Page 44 of Her Silent Knight

“I would never harm her.”

What do you plan to do?

“Teach her a lesson.”

How? Do not hurt her.

“She hurt us.”

But she...

“Silence. Do not defend her.”

I will always defend our mate.

“Mate. I think we got it wrong. She’s not ours.”

When she touches us, when we’re touching her, we can speak.

“She’s not ours. Our fire is just drawn to her fire. We’re the only dragon we’ve encountered on this plane. Our fire seeks a kindred spirit. She’s the closest. Simple as that.”

You don’t believe that lie.

Whether he believed it or not didn’t matter. She didn’t believe they were mates. That statement had left her mouth so easily and with no remorse. As she uttered those words, he’d felt something inside him break.

I felt it too.

“I’ve been here this long and I haven’t fallen apart. I’ve never let my guard down. I’ve never felt broken. Yet this witch enters my life and all those things happen. Never again. I won’t allow that shit to ever...”

Kaede stilled. His dragon’s roar rumbled through his chest. That smell! Shredders. Fuck. Kaede took five steps back and rushed the door. It cracked but didn’t bow under his strength. Fuck!

Hurry.

Smoke billowed from his nose as he rammed the door again. Fuck! He kicked the door as hard as he could. More cracking sound.

It should’ve fallen by now. Her magic is holding it up.

“Dragon, rise up.”

Her home is too small to shift in.

“Just your fire. Give it to me. All of it.”

We will burn this house down.

The sound of screeching reached his ears.

“Fuck this house,” he yelled. “Fire up.”

He could smell blood. Not the rotting odor that came from shredders. He smelled his mate’s blood. Flames licked at his skin as his dragon obeyed him.

“More,”Kaede shouted.

Fire erupted from inside him setting his entire body ablaze. He took seven steps back then lowered his shoulder. He sent up a silent prayer. Please God, don’t let me be too late. Roaring loudly, he raced toward the bedroom door.

Before he reached it, he opened his mouth. Flames spewed forth, lighting up the door. He prayed his fire was strong enough to weaken her magic.

It will be. I will make it so.