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Its scales were deep green as if it was made from emeralds. It towered before her with its long wingspan stretched out like a majestic arch. Its brilliant green eyes were luminously bright, staring down at her.
Eva forgot to breathe. The beast was too otherworldly beautiful for words.
Liam?
There was blood on his talons. Her gaze drifted to the fallen vors. The men sprawled on the ground, unmoving. Were they dead? Had Liam killed them?
The dragon shimmered. The scales glittered against the sun’s ray like precious jewels. It slowly transformed into the man who had saved her life. The muzzle receded. The wings folded and vanished. Talons and claws turned into hands. And Liam was naked. Apparently, shifters didn’t retain their clothing when they changed.
Eva wanted to tear her eyes from him but she couldn’t. She was too happy to see him.
“Are you all right?” Liam asked.
Eva muffled under the gag. He took it off. “I’m okay.”
He untied her bonds. His face darkened when he saw the bruises on her ankles and wrists. And her bleeding knee. “They hurt you.”
“Not much.”
Liam looked grim. He rose. “Can you walk?”
Eva tried to stand. Her legs were wobbly from being confined in a trunk. Liam helped her regain her footing.
“This way,” he said.
Eva looked over her shoulder. The two vors were still, but she noticed they were still breathing. “Are they dead?”
“Let’s say they won’t hurt people for a long time.”
Liam ushered her where he had parked his SUV. His clothes were strewn on the grass. His shoes and wallet were tossed near the tire. He told her to sit in the SUV while he donned his clothes.
“How did you find me?” Eva asked while putting the seat belt on.
He slid behind the wheel and started the engine. “I tracked down your scent.”
How curious. She hadn’t thought that he had such an uncanny ability. What else could he do?
“Listen,” he began, driving to the main street, “I know you must have tons of questions…“
“I remember.”
“What?”
“Liam, I remember everything…”
*
Liam frowned. She remembered everything. A part of him was relieved because he wouldn’t have to lie to her anymore, and the other part of him was worried. What if she was mad at him for not telling her the truth? He stole a glance at her. She didn’t seem to be. He cleared his throat. “What do you remember?”
“My name is Eva Walker. I’m a librarian from Brighton Beach. And I’m in the witness protection program. Those men—the vors—found out where I was because my new boss, Mr. Harrison, ratted out my whereabouts.”
His frown turned into a deep scowl. “Your boss in the Arcana Foundation?”
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“The vors threatened his family. I heard him argue when I became conscious.”
“Conscious. What did he do to you?”
