Page 138 of Silent Jay

Lux:Yes, I saw an invisibility spell rip off Jay while she was limp in rose gold talons.

Tyson:The rose gold dragon is harmless.

Lux:Harmless? She tried to kidnap our mate!

Ogden:She dropped Jay, almost killed her!!

Tyson:Not our.My mate.And Tia wouldn’t have hurt her. She’s just unhappy.

Rehan:Who is Tia, and why would her happiness affect Jay?

Tyson:Tia is my ex, and I don’t know. Women are crazy.

Ogden:Have you talked to either of them about each other?

Tyson:I told Tia to feck off.

Lux:Wow. You know that won’t go well for you, right?

Tyson:Look. This isn’t about Tia! It would be just like the dramatic air dragons to kick up shite right before the EM.

Ogden:I’m not an air dragon

Tyson:But Lux is. A lying, rebellious half of a dragon, according to everyone.

Rehan:You wouldn’t have the stones to stay that to Lux’s face, Tyson. Think before you type.

Tyson:Fecking try me!

Ogden:Not everyone. Lux is none of those things.

Tyson:You can’t keep me from my mate, air dragon!!

Tyson sent a gif of a middle finger made of flickering flames.

Rehan:You’re an even bigger child over text, Tyson. I can’t wait to kick your ass again.

Tyson:Feck all of you.

Lux:What does feck mean?

Without Jay in it, our conversation had devolved.

A glint of red at the edge of my vision caught my attention, and I pulled my gaze away from my phone. The fire dragons soared above with streams of hot flames making patterns in the sky. Unlike the clean wedge we’d chosen to fly in, the fire dragons made shapes. A diamond morphed into a flower before changing into a wedge which brought them down to the grass in a perfect V.

Whatever detail was holding up our entry to the castle abruptly didn’t matter anymore.

“You have an hour,” Sky stated tightly. “You have two seats at the table and three guards at your back. No exceptions.”

“The standard arrangement.” Tukaqu nodded. “Thank you, Sky. It’s always an honor to have the King’s right-hand dragon greet us personally.”

Sky bowed. “The honor is all mine.”

A handful of air dragon guards herded us away from the fire dragons. I caught a final glimpse of the new arrivals and wasrelieved to see Tyson in their ranks. I couldn’t tell if the rush of emotion was because we needed him or because I wanted to punch sense into his little fire brain. Tyson was the biggest obstacle we had to helping Jay. Lux might not even be willing to talk to the guy at this point. I wouldn’t blame him.

Despite being half-shifted, the guards leading us to our wing still wore metal gauntlets and had walkie-talkies strapped to their hips. It was an odd mix of technology and medieval warfare, especially for an element that stayed so isolated.

Jay’s mate bond flared to life, and my heart raced. She must be practicing her elemental magic unless she got her own back. I pulled out my phone.

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