Saved by a Dragon (Paranormal Shifter Romance) (Exiled Dragons Book 1) by Sarah J. Stone

Author:Sarah J. Stone [J. Stone, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

“We need to get going,” Connor told Owen the following morning as his older brother entered the kitchen from his bedroom, tossing him a bagel with cream cheese to eat on the go.

“Listen, I’ve been thinking about this all night, Connor. The old man is right. We can’t take this to the council,” Owen told him.

“What? You’d protect that old man’s family rather than defending the honor of our own? You know what Aiden did. He claimed that our father was mixed up in some sort of shady business and was killed by some miscreant when he got in over his head. He made out like Dad was a criminal and left us to defend his honor the best we could when he killed him all along.”

“I’m not saying he should get away with it, Connor. I’m saying that he robbed our father of his place as leader, and thus robbed us of our place as his successors.”

“He robbed you of that,” Connor said. “I’m not next in line. You are.”

“Perhaps so, but you know that you would have been right by my side. We’ve always had each other’s backs and always will.”

“So, then, what are you saying? You want to take down Aiden and take his place?”

“Yes. That is exactly what I’m saying. He should suffer the same fate as our father.”

“Look, Owen. You’re my big brother and I love you, but Aiden is stronger than anyone in this clan. I don’t think you can beat him.”

“You’re right,” Owen replied. “I can’t beat him right now, but I can get stronger. I can train and you can help me.”

“I don’t know, Owen. You’re risking your life. Let’s let the council take care of it.”

“What are they going to do, Connor? It’s just accusations. We have no proof. Plus, you heard Donnelly. He was right about one thing: they won’t do anything to him. They are just as afraid of him and what he would do to them or their families as everyone else.”

“We can get the old man back here to testify.”

“No. We can’t. Even if he has taken his entire family and fled, as he should have, he will either clam up or Aiden will make sure he doesn’t get that far.”

Connor sighed loudly and looked into his brother’s eyes. He knew that look, that cold gray steel that clouded Owen’s eyes when he was determined. There was nothing and no one that could dissuade him from whatever he had set his mind to do when he was like this. Though he loved his brother very much, Connor was aware of how cold Owen could be. He knew that his brother felt a certain numbness to life that might never pass.

Owen had not been the same since his high school sweetheart, Margaret, had died. He had stayed by her side, night after night, holding her hand as she drew ragged breaths that never seemed to quite fill her fragile lungs. One day, they had been planning a

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