Jason - Silverback Redemption by Raines Harmony

Author:Raines, Harmony
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2020-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen – Jason

You promised our mate we would never leave, his bear said as he let go of Shannon and she slid to the ground.

I did. And I meant it. His idea of self-sacrifice to save Shannon and her family would be the very, very last resort.

No, she’s opened her heart to you and allowed you in. If we sacrifice ourselves for her, it will rip her heart out and leave her an empty shell. We know from experience.

Jason sighed. His bear was right. He’d allowed people in, he’d helped them and promised to protect them, and they had died for him.

We will find another way. His bear wandered off into the deepest corners of Jason’s mind, signifying the conversation was over.

“I’m worried I’ll look at Lorcan differently when he shifts.” Shannon reached for her pack and took it from Jason’s shoulder.

“You might. At first. It’ll be a shock. But when he shifts back, you’ll see him as the same boy you raised.” Jason strode down the trail, trying to keep his pace slow enough for Shannon to keep up but also aware it was getting late. He had a lot of work to do and they were running out of time.

“A dragon.” She shook her head in disbelief.

“So rare. For Fiona and Harlan, it’s like a miracle.” Jason’s own miracle, his mate, was matching him stride for stride even though he sensed her fatigue.

“Maybe the dragon hunters know of more dragons.”

“I never thought of that,” Jason admitted. “Perhaps we need to capture them alive after all.”

“After all?” Shannon asked. “You intend to kill them?”

“I’m hoping not to, but if it comes down to a choice between you or your family or anyone else for that matter...”

“I suppose you are right. I just never thought it would come down to life or death.” She raked a hand through her hair. “I’m a little naive, aren’t I?”

“This is all new to you. And as a soldier, I’m used to people getting killed in wars.” They reached the next obstacle, the debris from the landslide. “And this is war. This is a group of people threatening another group of people and wanting to take what isn’t theirs.”

“War.” Shannon paused, her mouth turned down at the corners as she considered his words. “I never expected to have to fight for my family. But you are right. That hunter chose to come to my house and threaten my son.”

“We won’t stand by and let them take what isn’t theirs. This treasure belongs to Lorcan, passed down by his father. It doesn’t belong to anyone else. No one else, not even the dragons can sense it in the same way Lorcan does.” Jason’s temper rose. If there was one thing he could not stand, it was people who thought they could bully other people. Who thought they had a right to take what belonged to someone else, someone who couldn’t stand up for themselves.

Shannon took a step forward and reached out for the first handhold in the rocky debris.

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