Dragon Betrayal (Water Dragons Book 4) by Charlene Hartnady

Author:Charlene Hartnady [Hartnady, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Voices.

Talking.

Light. It stung her eyes as she tried to open them. Alex blinked a few times. “You said she isn’t badly injured,” the voice said. It was cold and emotionless.

“She has minor cuts and bruises.” It was another voice. One she didn’t recognize.

“How long will she be out for?”

“I gave her a sedative, but it should be wearing off by now. She’ll be stiff for a few days, but…”

“Fine! I need to talk to…Ah…I see she’s waking up. That will be all, doctor.” It was her father’s voice.

She blinked a couple more times before opening her eyes to the harsh light. Her head throbbed. Alex tried stretching out a little. Her muscles did feel stiff and sore, just as the doctor had said. For a few moments she didn’t know why she was there. Wasn’t sure what all the fuss was about. Then it all came back to her. All of it. Every detail. Every sound. Every…

Alex sat up in bed.

“Slow down,” her father warned. “You’ve been through the wringer.” Despite his words, his eyes remained hard and cold.

“Where is he? Is he dead? What happened?” Her voice was panicked. All she could think of was the shifter and how he’d been shot…multiple times. Her memory was shaky, but she was sure he’d been badly injured. He might even be dead. “Tell me,” her voice was laced with desperation. Far too much emotion. “Is he alive?”

“Are you worried about it?” Her father looked amused. “Did you bond with the creature while the two of you were holed up together?” he raised his brows.

How did he know? Surely he hadn’t been following her and, if he had, surely he would have tried to rescue her sooner. Then again, a rescue attempt into a cave, off of a sheer cliff would have been treacherous to say the least.

“How did you find me? Where is the shifter?”

Her father rolled his eyes. “Yes, it would seem you developed an affinity for the beast.”

“Not at all!” she shook her head, grimacing when her headache flared. She rubbed her temple. “That’s not it.” More evenly delivered, she needed to keep a lid on her emotions. Otherwise, Angelo Bell would use them against her at every turn. No one else had the ability to bind her into knots the way he did. “The beast…” she cringed at the word. The shifter was far from a mere animal as she had been led to believe. He was a ruthless asshole, but he was no simple animal. That much was for sure. She cleared her throat. “The shifter is worth more to us alive than dead. It would be such a shame, after everything, if he was dead.”

Her father scrutinized her for a time. She had to work hard not to squirm. Not to ask him again. Why was he being so cagey? He finally nodded. “Of course it’s alive.”

She threw the covers to the side and slid her legs from the bed. “Where is he? I want to see him.

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