Page 57 of The Black Dragon
“You said you needed the key to open the caverndoor where the baby dragons hid.” Ariel made a snap decision. “I’ll give you the key, if you take me withyou.”
His expression turned guarded. “Why do you wish to enter thecave?”
“I have to find out the truth. All the books I’ve read about dragons, the ancient texts, say that real dragons respond to the touch of dragon shifters. It’s not until they are grown that real dragons cantolerate Others riding them. A baby dragon will easily tolerate a dragon shifter, even a half-breed, touchingthem.”
How she wished she had her own defense mechanism – something to erect a hard shell around herself so she wouldn’t hurt any longer. If she did have dragon blood, why couldn’t she have scales around herheart?
Justin didn’t look convinced. “It’s too dangerous. I won’triskit.”
Ariel shrugged. “Then I won’t tell you where the keyis.”
He jammed his hands into his jeans pockets. “All right. Get thekey.”
