“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

The gems encircling the globe at the top of the scepter were glowing. 


“How—” Popescu muttered out, but I was just confused as he was.


How I made it work I didn’t know, but I did. The confusion on Popescu’s face quickly gave way to rage and he ran at me like a man possessed. I held the scepter out in front of me and hoped that I could make it fire somehow. The feeling of warmth from the metal rose rapidly, but it never burned me. 


A ball of white light shot from the scepter and knocked Popescu to the ground before he could reach me. My palms stung from the force of the blast, but otherwise I felt fine. I was surprised. I expected to feel drained or even hurt after using one of the artifacts, but there wasn’t anything like that. 


Chapter 45 : Not Over Yet