Page 85 of Dragon Exposed

Eventually,we got Viktor loaded up into the SUV and Levi drove us out of the city, further upstate.

“I have an idea, and I don’t know if you’re going to like it.”

I looked at him, curious. “Yeah?”

“We need to torch the SUV. And I want to see you fly.” He smiled softly at me, reaching over to take my hand. “Do you think you’re ready?”

I pursed my lips. Every time I’d tried, I couldn’t get my feet off the ground. Or the roof. “You really think I can do it?”

He nodded solemnly. “You can do anything you put your mind to, mate. Trust your dragon.”

I squeezed his hand and said softly, “Okay. Let’s do this.”

It turned out that SUVs put out a hell of a blaze when lit up by a dragon’s fire. One strong burst from Levi, and I doubted there would be even a stitch of evidence left.We should wait here, make sure the fire goes out before we head back to the city.

I chuckled. “Then you should shift back and hold me while we wait. I have spent all night in these heels, in this tight dress, and I want to be wrapped in your arms instead.”

He was back in his human form in an instant, looking sexy as fuck, and completely naked.

With a smile, I pulled the zipper down on the back of my dress, tossing my own bloody clothes into the blaze.

“Fuck, Izobelle, I can’t believe you’re all mine.” He grabbed me around the waist and pulled me in close.

Close enough to see the dark mark on his shoulder, almost like a tattoo, which wasn’t there before.

My mark, on my mate.

With a smirk, I ran my fingers over it, wondering if it would make him as turned on as my mark did when he touched it.

The groan and the instant rise pressing against my stomach confirmed what I’d suspected. And I had a feeling it was going to be a lot of fun to play with.

“Izobelle, are you trying to get me to fuck you out here in the woods?” He smirked at me, his palm coming up to wrap around my breast, his fingertips dancing along the edge of my mark.

I bit my lip as I shrugged slightly. “I don’t know what you did to me, Levi, but you’ve turned me into a woman insatiable for her mate. Can you blame me?”

The way he scooped me up and carried me to a soft patch of grass, settling us both down and kissing me hard, I’d say he was just as insatiable for me too.

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“It’s about damnedtime you guys got back here.” Syrena popped her hip out as she stared us down, most of her ire focused on Levi. “I’m so glad to be standing around here, doing all the work, while you two were off, what, canoodling?”

“We had a vampire situation to take care of. Three fewer murderous bloodsuckers out on the streets of New York is a win for us all.” Levi stepped in front of me, practically shielding me from the witch’s view.

“Well, I figured out what spells Tabitha used on Nina, and she should be waking up soon. I think it’d be good for Izobelle to be there when she does.”

“And the heartstone?”

Syrena pursed her lips. “That one’s a little trickier.” She sighed. “You better get dressed and come down and see for yourself.”

Levi let us into our hotel room, and we quickly put on clothes.

I only had to slap his hands away a few times.

Okay, he maybe had to push my hands away a few times too.

Syrena was waiting in front of the door to her suite, her arms crossed over her chest. “Took you long enough.” She smirked, even though her tone was serious. “I don’t know what Tabitha did. I don’t know what’s happened. You just have to see it for yourself.”

The witch led us into her room, and a quick look at Nina, curled up on the bed, confirmed she was sleeping.

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