Dragon Devotion (Crimson Dragons Book 3) by Amelia Jade

Author:Amelia Jade
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2018-01-24T07:00:00+00:00

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“Ferro,” she said, stifling another yawn.

“Yes?” The reply from such a magnificent beast—she was still caught off guard that he could speak English while in animal form—seemed so gentle and caring, almost impossible for something of his size.

“We have a problem.”

“And what problem is that?” he asked, his neck flexing so that he could turn an eye upon her.

“I’m tired, and I’m not secured in,” she told him.

They had been flying for several hours now. The sun was well below the horizon, its light long since extinguished for the day. The moon was beginning its ascent, but it was at its weakest now. They barely had enough light to guide them onward.

The reply from her dragon—and yes, she was beginning to accept that the fates had somehow brought them together—was not at all what she expected.

“That is about to be the least of our worries,” he said. Then his eye narrowed, focusing beyond her. “I fear we may have lingered too long.”

“What? Why?” she asked, twisting around in her seat, all pretense of exhaustion gone as adrenaline coursed through her.

His eyesight must be exceptionally sharp, even in the dark, because it took her a solid thirty seconds to locate what he had seen.

“Shit.” The single word echoed both of their sentiments exactly. “How the hell did they track us so quickly?” she mused.

“I can think of two ways,” Ferro replied, his powerful wings becoming even swifter.

They gained speed, the massive ocher membranes propelling them through the sky. Air began to whistle as it rushed over her, and Ana’s eyes narrowed to slits to keep them open.

“First is that they already had more agents closing in, and they saw us as we were flying. That’s more likely, and more pleasant.” He paused. “As pleasant as this can get, at least.”

Ana frowned. “And the less likely?”

“Merlin.”

She hissed. “They got to him after we left?”

“Either that, or they got to him long before we ever arrived.” Ferro’s voice was heavy with regret.

Ana shook her head. “No, I can’t buy that. Either they captured him and made him talk, or they just so happened to have another team inbound who saw us take flight.”

“I feel as though you are right, but we must stay on guard from here on out. Anyone who says they are with the Council must not be taken at face value.”

Their list of friends, already extremely slim, just grew even smaller.

A sarcastic voice spoke from within her. Sounds just like your normal state of existence. Ana rolled her eyes at the caustic tone of her inner self and concentrated on the situation they now found themselves in.

“Regardless of how, the fact is they are here now,” she told him. “What do we do?”

Ferro flexed his powerful wings again. “Hopefully outrun them,” he forced out. He was beginning to breathe harder already. “It has...been a while...since I tried that,” he confessed.

Ana risked another glimpse behind them. “Well, they still seem to be closing.”

A rumble sounded under her. She looked around frantically, until she realized it was the sound of Ferro growling.

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