“Thanks, I’ll take you up on that offer.” Jackson said, smiling grimly at his brother as Dylon and Ian reentered the room.
“C’mon babe, time to shift,” Dylon said, helping Cody get off the examining table. “We’ll be right back.”
“No, do it here,” Ian said. “Jackson and I will be right outside the door.”
“Perfect. See you in a few,” Dylon said, before shutting the door behind them. Then turning to his mate, he said, “Ready, babe?”
Chapter 39
Eideard MacDùghlas’ eyes narrowed as he listened to the leader of the mercenaries he hired to seize his nephew. Of course, that was before he found out Fionn had a mate, which was a happy surprise, so he paid extra for both to be grabbed. Mounting the operation had cost a pretty penny; not that he cared, because controlling the power of a white dragon would make him the defacto ruler of the dragon world. He was already counting the gold he’d receive from ambitious dragons hoping to curry favor.
“All I’m hearing is a lot of bullshit as to why you couldn’t deliver what I paid for,” Eideard said. He’d chosen these men because they guaranteed success with every mission but so far, all he had was a worthless mate and not the prize he sought.
“You never told us my men would be facing the Incredible Hulk.”
“What the fuck are you talking about? They were wolves…like you. I know because I checked them out before they got onto the elevator.”
“Well, he was a wolf, all right, but with superhuman strength. He single-handedly killed twenty-three of my men in less than ten minutes.”
“Bullshit! There isn’t a wolf shifter alive that can do that,” Eideard scoffed. “Maybe your men aren’t the great fighters you led me to believe.”
“Fuck off. I know my men…they’re the best in the world at what they do…when we have reliable intel. This isn’t my problem, it’s yours.”
“I don’t think so. Right now, you’re sitting on a ton of my gold but you haven’t completed your mission. When are you going to deliver the other one?”
“Soon. My top guy is on it right now.”
“Just make sure you don’t fuck up this time,” Eideard said. “Where did you put the mate?”
“He’s in the basement, chained up.”
“Is he awake?” asked Eideard.
“He should be.”
“Good. Time for me to inspect my purchase,” Eideard smirked. “In the meantime, you better move fast before the High Council finds out about you being here.” Then he stalked off, mumbling “incompetent assholes” under his breath.
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Standing outside the examination room, Ian fished out his phone, sent a text and after receiving a reply, said to Jackson, “I’ve asked Kieran to join us when you speak to Fionn.”
“Why? I thought you said Colton healed him.”
“Yes, he did, but now that I know his mate is missing, he may need some of Kieran’s mojo. When I left him, he was getting agitated because Hunter wasn’t with him. What do you think our young dragon is going to do when he finds out someone has his mate?”
“Right…good idea,” Jackson said, glancing over Ian’s shoulder and, seeing Dylon and Cody about to join them, asked, “All better?”
“Yeah, like new,” Dylon answered. “I hope you don’t mind, Ian, but we grabbed some scrubs to put on. Cody didn’t think it was a good idea for Fionn to see all the blood on our clothes.”
“No problem.”
Dylon then turned to Jackson. “I had a chance to review the information Zane sent me and I’m not surprised at what he found…the whole attack was too well planned for it just to be a spur-of-the-moment deal.”
“Agreed. Zane’s trying to discover who hired them,” Jackson said.
“Yeah, well…my money’s on the uncle,” Dylon replied.
“Hey, Doc,what can I do for you?” asked Kieran, joining the group in the hallway.
