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So, wearing a mask wasn’t a fashion statement, nor was it an obligation.
It was a choice, I believed.
From the reverent way the group looked at the musketeers, it was obvious they were their superiors.
A whiff of wind from the gray ocean sent their scent of fire and ash to me. I inhaled deeply through my nose to make sure. I’d been right.Dragons.They were my kin.
I wanted to leap down, reveal myself, and kiss all of them so I could find my true loves, drop the curse, and return to the home that I’d missed for centuries.
But I controlled myself and remained motionless.
Not all dragons were friendly. In my old realm, there were quite a few nasty, violent dragons.
Why weren’t they shifting into their dragon forms?
They’d come to a hostile planet. Some of them should take advantage of their formidable forms and patrol the air.
It didn’t sit right with me that they all stayed in their human forms and relied on their legs and those big guns and swords. They were making a mistake by not putting their elemental forces into use.
“Your Highness,” a warrior with a pierced nose called, and both masked warriors turned to him.
So, I was dealing with two dragon princelings. Even if the two hotties weren’t my true loves, I would still kiss them.
My gaze roamed over their muscled chests to their narrow hips, then down to their long, strong legs. I involuntarily licked my lips.
Get a grip of yourself!my own voice warned me.Drooling over them like that could get you killed.
I swallowed and defended myself.I haven’t had a man in centuries. I wasn’t really drooling. I have my dignity. I was merely checking—
“Are the three beasts we saw earlier our targets?” the nose-ringed warrior asked, and I wondered if he held any rank to address the princes in that manner. Perhaps he was a lieutenant.
“Fits the profile,” said the prince with the lightning mask.
Since he answered first, I was certain he outranked the other prince.
“The beasts are probably hiding in the jungle,” the nose-ringed lieutenant said. “We can venture in tonight, slay them, then leaved this damned place.”
Another wave of anger surged in me. I took offense to being called beasts, and I definitely did not appreciate that they wanted to murder me.
“This planet doesn’t feel right,” said the prince with the fire mask. “I don’t like it here. We should act fast. If the other bounty hunters collect the three heads of the beasts, we lose all bets. I’m sure they’re already on the move, given how eager they were to shoot the beasts down from the air. They violated the ground-hunting rules. Brother, let’s go in the jungle now. We’ll cut off the beasts’ heads before our opponents can even blink, go right back to the old king, and claim the biggest dragon realm!” His eyes sparked golden fire at the prospect of a great hunt.
The men cheered, and I had to swallow down my anger lest I lose control and reveal my position.
True love, my ass!And I’d considered kissing him and everyone here. I was passing on this mean lot.Right, sweetheart, come to my jungle to seek me out on a date and see what happens!
“It’s good to keep your eyes on the prize, Blaze,” the lightning prince said. “And you did extremely well when you reacted faster than anyone else and shot down the rockets.”
Earlier, I’d been grateful, assuming one of the ships had wanted to preserve me, but this prince had only saved me, so he could behead me himself.
“Those jackals tried to cheat,” he said furiously. “Ground-hunt means we only hunt once we’ve landed. Fortunately, the warlock’s ship agreed with us, otherwise we’d have had to fight against two ships.”
Hmm, so the ship that had landed near the Witch Tower belonged to a sorcerer? My heart fluttered. Could he know about my curse?
“TheMistressisn’t really the warlock’s ship,” a rich and deep, yet cold voice sounded beneath me. Another giant warrior in hunting gear strolled down the ramp, his gait elegant and composed. His silver hair flowed down to his shoulders.
“It’s nice of you to finally wake up and grace us with your presence, Iokul,” Blaze, the fire prince, said with a bite of irony.
Iokul ignored Blaze. “My intel says Elvey brought an entire ship of demons—the foulest beings—with him. We needn’t worry about the ship sent by the old Dragon King. The bounty hunters are from different regions and have nothing in common but greed and bloodlust. They might be killing each other inside their ship as we speak. Elvey and his demon army should be our primary concern. They came with a single purpose—to cut the three heads off the Furies and take over the Dragon Realm. They’ll erase anyone in their way in the most brutal manner.”
