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falling for these men and giving up on her dream completely. But would that be so bad?
    A tiny part of her thought so.
    Gentry cleared his throat. “But just so we’re clear, while you’ll have access to anything you want while you’re here, we have to ask that you stay here at all times. We’re sure the men that captured you before would do the same or worse without hesitation if they found you. The whole purpose of my and Sterling’s partnership is for protection, and now that you’re considering becoming a part of that, that protection extends to you,” Gentry said, his tone a little more serious than their preceding conversation had been
    “That includes contacting anyone from home,” Sterling said.
    “Can’t say I have a lot of connections or familial relations that’ll be missing me. My employer has probably written me off already,” Roxy said, trying to be cheery about the fact that she had practically nobody else in the world. “My father is dead, and he raised me on his own.”
    Thoughts of her father made it even harder to consider what they were asking of her. She took a deep breath, trying to focus.
    Her logical brain said this whole thing was crazy and she should try to get out of there as soon as possible. But her intuition, the side of her she always trusted most when things were at their worst, said go for it.
    How bad could it be to spend a week with two men like Sterling and Gentry in a house like this?
    And if she was completely honest with herself, Roxy was feeling an insanely strong attraction to these men in the room with her. She wanted very badly to get her hands on one, or both, of them and find out if those muscles really felt as good as they looked.
    “Yes, I would imagine they do feel as good as they look,” Sterling said nonchalantly.
    “But that’s for you to decide if and when you want to try,” Gentry added. “We won’t pressure you.”
    Well, to hell with it. Maybe this was life’s one-in-a-million chance opportunity for Roxy. Columbus didn’t find the new world by staying home and working in a convenience store.
    “All right,” she said. “I’ll give it a try. At least I think I will. Right now, I just want to get some sleep, if that’s okay. I’ve spent five days on the ground in the dark, and a bed is going to feel amazing.”
    “I’ll have Sterling bring you another shake and then show you to your room,” Gentry said. “Try and drink it if you can so you can get your strength back.”
    She nodded gratefully. “Thank you,” she said. “I appreciate that. And thank you for saving me as well. I’m still a little bit in shock, but I don’t know what would have happened had I stayed…”
    Gentry winced slightly, just a micro expression that was there and gone, dampening his polite smile just slightly. “We’re glad we found you.”
    She nodded. There wasn’t much more to say until she was rested and fed. And had a little more time to deal with the fact that dragons existed and they were gorgeous and wanted her for a mate.
    “Good night, then,” she said hesitantly.
    “Good night, Roxy,” Gentry replied.
    Sterling just stood and motioned for her to follow.

3
    T he next morning , Roxy planned to sneak into the kitchen and make breakfast before anyone else could. She’d missed cooking while being imprisoned. Missed having good food.
    Somehow, some clothing had arrived at her door overnight, and she changed into a pair of comfy sweats with a tank top and matching jacket and went downstairs.
    She couldn’t get over the feel of the castle. Luxurious but isolated and remote and lonely. There was a silence that hovered over it, and even though it was filled with beautiful objects, she couldn’t get over the feeling there was something missing in the big empty house.
    She sighed when she saw Sterling was already downstairs, looking in the fridge in the huge kitchen. It was the type of kitchen made to serve huge groups of guests. Gentry was seated by a