Page 7 of Dragon Rivals of New York

“Should I apologize again, little flame?” Cyrus asks.

Her cheeks color, but she ignores him. “Kyro tried to kidnap me.”

“What?!” I round on the towering man. “You were the one who tried to kidnap my best friend?”

He blinks at me, his mouth hanging open. His eyes dart to Cyrus for help, but the other dragon just holds up his palms. “Don’t look at me. I’m still deciding if I’m going to forgive you for taking my mate.”

“I didn’t hurt her,” Kyro grumbles, half under his breath. “I was following orders.”

Finley laughs. “Don’t be hard on him, Sora. It all worked out in the end, and he’s a good guy.” When she squeezes his arm, I almost lunge at her.

“I still don’t understand how this is possible.” Jeslyn shakes her head. “Two mates?”

“I’ll speak to the priestess about it tomorrow,” Midas says, kissing his wife’s temple.

“Do you feel any… attraction to each other?” Jeslyn asks.

It takes all of us a moment to realize she’s asking if Jethro and Kyro feel attracted to each other. Maybe that’s what’s going on? Maybe they’re notmymates, but each other’s. That would solve the whole Goddess Week problem for me. But it wouldn’t explain the intense desire I feel for both of them.

Shit, Goddess Week! If he’s right, I’ve got to choose between them by the end of the week. And whoever I don't choose will suffer.

“I wouldn’t kick him out of bed.” Jethro smirks and lifts an eyebrow at Kyro before winking at me.

Noooo! He can’t be suggesting what I think he’s suggesting.

Kyro snarls, lip twitching. “The day I end up in your bed will be the day dragons breathe ice.”

Jethro surprises me by laughing. Which leads Kyro to moveso close the two men are almost chest-to-chest. “Shut. The fuck. Up.”

They’re ten seconds away from a fight, and this isn’t the time for it. Not that there’s ever a good time for it. But tonight is doubly bad. I won’t ruin my best friend’s bachelorette party with my relationship drama. I push them apart and give them the same stern look I give my first graders. “We’ll deal with this later. Tonight is for Finley and Cyrus. Got it?”

“I’m here to celebrate.” Jethro claps Cyrus on the back and throws back the rest of the cosmopolitan I left on the table.

“Whatever you wish,Ara’ha.” Kyro gives Jethro a pointed look at the last word.

Jethro just laughs again. He grabs my hand with one of his and Kyro’s with the other before dragging us both onto the dance floor.

Chapter 4

Jethro

IwinkatKyroandsqueeze his hand just to aggravate him. I can’t decide what I think about him claiming Sora’s his mate. Kyro isn’t the type to lie. No matter how much I dislike him, the man has principles. He wouldn't lie about something as sacred as a fated mate.

He jerks his hand free, scowls, and wipes his palm on his pants. Predictable jackass.

If he wants to treat me like crap, that’s fine. I’ll be crap to him. The kind that sticks to his shoe and ruins his life.

I don’t know why the man hates me so much. It’s more than just the normal animosity between the Silver Horde and the Gold Horde. His hatred for me is personal. Even after my best friend Cyrus joined his horde and we started seeing each other around more regularly, Kyro stayed nothing but hostile.

He looks around the dance floor, eyes wide, shoulders tense. Like a tiger thrown in water, there’s a panic he tries to hide behind narrowed lips and a glare. I’ve heard Finley tease him about what a terrible dancer he is before, so I know this isn’t his scene. Good. I grin.

Sora loves to dance. And this is where I shine.

With her hand in mine, I spin her into me, so close her breasts press against my chest. She melts, and it widens my grin. No matter how many times she tells me she doesn’t want a relationship, her body always responds with the same eagerness to my touch. I bring my hands to her hips, and she circles hers around my neck.

I want to ask her if she’s decided whether she’ll bond with me, but this isn’t the place for it. And Kyro complicates things. Can she bond with both of us? Will she have to choose? What will choosing only one of us do to the other one?

Too many questions for right now. So I just relax and let our bodies speak.

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