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Iris quickly asked, “When can I leave this place? Is Antony really going to keep me here?”
“In all honesty, I don’t know. But he could keep you here forever, if he wanted to. I’ve worked with him and his team for months now, and Holbrook seems to have a lot of sway with both the human government and the DDA specifically.”
“Tell me what you can.”
“There’s not much more I can share, without repercussions. But there is a little…”
As Scarlett removed her thought-translation device, Iris listened to the dragonwoman’s information.
It wasn’t much, but by the end, Iris had a slightly better idea of how things were run. Mainly, Antony was in charge of an elite team of humans and dragon-shifters. They did missions, but Scarlett didn’t know the specifics. She mainly patched people up and focused on her prototypes.
Once the female finished taking off the device, Scarlett added, “I’ll check in on you in a little while, after they feed you. I’ll bring the interpreter device, but you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to. Especially if Antony is here, since your dragon might voice her lusty thoughts. Although I have to admit, his face would be priceless if she did.”
Iris grunted, and Scarlett laughed. “Hey, whoever you fancy, that’s your business. But I need to go. I’ll see you later.”
With that, the doctor left, and Iris finally spoke to her dragon.You would say your randy words again out loud, with him here, wouldn’t you?
Of course. Because you’d rather die than tell him you want him naked and inside us.
Being attracted to someone doesn’t mean I’m going to strip and instantly ask them to fuck me.
Why not? It would make things easier.
Except humans have those pesky decency laws…
I somehow doubt Antony would report us. He wants us too.
How do you know that?
I pay attention.
That’s all you’re going to say?
Yes. Now, I’m tired. That took a lot of work. Let’s nap.
Her beast didn’t wait for a reply but instead curled up and went to sleep. And since Iris’s mind hummed, she stared at the wall, wondering when she could leave and get as far away from Antony Holbrook as possible. Her dragon’s interest hadn’t waned with time, and that worried her.
Because if, and that was a big if, she kissed him and he turned out to be her true mate, it would ruin everything she’d ever worked for.
Chapter Seven
Five days later, Antony sat in front of Rosalind Abbott, the Director of the Department of Dragon Affairs, and waited for her to speak. He’d been bloody summoned right before Dr. Turner’s examination to determine if Iris could shift back to her human form.
But while he could technically reschedule the meeting with the DDA Director, Antony knew it might cost him a few favors. Ones he’d rather keep for later.
So he currently sat, ankle propped over his knee, and tried his best to look bored.
Rosalind finally spoke. “We need to discuss the rogue dragon problem.”
“Ah, yes. So they finally showed you the report?”
“I’m going to ignore your insolence for now, only because we have more important matters to discuss. After all, a human family discovering a mass grave of dead dragons is a ticking time bomb.”
Antony had only learned of the discovery a few hours before. Even now, he had most of his team going to find out what they could. Discreetly, of course. “Keeping the humans quiet is your problem, not mine.”
“Which would’ve been easier if the teenager hadn’t live-streamed it to the world.”
“I will never understand teenagers and their need to share everything. But regardless of the blip, make it seem staged. Or created with AI.”
