Page 16 of Dragon Dreaming (Dragon Intelligence Agency 2)

“I plan to, but first we need to know what she knows.”

“Oh, sweet Lucifer in Hell, you really are clueless, aren’t you, Carlotta, my dear?”

The grating resonance of Marron’s voice set Lottie’s nerves on edge and forced a vicious snarl from Astrid.

“This has gone far enough. Let me the fuck outta here, Lottie. Let me out now. That bitch has got to die.”

Throwing back her head and cackling like the Wicked Witch of the West, Vanessa’s pointy chin popped back to front and center right before she speared Lottie with a look that made the Sleipnir Shifter’s blood run cold. Hissing like the snake she’d become, Vanessa proudly declared, “Without your Mate’s mark and the acceptance of his Dragon King’s Magic, you have no defense against any of the spells in your momma’s Grimoire. You are as helpless as you are worthless. You couldn’t protect your Coven and you can’t protect yourself. The only thing that matters now is the blood that runs through your veins and that will be mine.”

“The hell you…”

But it was too late. Lottie didn’t even get the words out of her mouth before a bolt of the nastiest, darkest Magic she’d ever encountered hit her square in the chest.

Crumbling to the ground in what felt like slow motion, the last things she heard before catapulting into inky darkness was Van roaring, “I’m comin’ for ya’, Lottie!”

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