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“It’s technically called Main Mountain. The dragons live in the top half, and the prison is in the bottom. We corrected people at first, but realized that if they think the place we live is separate from the prison, both are safer,” Eli said. “And Mate Mountain is catchier.”
Huh.
That was kind of brilliant.
“Come on.” He waved me into an opening in the wall of the mountain, and I followed him inside.
The interior wasn’t lit. There were no lightbulbs, but they weren’t necessary with a dragon’s sight. My vision in the dark was fine, but the shifters’ was probably much better.
There was no decorative furniture, plants, or hanging art as we moved through large hallway after large hallway.
The space was cold and impersonal, but we kept walking.
“I’m taking you to one of the gathering rooms,” Eli said. “Jasper will already have the thunder together.”
That was good.
I didn’t want to wait. There was no point in waiting.
But, it was still going to be a little overwhelming to walk into a room full of dragon shifters who probably hated me just because of my connection to August.
I’d deal with it, though.
We walked for a few more minutes before we finally stepped into a large room. It had multiple openings in the walls, like windows, with a massive table in the middle and gigantic chairs surrounding it.
Most of the gigantic chairs were occupied by even-more-gigantic dragon shifters.
And those bastards looked angry.
Eli abandoned me in the doorway, crossing the room and taking a seat next to Jasper. The guys really did almost look like twins.
I forced a small smile onto my face and lifted a hand. “Hi.”
Silence all but echoed through the room.
None of them looked angrier after my greeting, at least.
Socializing had never been one of my strong suits. There was a reason I’d gotten my degree in computers, not psychology. Or marketing. Or anything that required working closely with people.
“My name is Elodie. As you know, August and I survived heat without sealing our bond.” My words came out awkwardly, but I went on anyway. “I know you put him in prison, and I know he’s going to die if you leave him there. I overheard Eli and Jasper talking about it. And August and I aren’t together—we aren’t mates—but I can’t leave him to die. I need to see him.”
More silence resonated.
Some of their anger shifted to annoyance.
It was time to bring out the big guns.
Or the biggest guns I had, at least.
I had no idea if it would work, but I had to try anyway.
“If you let me into the prison to see him, I’ll tell you how he got me through heat without sealing the bond,” I said.
Suddenly, the anger and irritation was gone.
They sat up straighter.
I had their complete attention.
