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“Fuck,” he mutters. “We need to get out of here.”
“Why?” I ask.
“Because that knight you didn’t kill must be running to Queen Dulcamara. He’s going to tell her he fought the Gray Prince and his dragon.”
My spikes bristle. “I’m notyourdragon.”
“You protected me.”
“That means nothing.”
“Not true. Queen Dulcamara will know we’re allies, but she won’t know why. She will assume the worst.”
“I’m the worst? Should I be insulted or flattered?”
“She’s allowed me to live this long because I’ve never threatened her throne. But killing her knights is a serious threat.”
Smoke curls from between my teeth. “The queen hunts dragons for sport.”
“She destroys whatever she fears.”
“You know her well?”
“She was my father’s wife. My mother was just a succubus courtesan.”
“Of course.”
He was born a bastard prince. When did he become a monster hunter?
“Turn back into a woman,” he commands.
“Why?”
“A big red dragon in the sky isn’t exactly stealthy.”
My claws dig into the dirt. “Everyone already knows this is my territory. Everyone already knows about the treasure in my cave.”
“We can’t waste time defending it.”
Heat rushes through my blood. I suppress the urge to breathe fire. He doesn’t understand why I can’t lose my territory or my treasure. I would be worthless without land and gold, and have no chance of a male dragon courting me.
No chance of a mate. Alone forever.
“Pyrah.” He locks gazes with me. “Let me protect you.”
“Like you protected me from those knights?”
He grimaces. “Not like that.”
With my wings flared, I stalk around him as if he’s prey. “I don’t need protection. I have the bones of dragonslayers to prove it.”
“There’s a spell. An enchantment to hide your cave from everyone but you.” He lets me walk behind his back. “Imagine a sanctuary where you can hoard treasure and retreat from dragonslayers.”
God, that sounds amazing. A dark, quiet place filled to the brim with sweet gold.
But I narrow my eyes. “You can cast an enchantment that powerful?”
“Not me. My sister is a sorceress.” He shakes the rainwater from his hair and horns. “Will you turn back into a woman?”
