Dragons of Mars Box Set by Leslie Chase & Juno Wells

Author:Leslie Chase & Juno Wells [Chase, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

For all Markath's concern, the journey to the tower in the middle of the city was uneventful. A few times he heard movement, and once he disturbed a flying animal about the size of an Earth cat, but nothing attacked him. Perhaps, even wounded, he reminded the animals here of the dragons who'd once hunted their ancestors. Or maybe he was simply lucky, though his circumstances made that seem unlikely. What kind of luck would leave a warrior injured, buried, and separated from his mate?

The palace in front of him shone with flickering lights as he gazed up at it. By the standards of the old empire, it wasn't anything too impressive. Still, it was beyond the ability of anyone on Mars to build now. Made from a single piece of black crystal, grown to join the cave floor with the roof high above, it was impressive and showy. More so, in some ways, than Verikan's Imperial Palace at Marsport.

Unlike the Imperial Palace, this one didn't seem to have an entrance at ground level. It was built for dragons, after all, and who would have thought that they would need to enter on foot?

What of the servants? Markath asked himself. Perhaps, though, they hadn't had any servants. Whoever had owned this place had been rich and powerful, but not every nobleman wanted flunkies at their private retreats. Markath found himself going through the list of noble dragons who'd been on Mars when the Empire fell. It wasn't a long list, but he hadn't known any of them personally. It didn't matter, anyway.

If there was a way in, it wasn't visible from the outside.

Following the featureless black surface around, he kept his eyes out for any sign of a door. It seemed hopeless, though. Between the fog and his wounds, his focus kept slipping, and his mind went to Amanda, trapped outside with the humans. Humans who seemed perfectly willing to kill their own for a bigger share of profit, which didn't speak well for her survival.

Stopping and leaning against the wall, he bit down on the rage that burned within him. The fury of a dragon was a terrible thing, and he couldn't afford to allow it to overwhelm him. Not here and now — if he did, he'd lose all control and throw himself at the nearest enemy. Which would do nothing to save his Amanda, and she was all that mattered.

I have to stay calm and find a way out of here. Anything else and I will have failed her.

He pushed himself away from the wall, leaving a bloody hand print behind. Around the corner of the building, he saw something that gave him hope. One of the nearby towers had collapsed against the black palace, and the ruins reached nearly to a balcony that protruded high above the ground. Markath hauled himself up the mound of rubble, feeling it shift under his weight, and leaped up to grab hold of the slick black crystal.

With a heave, he pulled himself onto the balcony, only to come face to face with a snarling creature.

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