I Am The Dragon Series
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Chapter 10 Part Nine img
Chapter 11 Part Ten img
Chapter 12 Part Eleven img
Chapter 13 Part Twelve img
Chapter 14 Part Thirteen img
Chapter 15 Part Fourteen img
Chapter 16 Part Fifteen img
Chapter 17 Part Sixteen img
Chapter 18 Part Seventeen img
Chapter 19 Part Eighteen img
Chapter 20 Part Nineteen img
Chapter 21 Part Twenty img
Chapter 22 Part Twenty-One img
Chapter 23 Part Twenty-Two img
Chapter 24 Part Twenty-Three img
Chapter 25 Part Twenty-Four img
Chapter 26 Part Twenty-Five img
Chapter 27 Part Twenty-Six img
Chapter 28 Part Twenty-Seven img
Chapter 29 Part Twenty-Eight img
Chapter 30 Part Twenty-Nine img
Chapter 31 Part Thirty img
Chapter 32 Part Thirty-One img
Chapter 33 Part Thirty-Two img
Chapter 34 Part Thirty-Three img
Chapter 35 Part Thirty-Four img
Chapter 36 Part Thirty-Five img
Chapter 37 Part Thirty-Six img
Chapter 38 Part Thirty-Seven img
Chapter 39 Part Thirty-Eight img
Chapter 40 Part Thirty-Nine img
Chapter 41 Part Forty img
Chapter 42 Part Forty-One img
Chapter 43 Part Forty-Two img
Chapter 44 Part Forty-Three img
Chapter 45 Part Forty-Four img
Chapter 46 Part Forty-Five img
Chapter 47 Part Forty-Six img
Chapter 48 Part Forty-Seven img
Chapter 49 Part Forty-Eight img
Chapter 50 Part Forty-Nine img
Chapter 51 Part Fifty img
Chapter 52 Part Fifty-One img
Chapter 53 Part Fifty-Two img
Chapter 54 Part Fifty-Three img
Chapter 55 Part Fifty-Four img
Chapter 56 Part Fifty-Five img
Chapter 57 Part Fifty-Six img
Chapter 58 Part Fifty-Seven img
Chapter 59 Part Fifty-Eight img
Chapter 60 Part Fifty-Nine img
Chapter 61 Part Sixty img
Chapter 62 Epilogue img
Chapter 63 Book 2 - Prologue img
Chapter 64 Book 2 - Part One img
Chapter 65 Book 2 - Part Two img
Chapter 66 Book 2 - Part Three img
Chapter 67 Book 2 - Part Four img
Chapter 68 Book 2 - Part Five img
Chapter 69 Book 2 - Part Six img
Chapter 70 Book 2 - Part Seven img
Chapter 71 Book 2 - Part Eight img
Chapter 72 Book 2 - Part Nine img
Chapter 73 Book 2 - Part Ten img
Chapter 74 Book 2 - Part Eleven img
Chapter 75 Book 2 - Part Twelve img
Chapter 76 Book 2 - Part Thirteen img
Chapter 77 Book 2 - Part Fourteen img
Chapter 78 Book 2 - Part Fifteen img
Chapter 79 Book 2 - Part Sixteen img
Chapter 80 Book 2 - Part Seventeen img
Chapter 81 Book 2 - Part Eighteen img
Chapter 82 Book 2 - Part Nineteen img
Chapter 83 Book 2 - Part Twenty img
Chapter 84 Book 2 - Part Twenty-One img
Chapter 85 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Two img
Chapter 86 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Three img
Chapter 87 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Four img
Chapter 88 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Five img
Chapter 89 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Six img
Chapter 90 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Seven img
Chapter 91 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Eight img
Chapter 92 Book 2 - Part Twenty-Nine img
Chapter 93 Book 2 - Part Thirty img
Chapter 94 Book 2 - Part Thirty-One img
Chapter 95 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Two img
Chapter 96 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Three img
Chapter 97 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Four img
Chapter 98 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Five img
Chapter 99 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Six img
Chapter 100 Book 2 - Part Thirty-Seven img
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Chapter 9 Part Eight

On Monday, at school, I waited for Rylee but she never showed up and her number on my phone wasn't working anymore. I was standing at my locker when I finally saw her emerge from the bathrooms but she saw me and walked the other way.

The day dragged on and Rev kept giving me these odd looks. I was quiet and thinking about everything I remembered and everything that had happened between me and Rylee. I saw her walk into the cafeteria but she didn't look at me although she didn't look like herself either.

We all looked up at the same time as JD jumped up from his seat and Carson pushed him backwards. Rylee was looking at him with fear in her eyes and his face was red with rage as he looked at her and then at Rev.

"Shit," I whispered.

"You slept with him!" JD yelled at Rylee and I saw her flinch as JD stood up.

"Did you?" Carson asked her loudly.

"No," she said loudly and looked him in the eye.

"Then how do you explain this?" he asked her. He shoved his phone in her face and her eyes widened as she looked at the picture.

"Just because I was at his house doesn't mean anything happened," she said as she looked at him.

"Why were you at his house?" he asked her as he sat down again and looked at her.

"My drink got spiked at Josh's party and I went home with Christina and Rev took me home the following morning," she said. They weren't shouting anymore but I could still hear every word.

"Stay the fuck away from Rev, he's a weirdo," JD hissed at her and released her arm. I had only noticed now that he was gripping it and she rubbed the spot where he had held on to her.

She stood up from the table and walked out of the cafeteria but I caught her eyes for a second. I knew that if I followed her out now, then all hell would break loose. I signaled to Jax with my eyes and he nudged Preston as we all stood up and walked out of the cafeteria.

I felt JD looking at us as we walked out and I headed to the girls bathroom. We stood outside the bathroom leaning against the wall when the door swung open and Rylee came out. She shook her head when she saw me.

"Don't talk to me," she said as she walked past me.

"We need to talk," I said to her.

"We can't. JD already suspects the worst," she said and walked past me.

"Worse than the truth?" I said loudly and she stopped walking for a second before continuing.

"Okay seriously, Lucas, what the fuck is going on with you two?" Jax asked me.

"Not here," I said to him as we walked outside towards the quad.

"Spill," Jax said as we sat down at an outside table.

"Friday night I almost slept with Rylee when Tessa barged into my room and freaked out, threatening to out Rylee to JD," I said.

"But you didn't?" Preston asked.

"No, not Friday night," I said.

"Oh geez, man, when did you sleep with her?" Jax asked.

"The first time or the second time?" I asked and Rev looked at me.

"You've slept with her more than once?" Jax asked loudly.

"Keep it down, moron," I said to him. "The first time was a year ago and the second time was Saturday morning."

"So that's why she was crying," Preston said almost to himself and Rev shook his head.

"So, what's the problem?" Jax asked me.

"I like her and she hates me," I said.

"Well obviously you two have something going on, sleeping with each other all the time," Jax said.

"It was twice and I didn't remember the first time. I sort of said something to her afterwards and now she hates my guts and I don't blame her," I said.

"So fix it," Preston said.

"Or just let her get on with her life, she's Lower District and we're Upper District, she's JD's girl for crying out loud," Jax said.

"I can't really do much more, I told her we need to talk, the ball's in her court now," I said as the bell rang and we walked back inside the school.

Rylee didn't come to school for the rest of the week and JD kept giving us dirty looks. Something told me that Rylee wasn't fine but I didn't know where she lived, although it wouldn't be hard to find out and I didn't have her number.

I cornered her friend, Sharon, one afternoon after school after Carson and JD had left. I had no other choice. Preston blocked people's view from one side and Jax from the other side as I stood in front of her and Rev's back touched mine as he watched our rear.

"I need Rylee's number," I said to her.

"Why?" she asked me.

"I just need to talk to her. Why isn't she in school?" I asked her.

"She'd kill me if I told you, but I'll give you her number," she said and I handed my phone to her. She punched in Rylee's number and handed my phone back to me.

"Thanks," I said to her.

"Can I go now?" she asked me.

"No, why isn't she in school?" I asked her.

"Please, I really can't tell you," she said in a pleading voice.

"Is she okay at least?" I asked her.

"She will be," she said and pushed past me and ran to her car.

We walked to my car, and I threw my keys to Jax. He smiled as he got into the driver's side. We pulled away from the parking lot and I dialed Rylee's number.

"Hello," she answered.

"Rylee, don't put the phone down," I said to her.

"Lucas?" she asked me.

"We really need to talk," I said to her.

"No we don't, forget what happened, forget what I said and just carry on with your life," she said to me.

"I wish it was that easy," I said to her.

"Please don't complicate this," she said to me with a sigh.

"Rylee, when's your birthday?" I asked her.

"What? Why?" she asked me.

"Just answer me," I said.

"In a few days," she said.

"Shit," I said.

"Why are you asking me this?" she asked again.

"Because JD isn't your bonded half," I said to her.

"He has to be. How can you be so sure?" she asked me.

"Just trust me. Are you okay though?" I asked her.

"I'll be fine," she said and I knew she was lying but she put the phone down and when I tried calling her back, her phone went straight to voicemail. It was frustrating as hell.

We drove in silence as I leaned my head against the window and Jax slowed down as we neared the house. He glanced at me and I didn't really want to have this conversation with him and I knew he had a thousand questions.

"Is she your bonded half?" Jax asked me.

"Yes," I said to him.

"How the hell do you know that?" he asked me.

"Because I could feel it after we slept together," I said to him.

"Shit, Lucas," he said.

"I know. She'll only realize it on her birthday," I said to him.

"Did you two have sex at school?" he asked me and I closed my eyes again.

"No, Saturday morning," I said.

Jax parked my car and we headed inside the house. Chris came running down the stairs and looked at me with wide eyes, trying to catch her breath.

"What?" I asked her.

"Rumor has it that Rylee spent the night here with Rev," she said and Rev's head snapped up.

"What?" Hannah asked as she looked at Rev and he shook his head.

"That's old news, Chris," I said to her, having already figured that part out.

"Okay I bet you don't know the next part," she said and folded her arms across her chest.

"Which part?" Preston asked her, listening intently now.

"The part where JD's going to give her a promise ring on her birthday," Chris said and Jax looked at me.

"It doesn't mean anything," I said to her.

"It does when he plans on marking her as his bonded half," she said and I froze for a few seconds.

"He can't mark her," I said.

"Why not? They've been dating for close to a year, they'll probably be bond-halves anyway," she said.

"They're not," Jax said and looked at me.

"What are you guys hiding?" she asked and Rev grinned suddenly.

"Nothing," I said as she tapped her foot against the marble floor.

"Then you guys probably wouldn't want to know that he plans on doing it right after school," she said as she looked directly at me.

"Shit," I said.

                         

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