Dragonfire.PDF by Elemental Alchemy

Author:Elemental Alchemy [Alchemy, Elemental]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-02-13T07:17:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

A couple of hours later, Leilani took a sip from her fifth cup of coffee. She glared at the men assembled around her. When Melantha, sitting next to her, made a choked sound, she tightened her arm around her sister’s shoulders.

Two more dragons had arrived about an hour ago, and the men had since then been relentless in trying to persuade the two of them to go through with the bonding. Under normal circumstances she wasn’t sure she could have sex with two men at once.

Under these circumstances she was damn well sure she couldn’t. She knew one of the newcomers—Rainer Batsakis. He was Zander’s cousin and next in line to be Rastaban should something happen to Zander before he had children.

She had first met Rainer nearly three years ago, and they’d enjoyed a brief flirtation until Zander had blazed into her life. Looking at Rainer now, she remembered that first flash of sexual awareness. He was as 48

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tall, dark and handsome as they came. And just as arrogant as Zander. Dear Goddess. Have sex with Zander and another machismo dragon man? It would take an emotional commitment she didn’t think she was strong enough to survive. She’d never be the same, and she didn’t want to take the chance she’d lose herself.

She knew what Zander was up to—by bringing Rainer in for a double ceremony, he was trying to assure she’d continue to have protection should something happen to Zander. The bonding ceremony, opening a conduit for her to the dragon magic through sex, would allow her to tap into both men’s powers if and when the time came. She understood it just fine. But doing it was a whole other matter. Setting the cup onto the sandstone coaster on the end table, she said to the room in general, “You’re crazy if you think we’re gonna agree to this. It’s…crazy.”

She was amazed at how calm she sounded, for it was the furthest thing from what she was feeling. She was tense and angry and, truth be told, frightened. Frightened that she’d come around to their logic and give in.

Give in to her longing for Zander, give in to her own desperate need to be with him.

“You’re just crazy,” she muttered, just in case they hadn’t gotten her point.

“Yeah. You’ve said that already.” Terik stretched one long leg out and rested his head on the back of the padded chair in which he sat.

“Doesn’t matter. It’s the plan.”

“It’s a stupid plan,” Melantha muttered. She glared at Terik. “I’m not marrying you.”

“The bonding is much more than a marriage ceremony, and you know it,” Zander said. He directed his intense gaze at Leilani. “You both know it. It will give you the ability to tap into our power when you need it the most.”

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“Yeah. And all we have to do is have sex with you. Typical male plan.” Leilani pushed back a shiver at the thought.

“It’s not a male plan—it’s the way dragon magic is shared.” Zander walked over in front of her and sat on the coffee table.

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