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I screamed. Damn it, Tav. Are you trying to burst our eardrums?
He didn t look at me. His attention was riveted to Mack. Get out of the car. The rumble
of his voice was just short of a roar. We scrambled out the door, Mack holding me like a
protective shield. Some man. I stomped on his foot and elbowed him. Still he held on; he
knew that if I got away from him, it was likely Tav would let loose the fire he d flashed and
charcoal him from head to toe. I hoped Tav wasn t angry enough to do it anyway while I was
not out of the way.
Look what you ve done to the Jeep! Mack s voice bordered on hysteria. I want safe
transportation back to the city, and I want you to keep your flames to yourself. He pointed
his chin to Tav while dragging me closer. Tav didn t seem to like how Mack spooned me,
him being closer to my height.
And what makes you think you will live longer than the next sixty seconds to make such a
demand?
Chapter Twenty
Mack and I both spun around behind us to find Phelan standing there. He was in humanoid
form, naked. I sensed rather than saw Mack s reaction to how well-endowed my wolf lover
was. Seeing Phelan this way reminded me of our time together, and guilt hit me. I glanced
back over my shoulder to find Tav had also transformed. His eyes met mine, and I knew
that he knew what Phelan and I had done and that I had enjoyed it. My stomach knotted.
I . . . I couldn t find words.
With the speed we d all seen many times that night, Phelan had grown out a claw, sliced
away the cord binding me, and had Mack s head in his steely hold beneath the palm of his
hand. Mack attempted to run, but unless he wanted to leave his head behind, he was stuck.
I drifted in Tav s general direction. He folded me in his arms and squeezed. Without a word,
he bent down and slipped my foot out of the oversized boot and tossed it away. Then he
shifted into a dragon. Find us, he muttered to Phelan and nuzzled me to climb onto his
neck. I didn t argue.
Soon we were soaring in the air, headed I don t know where. Will he kill him?
Does it matter? Tav s voice was cold, or I imagined it was. In this form, it wasn t easy to
tell for sure.
You re mad at me.
We ll talk when we land, Sandy.
I fell silent and waited. My stomach was in knots. What would I say? What excuse could I
give him? If he asked me straight out if I had enjoyed having sex with Phelan, I didn t think I
could lie or be convincing if I did. We had no ties, nothing binding us together. We had
made no promises or confessed love. But I still felt wrong.
I felt I needed to say something in my defense. I didn t really have much of a choice in the
matter.
He didn t respond. After an hour and a half of flying, which I think he flew so long only to
be sure it would take time for Phelan to track us, he landed in a grassy field, nothing but
rolling hills for miles, and the vast star-filled sky above. I slipped from his neck and paced
away a few steps. The grass cushion beneath my feet was a nice change to the hard-packed
dirt road we had been on.
We made no promises to one another. I continued to defend myself, and he, the stubborn
mule, refused to rise to my baiting him. Aren t you going to say anything?
Without warning, he grabbed me and spun me around to crush me against his chest. His
mouth came down on mine in a rough and painful kiss. I let him lash out at me, as he
pushed his tongue into my mouth and sucked my lips too hard. After a long while, he raised
his head, and I thought I saw fire in his eyes, which I had never seen before. I blinked, and
the vision was gone.
He lowered one hand between us and squeezed my pussy. I gasped. He jerked me closer.
Am I not enough for you? I don t please you?
You do. I tried not to moan. It s just tha
That what?
I never meant to hurt you, Tav.
You didn t. He spat the words and released me. Almost falling, I caught myself. He turned
his back, and I chased after him as he walked away. I wanted to rail at him, yell that I would
do whatever the hell I wanted. At the same time, I wanted to say I would never be with
Phelan again. I would never think of what we did in the ambassador s house. I couldn t say
either. I just stood there.
After some time of staring at his stiff back, I moved closer and wrapped my arms around his
waist. I never would have thought he cared. In fact, if this was just about a male staking his
claim, Tav would have been more angry than sullen. He would have tried to kill Phelan.
Did you and Phelan fight? I hated how I sounded, like one of those women who enjoyed
having men fight over her. I wasn t the type. Up until now, I wasn t the type to want more
than one man either. And they weren t even human! I must have a screw loose.
He lifted his chin to watch a shooting star. That might be Draco and Ryuu. We found
them, if you care.
Of course.
Draco is . . . He ran a hand over his face and turned to face me.
Without saying a word, he lifted me and strode over to a small boulder sticking up through
the natural green bed. I wondered why someone hadn t dug it up to keep it from marring the
perfection all around. When Tav settled with his back against it and me on his lap, I was glad
they hadn t.
Draco s state of mind worries me, and Ryuu will need to be looked at by our medical staff.
Either way, their wives will be happy they are home.
I frowned. Why would Draco s mind worry you? I thought it was Ryuu who had been
injured by the symbiont.
The seven lords, me and my brothers and anything in our direct line before us, have always
been stronger, for whatever reason, than all the other Drelconians. It s why the elders
decided we should be the ones to procreate and build a new, stronger race after our women
became barren. Apparently, this strength allowed us to resist the symbionts to a certain
extent where the others could not. He slid a hand down between my breasts to my
stomach. I thought he would do more, but he stopped. However, Ryuu s mind was more
damaged than mine was. I believe he will heal. Draco s problem is different. The ambassador
held him hostage.
He didn t say, but I knew what he was alluding to. She forced herself on him?
He nodded. He didn t want to face Harmony. I convinced him to at least escort Ryuu back
to Shale while I found you.
I m sorry, Tav. I leaned forward and kissed him. You need to get back there and support
your family. I m safe now. You shouldn t have to worry about me.
And leave you to Phelan? No, I claimed you. You are mine. He tugged my shirt, and the
buttons flew every which way. I ll prove it to you right now.
I wasn t about to push him away. If these were our last few moments together, I was going
to enjoy them.
Chapter Twenty-One
I knew. The moment I set eyes on her, I knew she had given herself to another man. I didn t
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