I really shouldn’t be here doing this. But she had to prove that she wasn’t a helpless little girl anymore, and the best way to do that was by bringing them the one creature that scared even her brothers. More importantly, she would be bringing them the one creature that could stop a war between dragon clans and save innocent human lives. I really shouldn’t be here doing this. “So you’re a Russian club-owning badass,” she said. His lips twisted into a crooked grin. “Something like that.” “Does that mean you’re dangerous?” She was teasing, but she also wanted to see if he would argue he wasn’t. He’d already admitted he wasn’t a good guy, but she was curious to see how far he’d open up about himself to a “mere mortal” who wasn’t supposed to know what he was. “I—” The apartment door chime

