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give out but I locked my knees and straightened my spine.
Coldness swept through my body with the loss of the connection and I crossed my
arms over my chest.
    This night just kept getting weirder and weirder. I wasn’t
sure I wanted to know what just happened but there was one thing I was sure of.
    “Your secret is safe with me,” I assured Dragon with a shaky
voice. “I don’t have any desire to ruin my own life just to expose whatever you’ve
got going on here.”
    “That’s good to know.” Dragon seemed relieved and I got the
sense I’d just dodged a bullet.
    Rook took a deep breath and relaxed while Serrano passed a
twenty dollar bill to Solomon.
    Dragon sent the two other men on errands then spoke to Rook
in a language I couldn’t understand. I listened closely while he spoke but none
of it made any sense to me.
    “Hey, what are you saying to him? Speak English,” I
demanded. “What kind of messed up language was that?”
    A brilliant smile spread over Rook’s face then he bowed to
Dragon with his hand fisted over his heart. When he straightened he grinned at
me like he was anticipating my reaction. “He was telling me not to worry
because in his eyes you’re my woman and therefore my problem to deal with.”
    “What?” I asked, outraged and curiously thrilled at the same
time. “I’m not your woman... ”
    “No!” The shout of pure terror came from Dragon as he fell
to his knees. Rook and I were instantly alert and scanning the area for danger.
Suddenly Dragon got to his feet and raced out of sight faster than my eyes
could follow. Rook grabbed my hand and we followed, running faster than I’d
ever run in my life. When we turned the corner a gigantic black and red dragon
shot into the air heading towards the terrace on top of the staff apartment
building. I didn’t have time to question what my eyes were seeing because Rook
sped up pulling me along faster than I thought my feet could carry me.
    When we reached the building we sprinted inside to the
elevator where Rook put his hand on the security panel, it lit up while his
palm was scanned, then he hit the button for the top floor. I leaned against
the wall with my hands braced on my knees and tried to catch my breath. Sweat
ran down the sides of my face and every one of my muscles was screaming with
pain. Rook on the other hand was breathing normally and appeared to be very
relaxed with his feet crossed and his arms folded over his broad chest.
    His guarded expression however, was anything but relaxed.
    I peeked up at him through the hair falling around my face. “I
know why you’re looking at me like that, but you don’t need to worry. I’m not
going to freak out right now. I can’t make any promises about later, but right
now I’m going to focus on whatever made Dragon take off like that.”
    “Something must have happened to Serafina. They’re bonded as
mates so he can feel everything she feels.”
    I shook my head and gave him a wry smile. “Someday you’re
going to have to explain how that works. That and a lot of other things, like
how exactly Donovan Drake just transformed into a dragon and launched himself
into the night sky.”
    “Someday I’d like to explain all of this to you,” he said
cautiously. “I’ve wanted to tell you about my world for some time, but I wasn’t
sure how you would react. Normally that wouldn’t be a problem because I could
just have your memories wiped if you reacted badly. But in your case, we’d have
to take other steps to keep our secrets safe.”
    Looking at his grim face I knew he wouldn’t have enjoyed
those other steps any more than I would have.
    Just then the elevator came to a stop with a ding and I drew
my gun as we straightened and the doors rolled to the sides. We stepped out
into a large foyer with an open doorway where the door had obviously been torn
from its hinges. Rook and I went past Dragon, who was completely nude and
leaning over Doyle’s unconscious body. Rook took off