Mated to Dragons novel

---- 79. LUCAS "You can't show up with a fucking army!" Nate hissed as he stormed closer. He had changed his clothes but still had his sword strapped to his hips. I flinched when my eyes locked with his. Nate was furious. I could tell by the way his eyes changed from normal to his dragon eyes. "Tf you show up with an army, he's going to think that you want to attack him." "J do because he tried to go after our mate," I told him.

"Lucas , I promised Angel that we would try to talk things over before we kill anyone." I glared at him. "You made that promise not me." Nate took a step closer. I stood taller and turned to face him fully. His eyes darted over my face. "You don't only have a kingdom to think about, you have a mate as well." He paused. "Everything you do reflects on her.

If we can't work this out then we will have to go to war and the chances of Angel getting hurt then is bigger." The tension drained from my body. ---- Letting out a sigh, I ran a hand through my hair as I turned away from him. He was right. I wasn't really thinking about the consequences . All these years , I only had to think about the kingdom. But now things were different. "She's going to rule at our side," Nate said softly.

" We need to start taking her words into consideration." "T know." "Sutton just lost his mate. Try putting yourself in his shoes." Inodded. My eyes darted around until I located Xavier. "We'll take the usual guards ," I muttered . "Mason should be able to handle things here." Nate didn't look so sure, but he didn't argue. I left him Nate to make all the arrangements . Once I was sure that Mason had a rundown on everything , Nate and I set out.

We reached Sutton's palace just as the sun started to set. I was on edge. My relationship with him was rocky. We didn't always see eye to eye, which was why we didn't havea standing alliance, not on paper anyway. ---- We did what we had to for our kingdoms and that was it. "Try to stay calm," Nate said under his breath as one of his guards escorted us into the castle. I pursed my lips and gave him a stiff nod. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't relax.

No guards were waiting around like there had been the first few times I visited his castle. My eyes darted around as we walked. I expected someone to jump out of the shadows to attack us. But it didn't happen. The guard stopped in front of a dark oak door. He knocked twice, waited a few seconds, and then pushed the door open. Taking a step back, he bowed low and then hurried away. I glanced at Nate. He was frowning, but he said nothing as he tooka step forward and entered the room.

I entered immediately behind him, ready to have his back. We both came to a shocked halt as our eyes locked on Sutton. He sat behind his desk a glass bottle of whiskey open at his side and a half-empty glass in his hand. His eyes were red-rimmed and swollen, and his