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mental sigh. Damn.
    “So, are you well?” His voice caressed her, and she hated him for it.
    “Yes. I’m back to normal and plan on hunting my captors.”
    He spun and pierced her with blazing green eyes. “I told you, I will kill them for what they did to you. You will stay away from them.”
    Hers narrowed until she stared through slits. “You don’t own me. I will take care of this myself.”
    In two steps, he stood in front of her, and large hands touched the wall above her shoulders while his body pinned her.
    She had nowhere to go. His erection pushed into her belly, and her breath caught in her lungs. Hands splayed on his pecs, she shoved. “Get off me.”
    His upper lip curled. “You will not place yourself in danger.”
    Her chest heaved as she tried to regain her composure. Having him this close muddled her brain, making it hard to think. “You can’t stop me.” She spoke through gritted teeth, more from desire heating in her veins than anger at his possessiveness.
    His lips brushed the rim of her ear. “Oh, but I can. I still hold the magic bands I removed earlier. I will not hesitate to use them again.”
    “Bastard!”
    “Yes, I am. Don’t challenge me.” He let his power slide along her skin, reminding her what he was capable of.
    “Caleb, why do you care? You know it’s impossible for us to mate.” She could hardly wait to hear his response.
    “Irrelevant. You are still mine, and a dragon always takes care of what belongs to him.”
    Possessive bastard! She wanted to be angry but wasn’t in the mood to fight with him. There would be time for that later. Besides, she hated to admit she could use his help. “Fine, how about a compromise?” She needed him to either stop breathing in her ear or run his tongue along her neck and nip at her flesh. At the moment, she didn’t care which.
    He leaned back to look at her, still keeping her confined. “Such as?”
    “Let me go with you. We can take them down together.” She swallowed hard, hoping he’d accept the offer.
    His nose ran along the crook of her neck, inhaling. He stopped between her breasts and planted a kiss.
    Her heart stopped.
    The urge to shove him to the floor and have him buried deep inside her made her head spin. She resisted, not wanting to kill him. Yet.
    “You know I don’t have to accommodate you, but this I will grant.” He raised his head from her bosom, eyes swirling back to brown. “I understand the need you have to seek vengeance.”
    She flicked her tongue out and licked her bottom lip. He stared. If possible, his cock stiffened more against her. “Thank you.”
    He pushed away and moved back to the bench. While sitting, he wiped the towel across his face. “Why do you suppose they did it?”
    She gasped and tried to regulate her breathing after his close proximity. “Who did what?”
    He looked up. “The gods. Why do you suppose they did this to us?”
    “I wish I knew.”
    * * * *
    Odage stood outside the cell. Qadira pinned him with her emerald gaze; if she had her powers, there was no doubt he would burst into a ball of flames.
    “What is the meaning of this?” she hissed.
    “I am sorry, My Lady, but it was necessary,” Odage replied.
    Pale fingers wrapped around the bars, and she shook it to no avail. “Zarek!” Qadira looked up at the ceiling as if the gesture would bring her husband, the most powerful god alive.
    Odage cringed and hoped like hell the cloaking spell worked. “He can’t hear you.”
    “Odage, I’m giving you ten seconds to release me. If you do not do as I instruct, when I finally free myself from this prison, you will rue the day you were born.”
    “I already do, My Lady.” He dropped to the floor and bowed before his creator. So many things needed forgiveness Where to begin? Did he start with the murder of the vampire queen? No. It started way before then. Here, on this very mountain. This fucking piece of rock that had become his prison.
    The goddess knelt to the floor,