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To my dismay, he trained his eyes in my direction and held my gaze.
Surprise rippled across his masked face, a spark of fire leaping in his icy eyes. He smiled.
I didn’t care how stunning his smile was. He would warn his companions, and I wasn’t going to find out what would happen to me next.
I bolted upright.
All the men wheeled in my direction, staring at me in confusion and astonishment. If I were in my Fury forms, they would have opened fire and blasted all three of my bodies full of holes.
But facing a naked, young woman, they were slow to react. And I wasn’t planning on giving them time to recover.
I made sure to send all three princes a sultry glance, beckoning them to come seek me out if they liked what they saw, then I stood gracefully, ensuring they all got a good look at my nakedness.
That way, they were less inclined to shoot me on the spot.
The nameless dragon prince blinked hard, as if he’d never seen anything quite like me. Blaze laughed, and Iokul grinned.
I broke into a run, like a blur with my Fae speed, toward the head of the ship that was closest to my jungle. My bountiful breasts bounced on my chest, the brush of the wind causing my nipples to harden.
“Wait, lass!” the lightning prince called and ran after me. His men followed in his wake.
“Don’t shoot the girl!” That sounded like Blaze.
I appreciated that, but I wasn’t a girl. I was an immortal woman.
“A beautiful, naked girl! Holy goddess!” someone added, and threatening growls followed the man’s words.
I jumped from the ship and landed in a crouch, the force of the landing causing my muscles to ripple through my long, lithe legs. The dragon men were far behind me but kept giving chase. I glanced at them over my shoulder. They looked genuinely stunned at my amazing speed. I prayed they wouldn’t shift to their dragons to pursue me. If they did, they would catch up to me.
“Star-damned!” someone grunted under his breath just before I shot into my jungle. “If we could shift, we’d have caught her by now instead of running like a bunch of old ladies who can’t roam the sky.”
My heart skipped a beat.
A group of dragons couldn’t shift? How had that happened?
And I’d thought I was the only cursed one.
CHAPTER 4
I dashed into the dark jungle—my long-adopted home and prison—as the familiar scent of bitter blossoms wafted toward me.
I snatched a silky robe dangling from a nearby branch and wrapped it around myself.
I’d raided the Wickedest Witch’s wardrobe the day she’d left Pandemonium, taking everything that had appealed to me. Now my clothes hung from a myriad of trees just in case I needed them. My scent was all over them to warn my monsters to stay away from my possessions.
A sprawling vine of cannibal plant extended toward me, not to ensnare but to caress.
Holding a breath, I commanded the plant to open its path for me, and the sentient plant obeyed the new queen of the jungle. Its vast leaves unfolded to let me step inside, where it usually trapped and then ate the victims.
I didn’t enter its lair without caution. My mind could perceive its intent, and it knew I was strong enough to put it in its place if the cannibal plant attempted to consume me.
As soon as I settled inside, the leaves closed around me, leaving a crack for me to peek through.
The dragon men had chased me to where I had disappeared into the rainforest and halted at the edge. Even though they couldn’t shift, with their animal instinct, they sensed the malice of the jungle. Every inch of this land was alien and hostile.
Artificial light pierced through the shade of the forest, flooding the floor. Shadows danced all around as the strong beams from the dragon soldiers’ visors moved in all directions.
What had happened to their natural night vision? Had the dragons in this era become so weak? They couldn’t shift. They couldn’t see well in the dark.
