The Dragon's Treasured Mate (Uncontrollable Shift Book Two)
By R.E. Butler
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When dragon shifter, Torrence, develops a life-threatening allergy to his people’s mating fruit, no female within a thousand miles will mate him. Heading to his father’s homestead in the Tomb Mountains, he finds himself at odds with the local wolf pack, and facing a lonely future.
Cecily Houseman has never been happier. She’s finally able to open her own shop, Cecily’s Donuts. Although she grew up in Tomb, as a human among wolves, she’s always felt on the outside of things. The alpha’s son is interested in being her mate, but he’s not the right one for her. She’s waiting for that spark to knock her off her feet.
Torrence wakes one morning with a single thought: go to town. The nearer he gets, the stronger his beast rails in his head. As he comes to a donut shop, his beast forces a shift so fast and hard that he rips the door off the shop and takes out the town gazebo with his tail. The alpha wolf wants him gone because he’s dangerous, but Cecily takes one look into his golden eyes and knows that he’s the one for her.
R.E. Butler
A Midwesterner by birth, R.E. spent much of her childhood rewriting her favorite books to include herself as the main character. Later, she graduated on to writing her own books after "retiring" from her day job as a secretary to become a stay-at-home mom.When not playing with her kids, wrestling her dogs out the door, or cooking dinner for her family, you'll find her typing furiously and growling obscenities to the characters on the screen.Her best-selling series Wiccan-Were-Bear, The Necklace Chronicles, Hyena Heat, Wilde Creek, Were-Zoo, Arctic Shifters, Norlanian Brides, Saber Chronicles, and Ashland Pride are available now.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this story, not a lot of violence but a lot of romance. I'm looking forward to reading more books on the dragon clan.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dragons rule. Dragons must eat mating fruit to change and mate but he's allergic to the fruit. What does a dragon do fly off and meet a human mate. What a fun sexy book. Love these characters together.
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The Dragon's Treasured Mate (Uncontrollable Shift Book Two) - R.E. Butler
The Dragon’s Treasured Mate (Uncontrollable Shift Book Two)
By R. E. Butler
Copyright 2017
The Dragon’s Treasured Mate (Uncontrollable Shift Book Two)
By R. E. Butler
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Editing by Tracy Vincent
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Thanks to Joyce & Shelley for beta reading
For BB and BL - I love you both.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Coming Next
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The Dragon’s Treasured Mate (Uncontrollable Shift Book Two)
By R. E. Butler
When dragon shifter, Torrence, develops a life-threatening allergy to his people’s mating fruit, no female within a thousand miles will mate him. Heading to his father’s homestead in the Tomb Mountains, he finds himself at odds with the local wolf pack, and facing a lonely future.
Cecily Houseman has never been happier. She’s finally able to open her own shop, Cecily’s Donuts. Although she grew up in Tomb, as a human among wolves, she’s always felt on the outside of things. The alpha’s son is interested in being her mate, but he’s not the right one for her. She’s waiting for that spark to knock her off her feet.
Torrence wakes one morning with a single thought: go to town. The nearer he gets, the stronger his beast rails in his head. As he comes to a donut shop, his beast forces a shift so fast and hard that he rips the door off the shop and takes out the town gazebo with his tail. The alpha wolf wants him gone because he’s dangerous, but Cecily takes one look into his golden eyes and knows that he’s the one for her.
Chapter 1
Torrence looked at his reflection in the mirror and ran a hand through his dark hair, smoothing the longer strands on top. Satisfied with his appearance, he grabbed his suit jacket off the back of the chair and put it on as he walked from his bedroom. He was finally old enough to take part in his people’s mating ceremony. Twenty-five hadn’t seemed like a very old age, but it had felt like it took an eternity to arrive.
The mating ceremony happened only once every October, when the mating fruit their people cultivated in their mountain home of Pine Mountain ripened, turning from yellow to deep red. His father, the king of their dragon shifter clan, had spent the last few months preparing Torrence for the ceremony. The males ate the fruit, and it would awaken their dragon, who then chose their mate from the available females. Clans from all over the Northeast were coming to his clan’s mountain for the ceremony which was happening when the moon rose that night.
Possibly, somewhere among the female dragons who had arrived over the last week, was Torrence’s mate. He was so ready to be mated. Not only would he be allowed to join the ranks of their clan’s military, but he’d finally be able to start a family, something he’d wanted for a long time.
Oh, you look so handsome,
his mother, Vanessa, said as he came into the kitchen. He pecked her on the cheek and smiled as she fussed with the collar of his jacket.
Thank you.
This year is the largest gathering of females ever,
his father said as he looked up from his phone. It speaks volumes for the next generation of our people.
I just know your dragon will choose an amazing female for you. You deserve all the happiness,
Vanessa said.
Torrence smiled. He’s stirring in my mind already. I’ve been waiting for this day forever.
Which felt like the truth. Dragons could feel their beasts from a young age, but the ability to change into their form didn’t come until after they mated. Once their dragon chose their mate, they’d travel to a mating cave in the mountain, intimately join together in private, and then shift for the first time. The dragon would bite the female’s arm and the venom in his teeth would brand her skin in a design that was wholly unique to the couple, and through the magic of their joining, the brand would appear on his skin as well once he returned to his form the following day.
Why do you suppose our people don’t get their beasts until they mate?
he asked.
It’s the way of our kind,
his father, Benecio, said.
Yeah, I know, I was just wondering why. No other shifters have to wait until they find their mate.
My mother always said that it’s because the dragon is untamable without a female to be the balm to his base nature,
Vanessa said. It’s sad when males are unable to find their mates because they can’t shift without them, but it’s the way we were made.
Female dragons never shifted. They remained entirely human, except for the connection to their dragon mate. There was magic between them, and a bond so strong it was unbreakable. He’d often wondered why females weren’t able to shift, because he’d never heard of any other shifter groups where only the males changed. They were how they were created, though, and no amount of wondering would change the way things were.
Torrence glanced at his watch. I’m ready. I’m so ready for tonight.
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I think there are more clans here than I can ever remember,
Staz, Torrence’s cousin and closest friend murmured. The two males were standing to one side of the carefully manicured backyard. His parents’ home was the center of the clan territory, and the backyard was where all their important gatherings occurred.
Seems like it,
Torrence said as he let his gaze drift across the sea of dragons. Dragon clans had their own territories but were loosely grouped together by region. Benecio was king of the largest clan in the Northeast, and that was why the clans had gathered there for the mating ceremony, as they did every year.
Man, I hope my dragon likes blondes,
Staz said.
Torrence chuckled. Careful. Don’t you believe in karma?
Do you mean I can jinx myself into a mating with a brunette?
He arched a brow.
Yep.
Damn it. Okay, okay. I need to have a heart to heart with my dragon because he’s gotta hook me up with something tasty.
I feel terribly sorry for your future mate.
Why? I’m awesome.
Staz puffed out his chest exaggeratedly and strutted a little, making Torrence laugh.
I think the jury is still out on that. And, of course, don’t forget that just because we turned twenty-five doesn’t mean our dragons will choose our mate this year. My dad is three years older than my mom, so he didn’t mate with her until he was twenty-eight.
That sucks. I hope my girl is here. A blonde bombshell with legs that won’t quit.
You’re certifiable.
The best males usually are.
Benecio cleared his throat and the noise died down abruptly as everyone turned to face his parents as they stood on the deck at the back of their home.
Welcome unmated dragons from all parts of the Northeast. Would the males and females please separate to their respective sides.
Torrence and Staz joined the other males as they took up the left side of the yard and the females took the right side. There were females of all shapes