Hidden Dragon (The Treasure of Paragon Book 7) by Genevieve Jack

Author:Genevieve Jack [Jack, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carpe Luna, Ltd.
Published: 2021-04-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Something was very wrong with Sylas. Dianthe followed her mate, Tobias, and Sabrina from the room, led by a group of brutish vampires who seemed dead set on making the experience as uncomfortable as possible. Sylas did not react at all to the guard’s firm grip on her arm or move closer to her to protect her. In fact, her mate had barely looked at her since their conversation at the lake. He was angry, that was for certain.

You said he was smothering you, she chided herself. It was a mistake. In her anger, she’d said things she regretted. Smothered was perhaps an exaggeration. Smothered was perhaps the wrong word choice given that he’d, only minutes before, allowed himself to be eaten alive by a monstrous worm. Smothered was likely the reason he wasn’t speaking to her.

Damn it all. Why had she chosen that word?

With a shove to the center of her back, Dianthe stumbled forward into a pit of mud and stone. She flapped her wings to right herself, then looked up and up and up. An underground coliseum rose above her, quickly filling with thousands of vamps whose individual mumbles created a cacophony that echoed through the space. Occasionally, Dianthe heard the word challenge pop out of the otherwise indistinguishable din of voices.

“By the goddess.” Dianthe turned in place, disturbed by the sheer size of the stadium and the fact that she was surrounded by predators. Every one of these vampires would make a meal of her if there wasn’t a pact between their people. Here, would anyone even know if one of them decided to indulge? She shivered.

The guards left the four of them alone, the tunnel into the arena closing behind them. That was that. There was no way out of here but for Sabrina to fight. Hopefully just Sabrina. Why were they all in the arena?

“I hope you know what you’re doing,” Sylas whispered to Tobias and Sabrina.

Sabrina removed her cloak, folded it neatly, and handed it to Tobias. “Do you want the second orb or not?”

“Of course I do, but—”

“Zaruki was not going to give you access to the master. She sympathizes with Eleanor. I could smell her contempt for you the moment you walked into the room.”

Sabrina stripped off her shirt until she was left in only a sports bra and leggings. Her fingers danced along her hair, braiding it perfectly with superfast precision. She tied the ends with an elastic she’d had around her wrist.

“We don’t know what this challenge entails,” Sylas said. “How can you be so sure you can handle it?”

“She can handle it,” Tobias said confidently.

“All vampires are fundamentally the same,” Sabrina said. “They’re violent creatures. They won’t respect us unless we demand respect. Trust me on this. I’ll be okay.”

Dianthe observed Sylas and Tobias. Both dragons. Both mated. Their reactions could not have been more different. Tobias was smiling as his mate prepared for war. Sylas was scrubbing his face with his hands as if this entire situation was making his skin crawl.

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