Chapter 52

Cai

‘Share her?’ The dragon screamed inside.

Of all the things that could happen, this had never even been a thought. I wanted to bite his head off. But my mate still cradled it. There was a softness there, something that hadn’t existed before I’d broken the master bond. Had that little trip cost me her?

“Really?” Sonja whispered. Hope danced in her voice. Did she have to sound so excited about it?

I’d given up future children so I could keep her safe. But yet, she was choosing to side with an obsessive vampire?

“Cai,” she grabbed my hand with her one good one. Her injury was forgotten as she beamed at me. “We can be together,” she whispered the words as if they were some spell.

My stomach clenched, threatening to lose anything we’d ever devoured in the past. All I wanted to do was grab her, shift into my dragon, and fly far away and never let anyone near her again. But how could I?

“We can,” I agreed, head bowing. “But, things aren