The Exiled Dragon
My dragon clawed around the base of the tree wanting to finish the job.
“Why are you here?” As much as my hunch told me they were looking for Odessa, I didn’t want to believe it. Maybe they were hunting someone else.
“Some slave to the Duke in Vamparia,” he rasped. “Please let me go.” I snarled, my fire burning into my neck.
“What slave?” I pushed.
“A girl named Odessa. She is the Duke’s old blood bag. She is supposed to become the duchess. Taking her as a mate,” his breathing labored, spat out blood from his mouth. Blood pooled at the base of the tree, surely a gash in his gut.