Pheromonal: One Night With the Alpha novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61: Explosive Headline -- END BOOK ONE

Dragons.

"That thing the night we met—"

"The dragon."

"Ah. So it was a dragon."

"Yes."

"It didn’t have wings."

"Not all dragons have wings."

"Ah."

Silence falls as I work through his bombshell.

"So these dragons... They’re after me?"

He snaps his fingers. "Now she’s getting it."

The humor throws me off guard; it seems out of character for this strange not-a-panther-shifter. "And your job is...?"

"To prevent them from getting what they want." He gestures toward me. "You."

"Because I’m a... Catalyst, is that what you said?"

He tilts his head. "Yes. You used those powers the night we met. You helped me shift. That’s when I suspected you were the target."

"Okay." I nod slowly.

The guy might just be a complete psychopath, but at least he seems to somewhat understand what’s going on. I need to milk him for as much information as he’s willing to give me. The longer we talk, the more I’m convinced he isn’t going to kill me, though it’s still unclear why he would attack Officer Nancy. "Can you explain all of this from the beginning?"

He glances at the clock on the wall. "I don’t have such time."

"Okay, then what happened the night we met? Why were you there?"

At some point, his eyes have gone from golden to dark brown, no longer near-glowing. It makes him seem more human and approachable. "I was tracking my subject."

"Your subject—the dragon?"

He nods.

"Why?"

Impatience returns to his face. "To see what he was looking for. To understand why he’s here. Dragons were banished long ago; they should not be here."

"Banished? I thought they just left."

He shakes his head in exasperation. "Do you want a history lesson?"

Yes, actually, but maybe not right now. Keeping my eye on the prize, I ask, "So, what happened?"

"I tracked him over the skies of your strange mountain castle."

"The Fernsby estate."

He inclines his head. "Yes. He seemed to be waiting for someone. When you arrived, he followed you."

My skin prickles. I was followed from the mansion, and never caught sight of him.

But he’s still talking. "When he went in for an attack, I intercepted. Things didn’t go well."

"Wait." I hold up my hand. "You said the dragons want me, for my powers. But that dragon tried to kill me."

"Did he?" His smile is humorless. "You were in no danger of dying that night."

"I was poisoned. I spent three days in the hospital."

He shakes his head. "It would not have killed you. You may have wished for death, but you would have survived, even without intervention. Your alpha wolf wasted his time chasing down that contract."

My eyes narrow. "What contract?"

He glances at the clock again, and sighs. "Time is up, little one. I cannot stay any longer."

"No way. I have more questions—"

"Great question. What does it mean? That bastard left before I could ask more questions." Annoyed again at how quickly he vanished, I grab my coffee to gulp it down.

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