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Iokul narrowed his eyes, his fingers on the hilt of his sword.

“Behave yourselves!” Rai snarled to remind them.

Blaze eased his frown, and Iokul stepped back to recollect himself.

“I’m only trying to get to the technical part of getting rid of the curse,” Rai told them, while his gaze stayed on me. Then he asked me, “Did you feel any difference between kissing my brothers and the men who came to hunt you?”

I didn’t like talking about my private feelings in front of everyone, but I knew Rai was trying to help me sort out things, and they’d all been honest with me.

“I didn’t like the other men,” I said.

“But you liked my brothers’ kisses?” Rai asked.

“She made my blood heat like no other,” Blaze said. “It was the best kiss I’ve ever had.”

“And her lips burned me hotter than icy fire,” Iokul said. “She’s my match.”

Rai shook his head exasperatedly. “I didn’t ask you two your opinions.”

“Just like they described,” I offered.

Blaze grinned immediately, but when he found that Iokul also smirked smugly, he looked daggers at his brother.

“I’m the only one you haven’t kissed,” Rai said.

We could solve it right now.

He smiled in amusement as I nudged closer to him.

“But we’ll have to wait until you’re in your Fae form.”

Never before had I wished tomorrow would come sooner.

If they were my true loves, I’d even forgive the enemy who cursed me.

CHAPTER 12

I woke up at dawn to find Blaze and Iokul sprawled around me on the cushions, asleep and looking utterly adorable. They didn’t know it was morning yet, since it was always dim onPandemonium. Unlike me, I had centuries of experience to feel when the day had started.

Plus, when Akem had been here, he hadn’t allowed me to be idle.

The dragon princes were guarding me on the clock,though I’d told them that my monsters were watching the chamber.

Before we’d settled down last night, the princes had checked in with their warriors in the ship through their dragon mind link. As a cursed half-dragon, I hadn’t been able to get on their channel. I was still an outsider.

“Not every dragon can communicate telepathically with each other,” Rai had explained. “We have implants that make the communication easier. I can only reach my men and not my brothers’ men. We don’t share the same channel since we’ve always been rivals until now. However, after our blood oath, Blaze, Iokul, and I can now vaguely perceive each other’s thoughts and emotions.”

He had then informed me that his warriors would stay in the ship for the night. I’d nodded in appreciation. I didn’t want too many aliens in my jungle since my monster subjects would go berserk. They already weren’t happy that there were three dragons in my chamber, when for centuries I had always been alone.

Rai was now patrolling outside the chamber.

My gaze fell on the sleeping princes as I thought of our reversed roles—they were the Beauties and I the Beast.

I couldn’t tell much difference between the fire and ice dragon when they closed their eyes, the mask covering half of their faces. In their sleep, they seemed to have taken their fire or ice into their sweet dream land.

Only their masks were left to remind them they’d eventually return to the harsh reality.

I desperately wanted to remove their masks and trace my fingers along their cheeks.

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