Page 19 of The Dragon Recruit
Iris rolled her eyes, waved goodbye to the doctor, and headed into the room.
Antony sat at a small table, his hands steepled in front of him, wearing far more formal attire than normal—a gray suit, light blue shirt, and a dark blue tie.
The jacket highlighted his shoulders, and she resisted frowning. Had they always been that broad?
Her dragon hummed.Yes. Imagine those long arms wrapped around us. His strong hands holding ours above our head as he fucked us.
Stop it, dragon.
I only agreed to stop when wearing the thought translator. But you’re not using it now.
Antony raised his eyebrows. “Just what was your dragon saying, I wonder? I can see your pulse racing in your neck.”
Her beast spoke up.I can make our heart go even faster. Like this.
This time, Iris lay naked on a bed with Antony’s head between her thighs, driving her crazy with his mouth and tongue and fingers.
Stop it.
No.
Needing to focus on anything but her dragon playing naked sex fantasies inside her head, she said, “Don’t try to distract me. Dr. Turner said I can’t go home to protect my clan, and I want to know why.”
“There are many ways to protect your clan, Iris. And right now, working with me is the most helpful.” He gestured toward the chair. “Sit. I have a lot to catch you up on before we leave.”
She wanted to demand answers first and for him to stop being so vague all the time. And yet, he probably wouldn’t like being challenged and it would only delay her learning anything. So Iris sat down, crossed her arms over her chest, and said, “So tell me, aye?”
“Right, well, let me give you the most important details, and we’ll go from there.”
And so he did: A human discovering a mass grave of dragon-shifters in their dragon forms; video footage of the grave online they were trying to get rid of; and lastly, only about half of the rogue dragon-shifters had been identified in the grave. Meaning some were buried elsewhere, or still alive, who knew where.
When he finished, Iris shook her head. “How the bloody hell did all of that happen in only five days?”
“It was already in motion when you first went to investigate. The initial autopsy findings show they were dead for two days before you flew to Cairngorms National Park. They’re still working on a cause of death, but thanks to your blood tests right after your exposure, we suspect the same sort of gas killed them.”
And if someone was willing to use it to mass murder once, what would stop them from using it against every dragon clan in the world?
Against her parents, her fellow Protectors, every dragon-shifter she’d ever met?
Would someone really try to rid the entire world of dragon-shifters?
Antony’s voice was softer as he said, “I see you recognize the dangers. Which is why we need to stop whoever is doing this, as well as find out who is making it, and find a way to protect your kind from harm.”
Right, focus on something you can do.“How? By using your super-secret team?”
“Partially. For the first time ever, my team is going to work with others. The DDA has seen to that.”
She frowned. “Others who? Me?”
“You and the other head Protectors from Stonefire, Snowridge, Skyhunter, Northcastle, and Glenlough. Normally it would be Faye or Grant from Lochguard, but I’m aware of Faye’s condition and her mate will be in no state of mind to focus. Plus, Cooper is busy handling the human protestors and a few other matters.”
“Because of the news about the dragons vanishing.”
She could only imagine the chaos. Poor Cooper.
But as much as she wanted to help him, someone needed to work with Antony’s team.
Antony nodded. “Yes. Conspiracy theories are already springing up on the internet and social media about how the dragons are taking each other out. Oh, and how they’ll try to conquer the humans next. The usual fear and irrational bullshit stirring people into a frenzy.”
