Page 49 of Chase Me

Match used his claws to dig into Jakob's shoulder, and tossed him so hard he broke through the window and wall landing in the garden. What the fuck was wrong with Match?

She's a charlatan, preying on your need for a mate.

He hadn’t even known he needed a mate until he’d met her. He could have been perfectly happy dicking around foryears until he was coerced into finding a companion to have an heir with.

Except he hadn’t been with a woman in quite some time. Too damn long.

You have no idea what you're talking about, red.Jakob shook the debris off and barreled back into the house. He slammed into Match's side and plowed him through the living room, into the office, shattering the glass French doors, and landing them both in the garden.

I know more than you think, youngling.Match flipped them both and pinned Jakob to the ground.

That was a mistake. Jakob called upon the earth to open up, sucking them both underground. He turned and tunneled back to the surface and waited for Match's next move. Fire bellowed up through the tunnel he'd dug through the ground, burning the grass and shrubbery. Dick.

Ciara, Cage, and Ky ran out into the garden. Jakob snarled at the trio.Get her out of here.

“Don't you two touch me.” She held up a hand and the two other Wyverns stayed where they were.

Dammit, he didn't want her to get hurt.Ciara, sweetheart –

“Don't sweetheart me, Jakob. I'm not going anywhere until this is resolved.”

This is how dragons resolve their differences. Don't get in the middle of it.He didn't have a chance to warn her off any further because Match climbed out of the hole and jumped into the air.

Shit, he had to go and take this into the sky. Jakob unfurled his wings, but didn't get a chance to take off, because Match plopped to the ground, his wings frozen stiff.

Your witch did this to me.

Jakob glanced at Ciara and back to Match with his iciclesfor wings squirming around on the ground. He shifted and burst into laughter.

“What’s he laughing at?” Ciara asked the other Wyverns.

Cage and Ky joined in the chuckles. Ky pointed and added a layer of black ice underneath Match making him flail around even more. “It’s pretty damn funny seeing a big bad fire dragon frozen like an ice lolly.”

Shut up, you assholes and get her to melt this trap she’s put on me.

“Melt your own damn ice.” Jakob left Match to his freezer burn and walked straight over to Ciara, swooped her up into his arms and kissed her right there in front of everybody.

She blushed adorably, and the heat poured off of her. Cage and Ky both took a step back. Unfortunately, her warmth spread over to Match too and freed him from his icy bonds.

She’d shown him, shown them all her power. Hopefully that would satisfy Match.

The big red dragon shifted back into the dickhead.

“Do you need a further demonstration of her powers, or that my soul shard has chosen her for me?” Jakob wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her to him as Match approached.

“Those could still be bewitching. There's only one way I will believe she's a true white witch or that you two belong together.” Match folded his arms and glowered, a smug look on his face. “Give her the ring of Inanna.”

Because Jakob was the Wyvern of the Green Dragons, his lair held many treasures besides gold, art, and heirloom seeds. Beneath their feet also rested the legacy of the dragon culture. The relic was only one part of the items under his protection.

“Who is Inanna and why do you want me to have her ring?”

Match had come up with the one test that would prove what Jakob already knew in his heart. Ciara was the one thing he never thought he'd have, what no dragon alive today thought they would see again in their lifetimes.

“If that's what it takes, then you will see she is my true mate.”

“She'll have to find it first,” Match growled.

“What do I have to find?” There was a hint of irritation in her tone.

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