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“Mine too,” Leo said. “You heard what the Mountholden sire said. They have paid their tithe to the druids. The Mountholdens are as clueless as us,”

“Do you think the druids will help?”

Leo didn’t speak for a while. “They’re a strange bunch and keep to themselves.”

“It’s funny, but I suggested to my friend we take time off and have a vacation on Lindisfarne. The locals call it Holy Island. You can drive along the causeway if the tide is right. I thought it would be a suitable place to hide where Tony might have trouble locating us. Is it possible to get to the island from here? I’m desperate to hug my daughter.”

“We, my lodestone. We will ask the druids if they’ll allow us to pass through their world and onto Lindisfarne. Ask if this is possible.”

“What if the druid’s magic is failing, and that’s the problem? I mean, do you understand how the magic works?”

“It doesn’t matter as long as the barrier is functional.”

“Perhaps dragons should’ve asked questions.”

“Once we have an audience with the druids, we should have some answers, and our options will be clearer.”

“I just want to hold my daughter,” Liza blurted out. Tears formed behind her eyes, and the lump in her throat threatened to choke her. Repeated swallowing did little to shift the obstruction.

“I know.” Leo stroked his hand down her spine. “We’ll find a way. I promise.”

Liza pressed closer to Leo and kissed his throat. “Cherry and Rena will do their best, but I know Tony will prove difficult. The lengths he’s willing to go to get his way scares me.”

“You have a valiant heart, my lodestone. Believe in your friend, your sister. They will do their part while we do ours.”

“You make it sound so easy.”

“I found you,” he said. “My true mate. We will rescue our daughter.”

“Our daughter?”

“Well, I hope to have more children, because our number one daughter will require siblings. But you are my mate, so that makes Joanna mine. You are both mine to protect.”

“I love you, Leonidas, Champion of the Skies. What about your parents and Nan’s family? Won’t they cause trouble?”

“Once we reach Smoking Isle, we’ll investigate on the down-low. I’m positive the druids will create difficulties. We will require patience.”

“Oh, joy,” Liza said. “I’m not a patient person.”

“Unfortunately, there is a protocol.If we meet with the older druids, they will insist on doing everything according to the old ways.”

“Oh, joy.” Liza said again, this time with a roll of her eyes.

“We will reunite with your daughter. This, I promise, since I will accept nothing less.”

Liza kissed Leo, and he kissed her back, morphing their exchange into passion. Hands stroked, and mouths caressed. Bodies softened, and Liza marveled at how right this was between them. How easy yet exciting their relationship was. How happy Leo made her. She explored his sexy pectoral muscles, tasting his skin, his mouth. Leo groaned and rolled her under him. He licked and sucked and drove the passion between them higher.

She parted her legs in silent invitation, and he filled her, loving her long into the night.

Nothing had ever felt so good, so right, so perfect.

Liza loved her dragon-man with everything she had, and once they discovered a way to retrieve Joanna, her happiness would overflow.