Page 23 of Her Warrior Dragon
“We’ve been chasing Gamair, the Death Lord,”Vander said. His eyes narrowed on the black dragon before them.“But this isn’t Gamair.”
“What?”Feno growled who moved in closer to the black one.
A bright light glowed from the dragon which began to shift. They all watched the human form appear before them.
It was not Gamair.
Vander pulled back on his dragon and shifted back to his human form. He needed to see for himself and confirm that it was not Gamair. His brother and Jodos followed suit. They cautiously approached the fallen figure, and manic laughter filled the air. Vander’s eyes flew to Feno’s, and they reached the figure that lay in the high grass.
No, this was definitely not Gamair.
Vander let loose a curse and stood over the deranged man.
“Who the hell are you?” Vander growled, his chest rising and falling feverishly, his anger mounting. They’d wasted time. Where the hell was Gamair?
“Tyson Nautilus.” The man released a cynical chuckle. “Gamair was right. He knew you would follow me. Our dragons are very similar, and we’ve been mistaken for each other before.”
“Oh, really?” Feno grabbed Tyson by his neck and dragged him up to a standing position. After shifting from dragon to their human forms, it left them naked. Neither of them were bothered by their nakedness, as it was part of a shifter’s life. “Since your dragons look so similar, what if we just put an end to you like we plan to do with him?”
“Sounds like a plan to me,” Jodos growled.
“Where is he?” Vander demanded and stood in front of Tyson. They could do with him what they liked, after he got information out of him.
“You’ve hunted him down, but now it is he who is the hunter.” Tyson chuckled again.
Vander narrowed his eyes on the piece of shit of an excuse of a dragon shifter. The laughter was getting on Vander’s last nerve. They could end him right here, and no one would know. It was tempting, but right now, they had to find Gamair. This Tyson character wasn’t worth expelling the energy it would take to kill him.
“Let me end him now,” Jodos growled, moving closer to him.
Vander held up a hand, the alarms at the back of his mind continuing to go off. His imagination took off as he thought. Why would Gamair want them to follow a decoy? Where the hell was the Dragon Lord?
‘He said to tell you to cease your pursuit of him, or he will take something of value from you.’Faye’s words echoed in his mind.
It hit him.
Faye.
Gamair was going after his mate.
“Faye. He’s going after her,” Vander announced and looked to Feno and Jodos.
“You sure?” Feno asked, his sharp eyes cutting to Vander.
“I’m positive. I should have known.” Vander cursed himself for falling for the ruse. He should have ensured Faye was better protected. The wards of the castle had been there for centuries, but he should have had them reinforced.
“Go!” Feno commanded.
Vander didn’t have to be told twice. He turned and strode away. He had to get to Dragon’s Keep, and fast!
“You’re too late!” Tyson shouted from behind him.
A yelp filled the air, and Vander turned to see the shifter’s body collapse to the ground at his brother’s feet.
“Hurry. We’ll be right behind you, as soon as we take care of this idiot,” Jodos insisted.
Vander nodded and spun back, calling forth his dragon. They would have to be quick. There was no telling if Gamair had made it to Faye. As Vander’s dragon took off into the air, he said a prayer, hoping they weren’t too late. His dragon sensed the urgency and cut through the air swiftly. He had promised Faye he would keep her safe, and dammit, he would.
“Let’sgo out to the gardens. We can have lunch there,” Dalma announced as she burst through the library doors.
