Davy is trouble or at least she has trouble and danger following her. It's not her fault, it's all because of her ex-boyfriend who is a criminal and has sent killers after her. She meets Jarel who offers to protect her but she's a little suspicious where men are concerned. Should she trust him, or should she rely only on herself?

      Captain of the Guard

      Winged Beasts

      Book 1

      Romo is sent to Earth for a successful mating since Earth is a potential source of female mates for their mostly male race. Things are very different than he expected there but he believes he has found his one and he intends to woo her to his side.

      Bree is looking for her cousin Davy who disappeared at this very casino she's visiting. Sure, they all say she's in an isolated country, married and happy but how gullible does everyone think she is? It's a sweet dream but she doesn't believe it for a moment.

      Neither do the bad guys searching for Davy and they plan to attack their family to get Davy back. Romo will not allow Bree to be harmed, but can he really prevent it?

      Major of Special Forces

      Winged Beasts

      Book 2

      Betty brought her daughter Selia to Draconis with most of her family. They were escaping an existence made miserable by her ex-husband. She was attracted to the dragon Niku, but she feared her own judgement and preferred not to take on a man anymore.

      Niku knew how Betty felt, but he’d grown to care about her and her little girl. He would chase her to the ends of the world if necessary and when it was all over and the smoke cleared, they would be his family. A quick prayer to the gods and he would begin.

      General of Draconis

      Winged Beasts

      Book 3

      Garulto didn’t know what to do. Dori was his everything, but his career, the one he’d always put before everything, was interfering with their relationship and he feared she would leave him.

      Dori loved Garulto. He was her soul mate, and she knew it, but her first husband had put his career first and been killed in action. She couldn’t deal with that kind of loss again.

      Will fate step in and give them both what they need, or will they call it a day and go their separate ways? Love can be magical, but it can also hurt.

      Prologue

      Garulto had never expected the opportunity to meet the one female he would live and breathe for. He’d been around enough females in the past, even shared a bed with a few and never felt anything lasting. When he met Dori, it was like being hit over the head with a hammer. He’d struggled to act normal and feared he’d done a terrible job of it.

      From that moment on, all he wanted to do, was get her alone and spend time with her. It didn’t even matter what they did. Breathing in her sweet scent, touching her hand, hearing her lovely voice was all he could think about. Deep in his heart, he knew Dori was the only female he would ever love.

      When he got back to his position at the military school, he had to play catch up to fix everything that had been put on hold while he was gone. His assistant hadn’t had the authority to make decisions and the major filling in for Garulto while he was gone hadn’t wanted to make any decisions.

      Now he was trying to do what was needed at work and pursue the most exciting female he’d ever met. The possibilities for trouble were everywhere. Just a little longer and things would fall into place. Would she wait for him? Goddess, he hoped she would.

      General of Draconis

      Chapter 1

      Draconis

      She took a deep breath; she was certain without the slightest doubt. Oddly enough, there was no fear. Maybe there should be. All she felt was uncertainty and confusion about the future. Garulto was a marvelous male, but was he the male for her? If he wasn’t what would that mean for her and the new little life growing inside her? It was true she was old enough to know better than to have sex without protection. Everyone knew the no glove no love saying. There was no good excuse for overlooking the possibility.

      The issue had been she felt old as dirt when their affair had begun and thought conception would be impossible. That was something else she should have known better than too. She’d known women who had change of life babies and while she was close, she’d not yet gone through the change. How was she going to tell him? How was she going to tell her girls? They would have plenty to say especially since she’d always counseled them on being careful.

      It was time to go meet him and she was sneaking out again. She met him up the road and he drove her to a cottage he had rented. This was a nice enough cottage, but it was the type used for property managers. At first, she had felt young and daring when she snuck out and had a tryst with her lover. Now she was tired of sneaking around and unsure of where this was headed. Maybe a clean break was best. He’d still be welcome to come around, she would never keep him from his child. That was a hard choice to make, but one that needed to be decided as soon as possible.

      She just knew she wanted more than she’d gotten out of her first marriage and from the way things had been going, this wasn’t it. It was better to be alone than to be with someone and be disappointed. While it would hurt, it was the right thing to do. Having decided that, she would break off their affair now and tell him about the baby later once the pain had dulled.

      With everything decided, she realized she needed to make some money of her own. She might even need to get her own place. It wasn’t fair to Romo to have him help raise an extra child. He wouldn’t protest, she just couldn’t allow it. Right now, she slipped out of the house and walked to the road. It wasn’t long before he pulled up and embraced then kissed her. The same excitement she’d felt the first time was still there.

      That wasn’t what was lacking, it was the time together and the companionship. The job he had was one where he was on call all the time. Even the little time they spent together right now could be interrupted with a call. She hoped not, because she wanted one more perfect night to remember. Dori loved him, but sometimes love wasn’t enough.

      You’re quiet tonight. He observed.

      Just a tad tired. You’re quiet too.

      Same here. It’s been a hard day. I discovered some rogues at the school. One was a teacher, and he was recruiting for them. Those dealing with these horrible people are being too easy on them.

      Isn’t that your emperor?

      He’s getting advice.

      He doesn’t have to take it. Maybe he knows something he’s not shared? She suggested. Dori knew Romo and Niku were advising him to be lenient, so they didn’t start a rift within their people. She’d overheard them speaking one night as they sat outside tending the fire pit. It made perfect sense and they’d reclaimed some of the rogues like that nice young man Martz who worked for Niku. They kept a close eye on them, but so far, they’d all been good.

      Why do I always feel like you know things you don’t share? Garulto asked.

      Women are supposed to be mysterious to males. She said with a laugh.

      That you are, my love. I just want to make you happy. Garulto swore. Perhaps that will be possible in time.

      They’d already discussed his current position and how it tied him down. It was impossible to have a mate and a family and give them much of himself. Apparently, although he’d not said so, he considered her willing to take less because she’d had a mate and children and was now with her children helping them get established.

      He must not realize, that while they were happy to have her with them, they had enough extra help now that she wasn’t really needed. Currently she was building a nest egg so she could get her own place, but it was going slow. Every evening, if she didn’t see Garulto, she sat and worked her crafts. She sold them in the herb store, but she was not happy with what they paid. Ten percent didn’t seem fair when she put all the materials and all the work into them. On Earth, it would have been the opposite. Here it was take it or leave it.

      Toreen and Cretia visited from time to time and Cretia had told her about the roots, berries, and mushrooms she’d sold to the stores in town to survive. Dori wanted to do that too, but the woods were off limits, and she needed an experienced mushroom hunter with her since they were not like the ones at home, and she didn’t know the local shrooms.

      I’ve lost you again. Garulto’s voice softly rumbled.

      I’m here with you. Are we going to your cottage?

      Yes, what do you think of it?

      It needs work, but a determined couple could make it homey and nice pretty quickly. I’ve done work such as that to my own home on Earth.

      Truly? He asked.

      Indeed. After my mate died, I was left with four girls to raise. It is true I got a widow’s pension, but it was still hard making ends meet. I learned to do many things. And she would be doing them again once she learned more about Draconis.

      I’m sorry you had to go through that. You are the strongest female I’ve ever met, and you have my total admiration.

      She wondered if she would still have his admiration when she broke things off between them. Thank you for saying that. Looks like we’ve arrived. The two-bedroom cottage reminded her of the caretaker houses on both Romo’s and Niku’s properties. It was not as nice or in as good a condition, but it had many similarities to them. She suspected that was what it had been at one time.

      Garulto hurried around to the door of his small shuttle. She had gotten out once without help and he’d been terribly upset so she just waited on him now. Now he escorted her to the door. It was a nice enough door although nothing special, but it needed paint. The first time he’d brought her here, it had been hard to open, and he’d had to oil the hinges.

      The

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