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I growled. The right answer was no. If she had said no, then I might have been able to lower my weapon.
“Oz.” Ace's bloody hand came down on my arm, lowering it until the gun pointed at the ground. “It's ok, we got them. Laura is safe.”
“They deserve to die.”
“They do, but that isn’t our call to make. Go to your mate. Get her down the mountain and to safety. Me and King will take it from here.”
“You want me to leave the two of you alone with them? God knows how many more of them are hiding up here, waiting to ambush you.” Ace and King were fierce soldiers. Trained and deadly, but they were outnumbered and… A roar pierced the air above us, and my eyes darted upwards as a shadow rent the grey clouds.
“Ah, but we have a secret weapon.” King laughed. “Dragon trumps dire wolves.”
Yeah, it did. I rushed towards Laura, my gun forgotten and swinging at my side. It wasn’t exactly proper conduct, but I would deal with any repercussions from Ace later on. Grabbing at the branch in her hands, I tossed it away and pulled her into my arms. Dotting her fly away hair with kisses that I knew I would never live down.
“You stupid, crazy, head-strong woman. What were you thinking? You could have been hurt.” I gathered my wits about me, lowering my voice, “You could have been killed. I told you to stay.”
“Oz,” Ace warned again, shaking his head. “Off the mountain. Now.”
“I’m not leaving without…” Laura bent to the woman at her feet.
“You don’t need to; she has her own air ambulance. And his name is Ash.” I pointed and Laura's mouth fell open in shock.
“Dragon.” She couldn’t keep the awe from her voice at Ash’s shifted form gliding above us.
And I grinned. “Yes, your friend will get off this mountain much quicker than we will.”
