Page 30 of The Dragon Sacrifice

“Enough! Stop squabbling. It’s going to get us all killed. I’ll talk to her.”

“And ask her to fuck you?” Stenton said with an arched eyebrow.

“No.” Langdon shook his head as if the idea was ridiculous. “I’ll think of a way to let her know our predicament without putting pressure on her to mate with one of us. Just give her a bit of a nudge.”

“No lying,” Jerrard added bitterly.

Langdon set his hands lightly on the table. “Of course. We’re princes, after all. It shouldn’t be that hard to convince her.”

“I still don’t think it’s fair you get to go first,” Stenton said, kicking his boots up on the table.

Langdon gave him a sardonic smile. “I’m the older brother. I always get to go first.”

Stenton pushed up, his chair grating against the floor to punctuate how annoyed he was. “When you fail,” he added, “be sure to let us know, so we can woo Seela properly. That is, if you haven’t already messed everything up for all of us.

The middle brother stalked out of the room, leaving Langdon and Jerrard at the table together. They exchanged a look.

“Maybe getting him laid would make him less of an ass,” Jerrard added.

Langdon rolled his eyes. “Trust me. Even when he was getting laid, he was still an ass.”

Jerrard stood up. “Good luck, then.” He gave his older brother a pat on the back before leaving the room.

But the wish for luck wasn’t sincere. He wanted neither of his brothers to succeed, even if it meant fighting the horde and possibly losing. He wanted Seela all to himself. It had nothing to do with the fact that she was the only woman they’d seen in ages, or that she could possibly give him his powers back. He wanted her because she was the total package, the most charming, interesting, and sensitive woman he’d ever met. And he’d find a way to woo her if it took everything he had.

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