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“We’re here.” The man pressed his lips together when he saw that Damek was not amused. “I thought you might like to know since there seems to be some sort of commotion.”
“What kind of commotion?” Damek climbed out of the car and reached back to help May out. She smoothed the hot little red dress she wore and reached up to pat her hair back into place. He had messed it up a bit. Hell, if he’d had his way, he would have combed it out of the little up-do she had it in. Somehow, he’d known that wouldn’t have endeared himself to her much at the moment.
May looked around at the men running to and fro with various types of equipment. That adorable little crease appeared between her eyes. “What’s going on?”
“Why don’t we find out, little one?” Damek held out his hand and waited for her to take it.
With a small smile, May reached out and laced her fingers with his. “I’m never going to hear the end of this, you know.”
Damek frowned. “I’m not sure I know what you mean.”
“My sisters always teased me that the man I would end up falling for would be built like Mr. Universe.” May tilted her head and gave him a grin. “Apparently, they were right.”
“So, you’ve fallen for me?” Damek couldn’t help his smile. Gods, he was the luckiest dragon on the face of the Earth. Who could want more than May with her laughing brown eyes and hair the color of the richest, most-fertile soil?
He watched as she released his hand and stretched, her full breasts pressing against the bodice of her dress as she raised her arms in the air and arched her back. His throat went dry at the vision of her lush curves moving so sensuously in front of him. All of the blood rushed from his brain and headed south as he watched his mate just being herself.
One of the workers he recognized ran up and handed him a radio. “Glad to have you back, sir.”
The radio crackled when he turned it on. A voice came through, sounding excited and a little panicked. “Get some equipment up here. There’s a cave with ancient art and some kind of strange writing.”
Everyone scrambled to the side of the mountain. It didn’t seem to matter that it would take them an hour or more to get where they wanted to go. Excited, some men hurried to their vehicles while some took off on foot.
“What is it?” May asked as he hurried her toward a truck. “What’s going on?”
“Plants aren’t the only thing we’ve been looking for.” Opening the back door, he waited until she sat down, helped her with her seatbelt, and then hurried around to open the door on the other side. “Get your butt over here and drive, Waverly,” he yelled as he climbed into the backseat of the crew cab four-wheel drive. “Follow everyone else up the mountain.”
“What have you been looking for other than plants?” May asked when he moved close, his leg brushing hers.
“Legend has it that there are ancients imprisoned in various parts of the world. We’ve been sponsoring archaeological digs in locations we think are likely places.”
“Why Alaska?”
“Even in ancient times, there weren’t many people who would brave the wilds of this place.” He reached out to take her hand, needing the contact. “We’ve been looking here, Greenland, Siberia, both of the poles, the Sahara, and the jungles of both Africa and Peru.”
“Wow. You’ve been busy.”
“Yes, well, what price can you put on a dragon’s life?” He shook his head with a sigh. “If even only one of the legends turn out to be true, and we are able to free one soul from an eternity of incarceration, it will be worth every penny spent and every day lost.”
They came to a stop behind a line of vehicles in front of a sheer cliff face. Bingham, his on-site archaeologist and research assistant opened the door. “You won’t believe this.” His face was red, his eyes bright with excitement. “I think we’ve found something.” He pointed to what appeared to be
“We’re here.” The man pressed his lips together when he saw that Damek was not amused. “I thought you might like to know since there seems to be some sort of commotion.”
“What kind of commotion?” Damek climbed out of the car and reached back to help May out. She smoothed the hot little red dress she wore and reached up to pat her hair back into place. He had messed it up a bit. Hell, if he’d had his way, he would have combed it out of the little up-do she had it in. Somehow, he’d known that wouldn’t have endeared himself to her much at the moment.
May looked around at the men running to and fro with various types of equipment. That adorable little crease appeared between her eyes. “What’s going on?”
“Why don’t we find out, little one?” Damek held out his hand and waited for her to take it.
With a small smile, May reached out and laced her fingers with his. “I’m never going to hear the end of this, you know.”
Damek frowned. “I’m not sure I know what you mean.”
“My sisters always teased me that the man I would end up falling for would be built like Mr. Universe.” May tilted her head and gave him a grin. “Apparently, they were right.”
“So, you’ve fallen for me?” Damek couldn’t help his smile. Gods, he was the luckiest dragon on the face of the Earth. Who could want more than May with her laughing brown eyes and hair the color of the richest, most-fertile soil?
He watched as she released his hand and stretched, her full breasts pressing against the bodice of her dress as she raised her arms in the air and arched her back. His throat went dry at the vision of her lush curves moving so sensuously in front of him. All of the blood rushed from his brain and headed south as he watched his mate just being herself.
One of the workers he recognized ran up and handed him a radio. “Glad to have you back, sir.”
The radio crackled when he turned it on. A voice came through, sounding excited and a little panicked. “Get some equipment up here. There’s a cave with ancient art and some kind of strange writing.”
Everyone scrambled to the side of the mountain. It didn’t seem to matter that it would take them an hour or more to get where they wanted to go. Excited, some men hurried to their vehicles while some took off on foot.
“What is it?” May asked as he hurried her toward a truck. “What’s going on?”
“Plants aren’t the only thing we’ve been looking for.” Opening the back door, he waited until she sat down, helped her with her seatbelt, and then hurried around to open the door on the other side. “Get your butt over here and drive, Waverly,” he yelled as he climbed into the backseat of the crew cab four-wheel drive. “Follow everyone else up the mountain.”
“What have you been looking for other than plants?” May asked when he moved close, his leg brushing hers.
“Legend has it that there are ancients imprisoned in various parts of the world. We’ve been sponsoring archaeological digs in locations we think are likely places.”
“Why Alaska?”
“Even in ancient times, there weren’t many people who would brave the wilds of this place.” He reached out to take her hand, needing the contact. “We’ve been looking here, Greenland, Siberia, both of the poles, the Sahara, and the jungles of both Africa and Peru.”
“Wow. You’ve been busy.”
“Yes, well, what price can you put on a dragon’s life?” He shook his head with a sigh. “If even only one of the legends turn out to be true, and we are able to free one soul from an eternity of incarceration, it will be worth every penny spent and every day lost.”
They came to a stop behind a line of vehicles in front of a sheer cliff face. Bingham, his on-site archaeologist and research assistant opened the door. “You won’t believe this.” His face was red, his eyes bright with excitement. “I think we’ve found something.” He pointed to what appeared to be
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