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mountain.
    A mountain that was in the middle of several thousand acres of land belonging solely to Dreagan Industries.
    The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He turned and looked at the narrow opening that led deeper into the mountain. They didn’t use it, because they had all the space they needed in the caverns at the front of the mountain, where the Dreagan mansion was built into it.
    But others who desired to disappear to sleep for several thousands of years were known to venture farther in the mountain.
    It wouldn’t be long now before it was Guy who had to make that journey and sleep. It was part of their existence, part of who they had become so many eons ago. It also helped to pass the ever slow amount of time he endured. Ever since they had sent the dragons out of the world and into another realm to be kept safe, he’d felt the loss of who he really was.
    A dragon. Deadly. Huge.
    Unbeatable.
    Where once they roamed freely, ruled freely, now they hid who they were because the world couldn’t know that dragons truly did exist.
    “Constantine needs to be told,” Guy said, thinking of their leader.
    Rhys held up his iPhone and smiled. “Just texted him.”
    “Let’s get going then,” Guy said and led the way into the cave. He wanted this over with quickly.
    There might be things that irked him about having to stay in human form, but there were perks to being a Dragon King. Like being immortal. He and the others didn’t need to don special gear to go into the cave. There was nothing there that could kill them.
    When they came to a junction where the path veered off in three different directions, Banan pointed to the farthest to the left. “That’s our best bet. It’s the longest, but also one where a human could easily think they could go caving.”
    Guy seriously hoped Banan and Rhys were wrong. The thought that humans had ventured onto private property and then into their mountain left him cold.
    What if they saw something? What if they saw Tristan, who was still learning he was a Dragon King?
    Tristan had appeared in January with the dragon tattoo upon his chest, signaling him as one of theirs, with no memories of who he was. It had been ages since one of them was created.
    Tristan was mastering shifting between human and dragon, but the fierce, insistent call of his dragon to take to the skies complicated things. Some days were good, and others volatile. He was kept away from humans, but if anyone had trespassed, they could very well see something they shouldn’t.
    “We need to put up security cameras,” Guy said.
    Rhys’s mouth twisted in agitation. “I’d hoped it wouldna come to that, but it looks as if we doona have an option.”
    “ If there is someone in the caves,” Guy stated.
    Banan pushed past them and growled. “I know what I heard.”
    Guy shrugged at Rhys, and they continued onward. It was only because of their skill, athleticism, and strength that they were able to climb up the steep cliff.
    He was the last to make it to the top. When Guy straightened, it was to see Banan and Rhys staring off to the right.
    “What is it?”
    Banan looked at him and frowned. “You doona smell it?”
    Guy then closed his eyes and inhaled deep. There, just the barest whiff, but it was a scent that had no business in their mountain.
    “A woman,” he said as he slowly opened his eyes.
    Rhys nodded. “There’s no mistaking the smell of scented lotion.”
    The three forged ahead, their focus now on discovering where the woman was. They searched for almost two hours before Guy saw a flash of light in the darkness.
    “There,” he whispered, and pointed.
    Banan and Rhys were on his heels as they made their way to the light. Guy wasn’t sure what he expected to find, but it wasn’t the sight of a woman slumped over either unconscious or dead.
    She’d taken off her helmet so that her wealth of dark blond hair could be seen. It was held back in a ponytail, but the wavy locks that had come