“You asked me earlier where I’m staying.” He pulled me by the hand until I was standing flush against him.
“I did,” I said. I knew what he was getting at and I knew that I was going to say yes. It didn’t matter that I’d never had a one-night stand. Something about this man was addictive. I needed more of his touch.
“Would you like me to show you?”
*
When a handsome billionaire moves to the small town of Bell City Tennessee, investigative journalist Thea Donnelly becomes obsessed with uncovering his mysterious past. She never dreams that the truth will lead to magic, dragons, and murderous cults. Though her attraction for the dragon shifter Tahir Gujic is undeniable, her desire to get to the bottom of the mystery forces them apart. When she is kidnapped by an order of murderous knights, he risks it all to come to her rescue. Will Thea do the same when she’s the one making the choice?

The Dragon’s Treasured Mate is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Dragon's Treasured Mate

Popescu steadily approached me, holding the armlet out before him like a shield. I stepped backwards until my back connected with the wall. No, he was wielding it like a sword. Everything about his expression and his body language spoke of restrained violence. He fully intended to hurt me. 


I couldn’t look away from his grim, pale face. My heart was thundering and there was a tension in my muscles pushing me to move, but I couldn’t. There was nowhere to run to. I was trapped. 


I found myself struggling to hold my hands up, despite my best effort to keep the knife raised between us. It was the armlet. I could see a pale glow emanating from the sapphires and the closer it got to me, the harder it was for me to keep my arms up. Finally, the knife clattered from my hands. 


Chapter 32 : Help