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We didn’t have to wait long before we had insight into what Fallon was up to. On the drive back to Ashdown, Thale got a call.
“What? You’re fucking kidding me, aren’t you?”
I searched his face for a hint of what was happening, the voice on the end just muffled static.
“Prepare the transport immediately. We’re on our way.”
Thale disconnected the call and leaned over towards Louis. “Change of plan, Louis. Drive us to the port.”
“Yes, boss.”
Thale turned to me. “Sophia, that was my head guard at the hoard.”
It took me a moment to remember what he meant. We hadn’t talked about it in ages.
“Your hoard?”
Thale nodded, a deep frown upon his face. “Yes. Some alarms have been triggered, and he believes it’s under attack.”
“You think Fallon is responsible?”
“Yes. I doubt it’s
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The water attacked my skin like a thousand blades. I gasped, as shock tore through my body. I choked on the bitter water that entered my mouth, quickly spitting it out. I had to take control. I became aware of shouting behind me, knowing that Jones and Louis would be demanding my return to the boat. I shrugged off the jacket, and left it floating on the surface of the water as and I cut through the ocean with determined strokes. Thank god I knew how to swim. I managed to get a little distance between the boat and me before I heard the expected splash of someone entering the water. Louis would be coming after me. I pushed on. Louis’s weight and muscle-clad frame would slow him down in the water, whereas my slim body would give me an advantage. I kicked violently, dipping my head in and out of the sea to come up for breath. I knew there was every chance I could be taken away from the island by the current, but I had to try. I had to keep going. Occasionally I h
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I wanted to stay by Danny’s side so I could question him as soon as he woke up, but Thale refused. I had already pushed him to his limits tonight, and I had no wish to test them further. Instead, I agreed for one of Thale’s men to alert me as soon as Danny woke up.“Try to get some rest. You can sleep here.” Thale’s tone was flat as he showed me to a bedroom.The fortress was exactly how it sounded. A cold metal window-less box. The majority of it appeared to be built underground. This room was no warmer, only a simple wire framed bed shrouded in dark polyester sheets sat within the walls. I noted what looked like a hatch for storage opposite.“What about you? You haven’t slept since yesterday either?”“I’ll be fine. I don’t need as much sleep as humans. Besides, I need to figure out if this was anything to do with Fallon or not.”He was barely looking at me, and I so badly wan
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Danny had refused to believe me. That was until he couldn’t get hold of Mack, then I could see the doubt creeping in. Thale still had him in silver shackles, although the look on Danny’s face told me that he barely had any fight left.“How could he do this to me?” I faintly heard Danny mumble.I didn’t respond. I was too busy pacing up and down the room, waiting for news of what we were going to do next. Louis had been gone for over 30 minutes. I would have expected them to have come and got me by now. I stopped suddenly. What if they had gone to confront Fallon without me? I would never forgive Thale if they had.“Sophia!”Danny shouting my name made me spin round. “What Danny?”“I was asking you why Mack is working for Fallon.”I bristled with irritation. “Because he’s fucking one of the female dragons, and he thinks they have a better chance at winning than you.
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We left Danny alone with Louis so he could talk to Thomas. The plan was to bring him here as soon as possible. I wanted to get Thale away from Danny. He was barely containing his rage and I could feel the tension radiating off him. I also needed to fix this between us. Ever since I had defended Danny from his beating, I could feel Thale slipping away from me. I knew he felt betrayed. I wanted to show him that wasn’t the case. I was his. I would always be his now.“Come back to the bedroom with me.”He raised his eyebrow. “Why?”“Just…please, okay?” I took hold of his hand tracing my thumb over the back of it.He looked at the action, his body stilling. “I don’t think that’s a good idea Sophia. There is too much going on. Don’t you want to focus on that?”I edged towards him. “What I want, is to close this gap between us.” I leaned up, watching him regar
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“Where’s the hoard then?” I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.We were still lying bed, although I was now positioned next to him while he stroked my arm gently with his fingertips.He laughed. “It’s much further down into the ground with various locked doors before you can actually get to it.”“Will you show me? While we’re waiting for Thomas to arrive?” I was desperately curious to see what all the fuss was about. And despite Thale telling me it wasn’t a cavern full of gold and jewels, that’s what I still had in my head.He turned his face to me, his outgrown stubble from not shaving making him look even more masculine that usual. “I suppose. You’ll have to put some clothes on first though,” he smirked wickedly.I had definitely won him back.We got dressed quickly, both of us knowing that if we didn’t, we’d fall right back into bed.
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He didn’t take his eyes off me as I pulled the sweats from my skin. Not too long ago, I would have felt shy or embarrassed to strip off in front of any man. Thale was different. He was mine. He was devoted to me. Exposing myself like this to him was a way of proving that I felt the same way about him. My bare feet stepped towards him on the concrete floor, taking up my position again on his lap. His palms came to rest on my hips. The sensation of his strong hands enough to make me wetter than I already was. I traced my fingertips down his chest, the action making his breath quicken as I got lower. Reaching the zip of his jeans I pulled it down, the sound making me restless for what was underneath. He lifted himself up a little so I could drag the items down, allowing his now stiff cock to be set free. This time I didn’t want any foreplay. I didn’t even want to kiss him. I only desired to observe his features as I made my next move.I took hold of h
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Relief washed through me. Maybe all of this could be fixed. Jack and I could be normal human beings without this terrible responsibility. Our relationship had taken such a battering recently. This would give us the chance to find our way back to each other. “Okay, so how do I do it?”Thomas frowned at me, scratching the back of his head. “Actually Sophia, I don’t think you can do it.”I shook my head in confusion. “What do you mean? I’m the guardian? Aren’t I the one who is meant to control the stone?”“Not as such. You’re the guardian, but you aren’t the creator. Hereti was. Only the creator can destroy the stone.” Thomas began riffling through one of the books in front of him, the yellow pages rustling under his fingers.Doubt began to creep back into me. I already knew I was going to do anything I could to get Jack home safe. Even if that meant giving Fallon what he wanted.
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On the drive there I tried to think of some ingenious plan to trick Fallon into destroying the stone. Nothing came to me though. Nothing. I could tell Thale was trying to do the same thing, his brow permanently creased in thought.Shortly before arriving, I reached out for his hand. He looked up at me.“Thale, if we can’t think of something, you know I’m going to have to do what he tells me. Don’t you? No matter the cost. My brother comes first.”He nodded and squeezed my hand. “I know Sophia. I will stand by whatever decision you make.”I exhaled heavily, allowing him to pull me against his chest as Louis drove us the rest of the way in silence.Fallon’s home seemed even more imposing than it had before, but I did at least feel an element of hope at the prospect of being able to see Jack again.As we stepped out of the car, we were greeted by two burly looking men with dark suits and glasses.
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