There was only her. She speared into me, breaking me open, forcing her way inside me, filling me with the most complete and utter love, the like of which I was unsure I’d ever experienced. Then she pushed her shell away and there she was. Golden, tiny, completely perfect and mine. “Hello, little one,” I said, choking on the words, the little dragon’s head tilting to one side at the sound of my voice. I hurriedly wiped away my tears, not wanting a drop to fall on her. “Welcome to the world.”
