Chapter 69. Befriend a Dragon

Allen and Greyson watched helplessly as Ximena was dragged from her cage, their snarls of outrage doing nothing but amuse Narcissa as she made her way out of the dungeon through a side door, clearly looking forward to exacting her method of punishment on Lexi’s mother.

Eromaug wasted no time in entering the cell and approaching Aoife, who’s huddled form didn’t even register the imminent threat that she was facing.

“Aoife! Wake up! Don’t let him touch you!” Allen yelled through the bars.

“If you so much as touch her…” Greyson began but Eromaug’s snarl was enough to silence him.

“Just shut the fuck up.” Eromaug snapped, “There’s nothing you can do from your position in there and even if you could, you would be no more annoying to me than a pair of fleas, so stop posturing.”

“You’re so full of yourself, you know that? What gives you the right to toy with people’s lives?” Greyson continued, pressing himself against the bars once more and ignoring the sizzle