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“Try and stop me.”
He stops and glares some more. “I’ll tie you to the bed.”
“You can’t. You don’t have a bedpost.”
“I’ll tie you up and leave you on the bed.” He starts toward me, the darkness in his gaze telling me he means it. He will do anything to stop me.
To protect me.
And he’s about to go out there and fight a jaguar to help people.
Another roar interrupts him. It seems to be closer now. Distracted, he glances back at the entrance.
“Are you going to kill the jaguar?”
“Stay here,” he commands me again and stalks off, starting to run before he even steps out of the cave.
And I run after him.
Who is this man? Living in a cave like a savage hermit, seeming so innocent and yet so definitely a man, strong and tough and sexy. Selfless and brave. He said he carried me away to save me from the other Drakoryas. He didn’t know I was with anyone else. He’s been reluctant to let me out in case I’m attacked.
He makes my heart hammer in the same way Finnen and Taj do, just like his body makes mine sing.
They are nice men. Nice, sexy, muscular men who smell like my favorite dessert, but what does it matter if they’re nice or sexy and how they smell? I should be running away from them.
Maybe this is my chance to make my escape.
6
FINNEN
“I thought you were keeping first watch,” I snap.
“I was.”
“Then what’s the fucking jaguar doing back here?”
“Can’t be sure it’s the same one,” Taj mutters, grabbing my arm and hauling me back two steps. “Stay here.”
“The fuck you say.”
“Come on, Finn. Do as I say for once, will you? Let me deal with it.”
The beast growls, a low sound that makes my hackles rise. “You can’t find your own ass without my help.”
A soft snort. “And why are you thinking about my ass now, priest?”
“Dammit, Taj, I’m not joking! Just—”
The jaguar roars, and before I can find my wits, Taj shoves me backward, sends me staggering into a goddamn bush.
“Fuck you,” I snarl, disentangling myself from the thorny branches and stumbling wildly in a circle, lifting my hands, dizzy and disoriented. “What the hell. Where—?”
There’s a yowl and a thump and my fucking heart drops. “Taj? Fuck, Taj, where are you, you—”
“Here. I’m here.” His hand clamps on my arm again and hauls me back a few steps. “I wounded the animal, stay out of the way.”
“Fucking hell, it’s going to attack, what the fuck did you do?”
