Page 79 of Dragon Exposed

“Did she give you anything to eat? Drink?”

“We ordered room service before the whole possession thing happened. You don’t think that’s what caused this, do you?” Izobelle frowned. “How would it have happened? I mean, Nina did give me the necklace. Did she do something to it?”

“More like she did something to one of you.” Syrena scowled before she leaned forward and whispered a new address to the driver. “I’m going to need supplies. A quiet place to work.”

“I’ve already secured a suite at the hotel for you.” I squeezed Izobelle’s hand, hoping that somehow, Syrena would be able to fix whatever Tabitha had broken.

It took the entire afternoon and most of the evening to gather everything the witch needed, and even longer to get it set up in the suite how Syrena wanted it.

I moved Nina up into the space according to our clan witch’s orders, settling her on one of the queen-sized beds, looking more like a sleeping princess in a fairy tale than the monstrous witch who might still lurk under the surface.

“This will take time. But any magic Tabitha has used, I should be able to undo, unless she’s somehow tapped into darker, more ancient powers that should never again be at work in our world.” Syrena turned to her supplies, essentially blocking us both out.

Izobelle grabbed my hand and pulled me from the suite before she slid her hands around my waist and up my back, tugging me against her. “If she needs time, I know exactly what we can do in the meantime.”

I grinned, intrigued by what exactly my mate had in mind, and leaned down to kiss her hard on the lips.

32

Glamorous Deceit

IZOBELLE

When we got back to our own suite, Levi’s wandering hands and smoldering, lust-filled eyes made it obvious what he assumed we were about to do.

Not that I didn’t want to get naked with him. If nothing else, being a dragon’s mate had cranked up my libido into overdrive, making me ache, making me crave him almost every minute of every day. Hell, even after I’d just come, even after we’d spent hours upon hours getting each other off, it didn’t feel like enough.

But tonight, that had to wait.

It had been too long since any of the news channels, even the news internet pages, had reported issues with massacres.

Viktor had a distinct feeding pattern, and he should be just about due for another slaughter.

“You want to try and find him tonight?” Levi watched as I got dressed in one of the overly sparkly dresses hanging in the closet, an outfit I never would’ve considered without him on my arm.

At least if everyone was staring at me, I could pretend it was because I had the hottest, the sexiest man in the world.

“I know his patterns. I know his favorite haunts. This is something we need to do.” I slipped on heels that would undoubtedly be killing my feet by the end of the night but would give me an extra advantage since the stilettos were made of varnished wood.

They weren’t exactly a standard stake. I could still inflict damage if I needed to, though.

“I can go alone, if you’re not in the clubbing mood.” I grinned as I bent over, knowing that the short skirt was bound to be pulled tight over my ass, short enough for him to see the skimpy panties I had on underneath.

Levi growled just before his hand covered my pussy from behind.

“You’re not going out dressed like this.” He pressed against my ass, his fingers slipping under the middle of my panties. “At least not unless you want me fucking you in the bathroom of whatever club we end up in.”

I pushed my hips up and out, filling his hand with more of me. “Maybe I just want you to know what you’re going to get, once we take Viktor down.” With a smirk, I pulled away and stood, spinning around to look him over. “You’re going to need to change too though. If he’s where I think he’s going to be, we need to look the part.”

“And what part, exactly, are you thinking?”

“The hot new club is called Dragon’s Lair. It’s got a masquerade theme.” I grinned at the shock that filled his face. “People will monetize anything, as long as they can make it sexy. Time for you to play the part of my utterly sexy dragon mate.” I rifled through the closet, pulling out a pair of black slacks and a blood-red shirt. “I’m going to need you to leave at least a few buttons undone.”

He smirked, wrapping his arm around my waist to pull me in close. “I have a better idea.”

Stepping back, I gestured at the closet. “Just remember, tonight, we want to draw attention. We want people looking at us.”

Levi shook his head as he took the black slacks from me, and then grabbed a black button-up and a pair of honest-to-God white suspenders.

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