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Tyson’s controlled dive turned into a free fall. Except he was a massive three-story dragon who took up half the room.
Drukpa’s eyes bugged. “Nooo.”
Everybody that could dove for the edges of the room. I scampered back, unwilling to turn my back on Drukpa.
Tyson’s body hit the floor with a boom, shaking the very foundation of the fort. One of his back legs and tail tangled in the same gelatinous spell holding Tenzin in place while his limp body splatted. My mind raced, and worry tried to control my actions.
Three-story magical dragon, three-story fall. Tyson’s fine. His ego will hurt more than his body.
But the same was not true for anyone under him.
I made eye contact with Rehan, who hadn’t needed to dive for cover but continued to secure Drukpa’s minions. He pulled zip ties out of a gunman’s pockets and efficiently secured the man’s hands. Ogden lay flat on his back, jammed partly under the bar with a bottle of whisky in each hand as if he’d kept them from smashing on the floor.
Aww, a man after your own heart. Liquor first. Always.
Lux! I took a single step towards Tyson, searching for my fourth. But I couldn’t see any sign of the already injured air prince. I pressed Lux’s mark on my thigh, reaching out through the bond connecting us, but I still felt nothing. It should be two ways. I didn’t know much about mate marks, but everything I’d read said they were a two-way link. I should be able to feel something.
Not that you’ve tried.
I thought it was a curse.
But it’s not, is it?
My heart fluttered. They could be mine if I fixed this. Maybe.
Yes, Jay, let them in. Feel the power of the dark side.
Dust from cracked plasters and settling debris slowly fell to the floor.
Og picked himself up first, sprinting to Tyson before disappearing behind his dragon body. I counted on him to search for Lux. Tenzin still bled out, stuck in Drukpa’s sticky barrier. Fuck. Part of Tyson’s massive dragon body had to have hit the barrier as well. Now, dead or alive, Drukpa and the ring on his finger, which controlled said barrier, was stuck under Tyson. This was a disaster.
Lux might not be alive.
Don’t focus on ‘mights.’
I trembled. I needed to move. Do something.
Rehan stepped to my side. He’d called me out on my bull shit. He had every right to throw it in my face.
But he didn’t. He held out a hand to help me up. “Are you okay, love?”
My heart cracked. I didn’t deserve him. I didn’t deserve any of them.
“Lux!” Og yelled. “Rehan, help me.”
Rehan locked his gaze with mine.
“It’s just my ego that hurts, go,” I said.
The moment the words left my mouth, Rehan bolted toward Og.
I managed to haul my bruised body and soul to a standing position and turned to face the consequences of my choices.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
OGDEN
Iwoke up with no concept of how much time had passed or even where I was. A soft mattress with silk sheets pooled around me, and someone’s head rested on my stomach. I looked down to find Lux softly snoring.
