Mated to Dragons novel

---- appearance was untidy. "She's not here," he slurred. "We know." He blinked slowly and then raised the glass to his lips. I glanced at Nate. What the hell was going on? I couldn't wrap my head around it. "You sent your men to kidnap her." "Not my men." His eyes darted between us. "This is no longer my kingdom." "T don't understand," Nate muttered. Atired sigh fell from Sutton's lips. "I tried. I tried but Ican't. There's no use living without my Macy by my side.

Everything feels so wrong without her." He finished the liquid in his glass and reached for the bottle to refill it. "Tt...hurts. I'm dead inside without my Macy. Everything is empty." Sympathy swelled inside me as I watched him. "T understand how you feel," Nate said softly. The man laughed. "We just found our mate and I can't imagine a life ---- without her.

Our bond is not so strong yet, and despite what you're thinking , we really do understand what you're going through." Nate took a step closer. " You're in pain and you're not thinking clearly." "Tam," he slurred. "You were supposed to storm in here, army and all to take me out. Your mate was supposed to be locked up somewhere in one of the rooms, but the men returned empty-handed." "Tt was Dorothy's plan, wasn't it?" "She said she'd take care of everything." He took another sip.

"You were supposed to kill me. She'd take over the kingdom and go after you for justice. That's what she said." "Mother is sick," Nate said, making my eyes snap over to him. His eyes caught mine for a few seconds and then locked on Sutton again. "She refuses to get help. Somehow, she managed to get your men to free her from the cell we locked her up in after the episode she had." He stared at Nate and then slowly looked at me. His brows dipped into a frown.

"Mother is set on hurting Angel," I said softly. "She wants her dead and we're trying our best to keep her from doing that." ---- "Why?" I blinked at him. "Angel is human. She came through one of the portals a few months ago," I told him. " Dorothy hates humans because of the past." "Ts she like them?" he growled. "Like the humans from the past." A haunted look entered his eyes. "I remember those days. A lot of our kind were killed." "Angel is nothing like them," Nate said.

"She wasn't born when we were at war," I explained. " She's an innocent. Angel was forced to enter the portal by some of her human friends. Prince Maurice found her and nursed her because she was injured ." "How old is she?" I froze, unsure why he would be asking that kind of question. It wasn't like I could answer him either. "She's nineteen," Nate answered. Sutton nodded slowly. "Too young to be part of the war." "Mother doesn't want Angel to be our queen.

She claims that a human is not strong enough to lead us." "Angel is going to make a great queen," I said softly. "T know. I heard the rumors." Silence settled between us. I shifted from foot to foot. ---- My eyes darted towards the open doorway but there was no movement in the hall. Xavier was keeping watch outside while the other guards waited by the car. We didn't want anyone tampering with our transport. "Ts mother here?" Nate asked. Sutton slowly nodded.

"Pll take care of your people and your kingdom until you're ready to step up again," I offered. Nate nodded. "You're mourning. The last thing you need right now is to worry about other people." "Tm return for what?" he questioned. Nate spoke before I could. "Hand our mother over to us."