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“You don’t want to be tied down. I get it. If you let me talk to him, I’ll list out exactly what happened between us and when it happened. You don’t have to like him, and you don’t have to like me, but we did what only one other dragon couple has managed.”
More silence followed.
Long, tense silence.
Many of the guys exchanged loaded looks that I couldn’t read.
Finally, they looked at Jasper.
Another moment passed before he dipped his head. “We agree to your terms.”
My heart nearly stopped.
Relief rolled through me.
“You’ll shower in August’s room and spend the night there, in case there’s any lingering possessiveness or scent sensitivity,” Jasper said. “In the morning, we’ll take you to him. After you’re satisfied, you give us the information.”
“Should you choose to withhold it for any reason, you’ll end up in prison yourself,” one of the other dragons added.
A few of them growled.
A couple others stiffened.
“Mates should be off-limits,” one of the guys finally argued. “Our issue is with him, not her.”
“She’s not his mate.” Another of the guys tossed a hand toward me.
He wasn’t wrong.
And there was still a chance August would want nothing to do with me once he saw me.
But it was a chance I was willing to take.
Without further ado, two of the dragons I didn’t know led me back through the hallways.
nineteen
ELODIE
August’s room was just as bland as everything else I’d seen in Mate Mountain.
Dark sheets.
Dark blankets.
Simple, solid-looking furniture.
No decorations of any kind.
It had open-air windows, like the ones in the gathering room. I took in a deep breath, trying to catch his scent, but the fresh air had wiped it away too thoroughly.
Knowing I smelled like Eli, I slipped into the bathroom without exploring or snooping further.
Exhaustion caught up to me as I scrubbed myself clean. By the time I pulled on a shirt from August’s closet, I was ready to tuck myself into bed and sleep until it was time to find my man.
My stomach growled, but I ignored it.
I didn’t expect the dragons to feed me.
