Drakon's Plunder (Blood of the Drakon) by N.J. Walters

Author:N.J. Walters [Walters, N.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Select Otherworld, Paranormal, paranormal romance, Romance, N.J. Walters, dragon, shifter, dragon shifters, Dragons, Alpha hero, protector, stranded, woman in peril, Entangled
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-07-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Ezra turned his back on the Easton. The urge to lunge up, grab Dexter, and drag him down to the depths was almost overwhelming. He’d shot Sam. In Ezra’s mind, he deserved to pay for his crime. And only death would stop a man like him. He was a Knight to his core.

The only thing that could override the urge to extract his own brand of justice was that the Knights would double their efforts if one of their men disappeared from the deck of the Easton. That would possibly put his crew in jeopardy. Even more importantly, Sam was out there on her own, and he’d been gone much longer than he’d anticipated.

But it had been worth it. After a lot of searching, he’d finally unearthed a small metal box. Whatever was inside was potent. Even he could sense the muted power humming inside. He hoped this was the last of the Knights’ treasures from this wreckage. Likely was. They wouldn’t have risked sending too many priceless artifacts on the same sailing ship all those years ago. The danger of shipwreck had been a very real concern, as was evidenced by the Reliant. They hadn’t had radar, forecasts, and the coast guard to depend on. It wasn’t like today, where you could fly precious cargo around the world in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months aboard a ship.

He turned his back on the Easton, knowing he’d have to go out there later today and meet with his client and crew. Sam would be staying home on that trip. No way could he risk Dexter seeing her. And there was no way of knowing how many men or women the Knights had on shore.

Each passing hour meant the danger to Sam grew exponentially.

With the box secured in his claws, he swam toward the dinghy. It had drifted quite a bit farther than he’d expected. It had taken him much longer to uncover the hidden treasure, but he hadn’t given up. Finding treasure was what he did. It was in his blood, part of his soul. That Sam shared such a passion was a huge bonus.

She was awake, even though her eyes drooped. She was shivering, too. Her body wasn’t meant to handle these colder temperatures for this long.

She startled, then gave a small cry and flung herself at him, wrapping her arms as far around his snout as they would go. “I was so worried,” she whispered the words, and he could hear the fatigue in her voice. She was slightly hoarse, too. Not good.

He waited until she released him and then tossed the metal box into the boat. “Don’t touch it until we’re home.” He had no idea what it was, but he respected the power it possessed.

Sam nodded. “I won’t.” She picked up one of the wooden paddles and shoved the box against the side of the boat. Then she left the paddle against it, using it to keep the box in place.

She stared at it and shuddered.

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