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“I was so scared,” he said. “When I felt your panic. Why didn’t you let Toby fight him? He could have taken him.”

I lost eye contact. “I don’t want you to lose all your friends and guards because of me.”

“Amara. You let the warriors fight for you, and you protect yourself. Do you hear me?”

“Yes,” I whispered.

He sighed heavily. “God, what a nightmare.”

Heavy wings fluttered in the near distance, and a shadow of a dragon danced closer. Dorran pulled me behind him and faced his father.

The rage on his face scared me.

This was our King. Mated to The Dragon Prince or not?

“Dammit, Dorran. You tell me what the hell is going on, right now!”

Chapter Forty-Two

Dorran

“You better find your words, Boy, or I will find them for you.”

I chuckled; my dragon’s building emotions grew wilder by the second.

“Yeah? Do you think I’m scared that you’ll put me in my place? I’m doing this because you won’t help me. Because my mate is being threatened.”

Dad chuckled humorlessly. “This is because you think this siren army is going to come and attack our kingdom? That ludicrous. You brought those dirty wolves here to help fight with you, Son? Have you lost your mind? You don’t know them—,”

“I know them well enough,” I lied.

Dad turned away from me and ran his fingers into his graying hair. “I was getting ready to send my army to annihilate the wolves, and my son brought them here without my permission. What in the hell is wrong with you?”

My dragon began to stir.

Amara stepped out from beside me and faced my father. His gaze shifted toward hers, and for once in his life, he was silent.

“Dorran doesn’t deserve that,” she said softly. “He just wants to protect me, and I’m sorry it’s come down to this, but the sirens are coming.”

He narrowed his eyes to slits. “Yes, Amara. They are coming. They’re coming for you. If you leave then they won’t come. It’s been on my mind. The problem here is you.”?”

Dread filled my stomach.

My heart stopped beating.

Stepping in front of her, I pointed my finger in my father’s face. “If you dare ban her from this kingdom you will regret the day you ever had sex with my mother and formed me in her womb. I will rip this kingdom apart thread by thread until there is nothing left. You’ll be moving everyone to The West Kingdom.”

Turning his gaze toward the mountain, he slid his tongue across his teeth. “Come inside. We need to speak about this and get her leg bandaged. I can smell her blood. The vampires will be here before we know it,” he said sarcastically.

The guards lining the bridge stayed in their spots, but some gave me a side eye that I didn’t like. What had he been telling the castle since I left?

Amara winced when we started down the stairs, so I picked her up and carried her the rest of the way. She did not comment on what my father said. There was nothing to say. In reality, it was the truth, but I didn’t give a damn.

I had a right to the throne in this kingdom, but if I had to choose, I would choose her every time.

Dad walked toward his office, but I swerved toward the kitchen, finding Glendora elbow-deep in the sink.

She looked over her shoulder. “Dorran,” she said surprised, but then she looked at Amara and stopped.

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