Page 123 of Alpha Dragon's Mating Contract
With Larei still on the loose, Raptor had briefed his staff on a possible breach in security. Everyone had their roles in case of an emergency; Walren’s was to go into the office and stay there with Zebbie.
Walren exchanged a look with Raptor.
“Go,” Raptor said. “I’ll deal with this.”
Servers were still popping by the kitchen to pick up orders; the dinner crowd was in full swing. If someone attacked Nood’s Good now... It would be disastrous.
“Be safe,” Walren said, already ducking into the office.
“Will do.”
Walren pressed his ear to the doorjamb, straining his senses.
More footsteps had joined the first, approaching the back entrance. Walren gulped. Even though Raptor was proficient at fighting, he was still just one man.
Walren pulled out his phone and typed a message to the alpha group chat—the one that contained all of his and Raptor’s friends. Just in case.
“Surrender that omega and baby,” a too-familiar voice said.
Larei.
Walren’s stomach clenched.
“What makes you think I will?” Raptor drawled. “The only time they’ll go willingly with you is when hell freezes over.”
“I have backup,” Larei sneered. “You won’t win.”
Two pairs of footsteps came forward. There came the sound of flesh on flesh; someone grunted.
Two bodies hit the ground hard.
“I don’t know, Asswipe,” Raptor said. “I could give you a face rearrangement. We’ll be done with this in—”
His words cut off with a wheeze.
Did someone hex him?Walren thought.
“Fuck,” Raptor hissed. “Not right now!”
Walren’s eyes widened. Surely... Surely Raptor hadn’t just gone into rut?
Someone else stepped forward and landed two meaty thuds.
Raptor snarled, breathing hard. Someone had hit him. He was in rut and surrounded, all alone against several people.
If he went down...
Raptor had told Walren once that dragon babies were especially sought after because they were rare. Becausedragonshad been hunted and were now in hiding, and adult dragons were just as valuable as their babies.
If Larei found out what Raptor was, then Raptor would be in danger, too.
How good was Raptor in a fight, when he was distracted by his rut?
“Oh, gods,” Walren whispered.
“Stay in there,” Raptor muttered.
No, Walren couldn’t.
