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ntha

feeling the hairs

tractive. But that didn't make him less of a dragon, or les

t and I did my best to straighten

ed,” I said, doing my best to keep my voice leve

our agreement and le

d was screaming at me to get out of there now,

my ground. I wasn'

appened. I wasn't go

n full of surprise. He looked like he was anal

hat carried easily in th

” He said, letting the word t

have in store for y

gh me. What was it about this guy? He was terrifying,

lor, were sparkling in the dark

Like molten gold, like coin brought to l

ft my lips. I didn't know. I was prepared for the worst, for d

admitting this to him, but it couldn't hurt. I was already in

the Dragon Lord and his men. What

eat radiating from him as he took another

ou.” There was an arrogance to his voic

ance if you couldn't back it up and the Dragon Lord had proven

th a little... the problem of mine,”

speak, but he held up

ils as they concern you. If necessary.” He was still sizing

king prey, sizing it up. They were a hunger in his eyes

cided tha

help you if I don't kno

. He needed me for something and that meant he wasn't going to kill me st

ure that he was going to strike. The moment stretched o

, will I

y alive, for as long as I could. Wasn't that the best scenari

owed hi

s voice didn't raise in volume. He didn't s

iet. The silence in his voice gave way, just a litt

to shut me u

eseeable future, we might also get

again, reminded of a pre

autiful smi

be trusted, and I knew that. I

Samantha.” He said, “But d

spered, “N

“ So what do they call me

joying this far too m

in approval, “As

ou can call

was regal, aristocratic, and powerful at the same

amiliar with him. He was the enemy and I had no business being on firs

ement. “No the introduction her

ed in?

couldn't seem to hold my tongue and keep my sense in my br

do to me. It didn't seem possible th

could he even have that he will be needing my help? What proble

l show you your

est in me, like a cat that has batt

all too real right now. Because I was nothing

ng here, still alive. I didn't kno

s story. But now I was starting to think that the best scen

So, what happened whe

wha

ood chance to fi

ds to be shown to her r

I felt the uncertainty rise

dismissed? It was confusing and frigh

ucky, or this was w

it,

ime he didn't ask me to follow him. I didn't get the momen

before I could even re

the stairs, through the dimly li

ne of the many huge doors that we had

ns. I didn't even get a moment

ou go,”

ing pain of his hand on my skin. He was ro

a moment, I was utterly and completely consumed by

round, before I heard the sla

disappeared, and I was s

.