Mated to Dragons novel

---- 77. NATE Two hundred and ten lives were lost. More from the other kingdom than from ours. I was proud of our men. The days training them didn't go to waste. I thought it might have been due to all the complaining they did whenever we trained. I turned away from the dead bodies and focused on the men whose wounds were being treated. Some looked like they were ready to pass out. Ahand slammed down on my shoulder , making me tense.

The grip on my sword tightened , but the man stepped into view. I relaxed slightly until my eyes locked with his. I swallowed, fear filling me. "What happened?" "Where's Lucas?" I nodded in the direction. "We havea situation." Mason started making his way towards him, and after a few seconds of hesitation , I followed. Gripping Lucas's arm, he said something close to his ear and then nodded to a spot away from everyone. I could feel the nervous energy radiating off him as I ---- got closer.

There was also anger and the lingering traces of fear. "Sutton tried to grab Angel," he said. "Ts she okay?" "Was she hurt?" I questioned. Mason held up a hand and swallowed as he shook his head. "She's not here." Shock left me speechless. "He took her?" Lucas growled , eyes darkening with anger. "We need to gather men to go get her immediately." Mason gripped Lucas's arm to stop him before he could walk away. "He doesn't have her," Mason said softly.

" Apparently Father knew what was being planned. He grabbed Angel last night while we were occupied outside. Xavier said that it's to protect Angel from Sutton." "Where did he take her?" He hesitated . "He didn't say. But that's not the only problem we have." "Tt definitely can't be worse than Father kidnapping our mate," I snarled. ---- "Tt is. Mother is gone. They helped her." "sutton?" Mason nodded. Lucas muttered a curse as he started pacing. How could she work with the enemy?

What was she hoping to achieve? She wanted a war, but what would that get her? It was all about power for her and she didn't even care how many people were hurt in the process. Gripping Lucas's arms, I reached for Mason and tugged him closer until we stood ina circle. "Don't make any hasty decisions ," I told Lucas. "We need to be calm and think about this carefully before we act." Lucas snarled. My hold on his arm tightened. "Xavier said he took Angel to protect her," Mason said softly.

"Or it's a ploy to win our trust," Lucas growled. "We trust him, and he hands our mate over to Mother to prove his loyalty to her." "you think he would help her?" My eyes locked with his. "He's not like that." His lips curled into a sneer, but he remained silent. "