Where’s the portal?! My heart froze at the thought of returning to my home world. Just a little more—and I’ll see my son! But something went wrong. Seconds dragged on, and the long-awaited portal still wouldn’t open.
The dragon looked at me like a predator at its prey. An unblinking, inquisitive gaze of black eyes terrified me. “Victoria,” he rasped, squeezing my hands even tighter. The tattoos on my wrists ached more strongly. “From this moment on, you are my lawful wife.”
I swayed, realizing my own foolishness and naivety. He never planned to take me back from the very beginning. Anger blinded my eyes, and forgetting myself, I threw myself at the dragon with my fists.
“I knew you’d rush into my arms!” of course—he caught my hands easily and pressed them to his hot chest. “Be patient until night,” Reine winked at me.