Page 17 of Alien Dragon's Bride

“There you are!” one of the boys yelled.

“What are you doing?” a woman asked, her heels marching down the corridor. “You three are supposed to be in bed for your nap. How many times do I have to chain you—”

She stopped abruptly. “Oh, I didn’t realize we had company. Sorry if my boys dragged you into their game.” The woman was pretty in an exotic way. Petite with white-blond hair and piercing eyes.

“No, it’s okay, I was just waiting for…” she didn’t even know the guy’s name… “my contract.”

The woman blinked hard and Megan thought two different pairs of eyelids flashed. No, that was impossible. “Oh? Well, congratulations on joining our firm. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to get these three fed, bathed, and ready for bed or they’ll be up till midnight.”

“Do they sleep here?” Megan bit her lip. She hadn’t meant to say that out loud. Maybe Levx and his company weren’t as well-off as she thought.

“No,” the woman shook her head. “I was finishing some last minute cases. All of us live over at the apartment building.”

Megan nodded, handing back her dino mask to the boy closest to her. As soon as she had her dad’s hospital bills paid for, she was going to have the contract reviewed, then check out everything she could find on Renjer Associates. A nagging sensation burrowed in her middle regarding these two small incidents that she’d seen a dragon today and the boys were playing it. Nah, must be a coincidence. And the dragon earlier, it had disappeared fast. Must have been stress getting to me.

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