Chapter 43

She'd created a batch of the dragon-dampening serum for herself, and she had the vials tucked away safely in her hotel mini-fridge. She went over the list of what she knew about dragons in her head as the taxi drove toward Rurik's nightclub, the Lair.

1. Dragons could grow oldlike thousands of yearsbut for most of their lives they resembled men and women in their mid-thirties.

2. There were more than a dozen breeds, such as Russian Imperials and Nordic ice dragons. Rivalries were common between many of them.

3. Dragons could breathe fire as well as control it.

4. They had protective thick hides with scales. Those scales were often used in magical spells.

5. Dragons could shift between human and dragon forms in seconds.

6. They were obsessed with jewels.

7. For some reason they were sensitive to pure iron. It could both injure them and bind them. While they could be wounded by normal weapons, they healed fast, and only iron weapons could do lasting damage.