Page 97 of Heir of Draga

“Ha!” Varan barked out a laugh, amused the quiet male could even make such a joke. “Games and competitions already. I see how it is. Guess we’ll have to fight for who gets to ask first,” he said with a wink.

Despite everything, Varan felt a camaraderie with Kaiden and it eased so much of the tension he felt. He wouldn’t have to deal with this new problem alone. He would have an ally and friend in the winged male for what came next.

“I need to get this message back to Asher as soon as possible,” Alpha said, glancing awkwardly between Kaiden and Varan, not sure who to address. “With your permission King Consort, I will leave immediately and deliver the recording.”

Nadyah handed the message over to Alpha and Varan gritted his teeth, wishing Adelina was there. Bloody hell, he’d never wanted to be king. It couldn’t be much different than ruling the underworld of Draga, right?

“Deliver the message to Asher, and make sure the prince records his acceptance of his new role as Hand,” Varan instructed. “The sooner you reach him the better.”

Alpha bowed and left immediately.

Nadyah looked grim as she watched him go. “This was never supposed to happen. Adelina was never meant to be queen.”

“Yes, well she is,” Varan snapped. “And we’d all best remember it. This changes the game completely. We may not like it, but we need to adjust and do the best we can for our people. Nadyah, let’s go harass those cranky dragons for that written alliance and make sure they don’t try anything sneaky. At least Adelina won’t have to worry about that.”

The courtesan nodded and then they both looked to Kaiden, the newest member of their pack. The massive, winged male just shrugged. “Whatever I can do to help, of course. I’m in this for the long haul now. I’ll take you to where they like to work.”

Varan and Nadyah followed after the dragon prince. He ran his hand through his hair and took a deep breath. He’d been the Prince of Thieves for cycles. Varan could do this – he would force himself to be the best damned king consort their galaxy had ever seen, for Adelina’s sake.

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