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His hands fisted in the blanket on either side of her shoulders. God, don t say that.
Meda wondered at his vehemence but was soon lost in his passion. The exchange seemed
to have deepened his drive for release. Together, they climbed, bodies undulating as one. Meda
wrapped her legs around his powerful thighs, opening herself to receive him deeper.
Her orgasm built like a storm, sending lightning strands to her extremities until finally, it
exploded. She froze, arched against him, as pleasure whirled through her veins in a blast of
perfect energy. Above her, he groaned, and she felt his seed filling her.
Together, they collapsed to the blanket. Lucan turned to his side, pulling her into the
curve of his arms. She rested her head on his biceps as they each struggled for breath.
Don t ever leave me, he whispered, pushing strands of damp hair from her face.
Her consciousness gasped though outwardly she made no sound. There s so much to
learn, she murmured. You ve changed. You re not the same person you were; I m not the
same, either.
Where it matters we re both the same, he refuted. Meda, I m asking for forever.
Lucan sighed. Just think about it, okay. Right now, I guess we should get back to the main part
of the compound. Janos is expecting us for dinner. The family wants to meet and welcome you.
He reached out a hand and helped her to her feet.
A menacing laugh came from the darkness. Meda flinched and Lucan immediately
stepped in front of her.
Look what we have here, came the voice. A Dragon all alone with his mate.
Terror screeched through Meda as five sets of glowing blue eyes shone from the dark
shadows. Lucan growled. In a split second, dark green, almost black, scales slide over him,
cascading like a waterfall. His body grew taller and wider, his legs becoming as thick as tree
trunks and his wings unfurling around her as she stood close to his back. Spinning, he drew her
into his arms and rushed for the stairs.
Five blasts of energy slammed into them. Lucan took the brunt as the attack sent him
sliding across the slate on his back. Immediately, he leapt to his feet. Fire flared from his mouth
as he sprayed the bevy of Djinn with flames.
Another strike propelled Lucan into a wall, and terror slid through Meda. The cavern that
had so recently echoed with the sounds of passion now resounded with the cacophony of
mayhem. Lucan shook with each barrage, but refused to give quarter. He d seemed so invincible
before, but now, the attackers had him outnumbered as their power held him pinned to the wall
while they continued to strike as one, their strength quintupled by their number.
You Dragons think you re so special and so superior, one of the Djinn ground out.
You re nothing but bullying squatters. Before your kind came here, we were the kings of the
underground. The caverns and the subterranean warrens were our domain. Then you Dragons,
he spat. You came along and pushed us from our homes, started mating with the Elvish, our
women and human women. Then you protected your dwellings, the homes your people stole
from us, with your magic.
We stole nothing, Lucan replied evenly. His arms tightened around Meda, making it
clear he believed they d steal her.
For a long time, your spells kept us out, the leader continued as if Lucan hadn t spoken.
But Dragons must be lazy. Complacent. All we had to do is wait. And finally, your wards began
to crumble. We can get inside your lowest levels. Before long, we ll infiltrate your entire
compound. Too bad, you ll be dead and unable to tell anyone.
The enemies closed in, but there was nothing Lucan could do to escape while he held her
protected to his chest.
Just let me go, she pleaded. There was no way, both of them could survive this
confrontation, but one of them could. He could live. He could warn his people. Obviously, they
wanted her. Their kind had attacked her at the school, too. She knew there was a connection.
Never, Lucan responded. With some difficulty, he turned under their onslaught though
they pummeled him with their fiery balls of energy. With his back to the Djinn, his wings
opened, unfurling behind him. Lucan gathered her high against his chest, protecting her with his
arms and the curve of his body. Wind whistled harshly around them as his large wings propelled
them into the air. He headed for the doorway that would lead them from this place.
Aim for the wing, the one in charge commanded. Follow my lead.
Meda screamed as a net of glowing energy landed over them. It seared into her flesh, and
sizzled around Lucan, hampering his flying but not bringing him down. Suddenly, an explosion
of blood rained to the cave floor beneath them. Lucan bellowed, and they careened at breakneck
speed for the ground. She saw part of his wing already there, still slowly moving but beginning
to curl on itself.
Lucan landed on his back, and she flew from his arms. Her cries echoed around the
cavern as her skin scraped the rock. The Djinn who seemed to be in charge raced to her. His
hand closed on her arm, roughly yanking her to her feet. Frost seeped into her body at his icy
touch. He dragged her further from Lucan as his men closed in on her husband. Now, from the
distance, she could see they d sheared off half of one of his wings. His scales curled from much
of his back, exposing bruised and bleeding skin. He was barely moving, though he struggled to
get to her, his gaze locked on her.
The Djinn scooped one of the shirts from the floor and shoved it at her.
Finish him, he instructed his men, then follow.
No! Meda screamed. The Djinn pulled her backward as the others stood around Lucan.
Their hands raised, and four thick streams of energy flowed forward to twine into one. It
wrapped Lucan s neck, squeezing tight and cutting through his scales.
The leader yanked her into a swirling chasm of dark clouds. It closed around them,
stealing Meda s air and vision as they were sucked through an otherworldly pneumatic passage.
Chapter Six
Maks! Maks, help! Lucan screamed through his thoughts as he prayed that the cavern
wasn t too far from the main compound for his scion to hear and locate him. Panic tore through
him as the band around his throat grew tighter, but it was terror that overrode all. As Lucan s
vision dimmed and the energy lash sliced into his throat, the Djinn leader transporated with
Meda.
Lucan s attackers pulled their power lash even tighter. It cut through his throat,
disconnecting him from his body. As his pain disappeared, it left Lucan in complete despair as
death loomed a moment away. His vision grew dark, his last sight the enemies self-satisfied
looks of victory.
* * * *
It was cold. She was freezing. Meda shuddered as she regained consciousness beneath a
pile of thick blankets. She should be warm because of them, but she wasn t. Instead, she was
chilled so bone-deep, she thought she might never be warm again.
And it didn t matter. A sob shook her as her last vision assailed her Lucan, nearly
ripped apart and helpless, struggling to get to her as she d been sucked into a vortex. She d been
conscious then, but remembered nothing after the opening had shut and the air closed in on her
and the Djinn who d grabbed her.
She did a mental inventory of her body, unsure how much she could or should move. She
didn t want to attract attention, and she couldn t tell if she was injured. The pain she d felt earlier
from the energy net and the skid across the floor had disappeared. To her surprise, other than the
deep cold, she didn t ache.
Cautiously, she looked around. Now that she d assessed her physical condition, she
needed to determine her situation. To her surprise, she was in an opulent room, adorned with
precious gems and infused with glowing light, though she couldn t identify the light source. It
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