THE DRAGONS THAT GATHERED for the feast watched as their leader and the Welsh woman entered the center of the Territory. Layla stood on her own feet now. Drake could hear her stomach rumble fiercely when the smell of the roasting meat of the fire pit greeted them.
He wanted to stuff her full of food and lay himself at her feet in gratitude, even if she hadn’t been too smart about how she accomplished this task. She’d done what he feared he could not. She was his warrior queen and she held her head high as if to prove it, even while some of his people openly glared at her.
Noelle broke away from the crowd, a scowl on her lips and her sights set on Layla. Drake feared the worst, but the smaller dragon woman stopped before them and bowed her head. His heart surged with relief. When Noelle’s
