Onyx Dragon (Awakened Dragons Book 1) by Terry Bolryder

Author:Terry Bolryder [Bolryder, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-24T18:30:00+00:00

11

Erin leaned against the wall when Zach let her go so he could pull out his phone and make a call.

His dark hair was in wild disarray, his clothing rumpled, his expression resigned as he punched in a number and held the phone up to his face, looking irritated.

Who was he calling?

She had a feeling she was about to see more of his world.

She watched his face change as someone picked up on the other end. “Hi. Yeah, I’m in your area. I need to report an incident. And I need a pick-up. … Like… ten. … I know. Call the oracle. … Fine. Sure.” He ran a hand through his thick, dark hair. Then his head snapped up. “No. Why? … Yes, there’s a human involved. … No, I’m not bringing her. … I don’t have a choice? We’ll see about that.” Then he shut his mouth and listened for a moment. “Fine.”

He gave them the address and hung up and then began dragging the bodies to hide them behind the dumpster in the corner. Good thing it was in a small alley where no one really walked by.

“What’s going on?” she asked nervously.

He shrugged. “They’re coming.”

“Who?”

“The dragons. Well, their henchmen,” he said. “I think they’re working with other shifters to do their collections. Tigers, I think. It was experimental. Anyway, they want us to come over and speak with them, and it doesn’t seem to be optional.”

“Couldn’t you take them?” she asked.

He laughed. “Probably, but I’m in their zone. I’m sure the oracle would say I need to do what they ask me to, whether I agree or not.”

Excitement pulsed through her, flushing out the lingering fear. “So I’m coming, too?”

“Yes,” he said. “But don’t worry. I won’t let them lay a hand on you. And besides, they have a mate. And a young one, as I understand it, which is rare in the dragon world.”

He absentmindedly touched his ring again, and she wondered what that meant. “Anyway,” he said as he finished stacking the wolves, “this is a big enough issue that someone else has to get involved. It’s not what I’m supposed to be doing while I’m here ‘blending in.’”

She laughed. “I don’t think you can ever blend in.”

He gave her a flat look, his long jaw taut. “Thanks.”

She put her arm through his and walked him to the front of the alley to wait for whoever was picking them up. “So I guess I’m going to learn more about dragons after all, right?”

He nodded, looking unhappy about it. “Me as well. I mean, I’ve been somewhat apprised of what they are like now, but I’ve never met one. The oracle kept me on a rather tight leash. Literally.”

She glanced at the collar. Even with it on, when he’d been fighting, he’d looked like a wild animal. And he didn’t even fully have access to his dragon powers.

Who exactly was this man?

Still, she could only judge him by how he treated her, and that was well.

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