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by Donna Grant


  “I’d rather not.”

  “Jeyra,” he said, the word more snarl than anything.

  She shifted from one foot to the other and glanced at the Dragon King. She hated that her gaze was drawn to him over and over again. She knew how heinous they were, how cruel and vicious. That should be enough to remind her that his looks were just a pretty shell to hide the horrors within. She drew in a deep breath and met Rankin’s hard stare.

  “You’re not going to like what I have to say.”

  He didn’t move, didn’t so much as flinch.

  Jeyra licked her lips. “I crossed the border into their territory.”

  “For fuck’s sake,” Rankin said and turned away. His fists were clenched, anger vibrating his body. It was several long moments before he faced her once more.

  The last thing she wanted to do was finish the story. If her first sentence got him so riled, he certainly wasn’t going to like the rest of it. But she also knew that Rankin wouldn’t give up until he had every minute detail from her. It was going to be more painful if she dragged things out. So, she took a deep breath and let the words tumble hurriedly from her lips.

  When she finished, Rankin’s face was no longer lined with anger. It was pale, and for the first time in her life, she saw panic in his gaze.

  “Ah, girl,” he murmured sadly and slowly closed his eyes as his chin fell to his chest.

  Jeyra had expected him to shout, to tell her how reckless and idiotic she’d been. She hadn’t anticipated his quiet words or the alarm on his face. That caused her heart to race and her chest feel as if someone were squeezing her – or a dragon stood on her.

  She didn’t know how many minutes had passed. She was too lost in thought, too wrapped up in Rankin’s reaction to think about it. But the moment the Dragon King groaned, both she and Rankin stilled, their eyes darting to the prisoner. Rankin was the first to move. He strode to the Dragon King and punched him hard in the face, knocking him out once more.

  Jeyra breathed a sigh of relief. There was no telling how long that emotion would stay with her, and she had a feeling that once it was gone, it would never return again. But no matter how many laws she had broken, no matter what the consequences of her actions was, she had to do this. Not just for herself, but for everyone living in fear of the Dragon Kings. It was time her people got justice for the numerous deaths caused by the dragons. It was time the Kings realized they couldn’t dominate everyone. Maybe then the killings would stop.

  When Rankin’s gaze swung to her, she saw he had come to a decision. “I’m going to carry him. If anyone asks, you’re going to tell them that you found him on our side of the border. The two of you fought, and you got the upper hand before he could shift into his real form. I trained you, so that won’t seem too farfetched. And our people know of your skill, so that works to your advantage.”

  “Thank you.”

  “Don’t,” he spit out. “I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing this for our people, because if it’s ever discovered what you’ve done, then whatever truce we have will be shattered and the killings will start up once more. I can’t live through that again. We’ve had peace for decades now, and you might very well have ruined all of that.”

  Jeyra’s heart clutched, because she realized that whatever kinship she and Rankin had developed through the years had just been smashed, destroyed - shattered beyond any hope of reconciliation. She had seen Rankin react like this one other time. He never forgave his once best friend for the transgression.

  And he wouldn’t forgive her.

  Rankin had been the only family she had, and she had ripped that into a million pieces for the justice she needed. She ached for the loss, because she loved Rankin like a father. But her path had taken her to this point. She’d always known this was exactly where she had been headed. If Rankin couldn’t see and understand that, then he hadn’t known her at all.

  She blinked back tears as Rankin grabbed the Dragon King by his hands to sit him up. Then Rankin squatted and let the King slump over his shoulder before Rankin straightened and adjusted the King. Without a word he started walking. Jeyra had no choice but to follow.

  With one last look over her shoulder to the border she’d crossed, and the line she had ignored, she squared her shoulders and prepared for whatever was next.

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  CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL

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  DRAGON KINGS SERIES

  (Spin off series from DARK KINGS SERIES)

  Book 1: Dragon Revealed (novella)

  REAPER SERIES

  Book 1: Dark Alpha’s Claim

  Book 2: Dark Alpha’s Embrace

  Book 3: Dark Alpha’s Demand

  Books 1-3 Bundle: Tall Dark Deadly Alpha

  Book 4: Dark Alpha’s Lover

  Book 5: Dark Alpha’s Night

  Book 6: Dark Alpha’s Hunger

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  Book 9: Dark Alpha’s Temptation

  Book 10: Dark Alpha’s Caress

  Book 11: Dark Alpha’s Obsession

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  Book 0.1: Dark Craving

  Book 0.2: Night’s Awakening

  Book 0.3: Dawn’s Desire

  Books 0.1-0.4 Bundle: Dark Heat

  Book 1: Darkest Flame

  Book 2: Fire Rising

  Book 3: Burning Desire

  Book 4: Hot Blooded

  Book 5: Night’s Blaze

  Book 6: Soul Scorched

  Book 6.5: Dragon King (novella)

  Book 7: Passion Ignites

  Book 8: Smoldering Hunger

  Book 9: Smoke and Fire

  Book 9.5: Dragon Fever (novella)

  Book 10: Firestorm

  Book 11: Blaze

  Book 11.5: Dragon Burn (novella)

  Book 11.6: Constantine: A History, Part 1

  Book 12: Heat (short story)

  Book 12.5: Constantine: A History, Part 2 (short story)

  Book 13: Torched

  Book 13.1: Constantine: A History, Part 3 (short story)

  Book 13.5: Dragon Night (novella)

  Book 14: Dragonfire

  Book 14.5: Dragon Claimed (novella)

  Book 15: Ignite

  Book 16: Fever

  Book 16.5: Dragon Lost (novella)

  Book 17: Flame

  Book 18: Inferno

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  Book 19: Whisky and Wishes, A Dark Kings Special Holiday Novella

  Book 20: Heart of Gold, A Dark Kings Special Valentine’s Novella

  Book 21: Of Fire and Flame

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  Book 3: Wild Need

  Book 4: Wild Flame

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  Book 0.5: Everkin (short story)

  Book 1: Eversong

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  Book 3: Everbound

  Book 4: Evernight

  Book 5: Everspell

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  Book 2: The Hunger

  Book 3: The Tempted

  Book 4: The Seduced

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  Book 1: A Dark Guardian

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  Book 3: A Dark Seduction

  Book 4: A Forbidden Temptation

  Book 5: A Warrior’s Heart

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  Book 1: Shadow Magic

  Book 2: Echoes of Magic

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  Book 3: Prince of Love

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  Book 3: The Legend

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