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rested on whether the Department of Dragon Affairs, or DDA, would allow him to claim his child or not. Rafe would just have to work toward making that goal a reality.
    Clearing his throat, Rafe stood tall. “I’ll participate in the frenzy.”
    Jane smiled. “I think that’s the right choice, Rafe. I really do. And not just because I’m looking forward to being an auntie.”
    He replied, “Right, that’s nice and all, but what happens next? Nikki must be in pain, and I don’t want to keep her waiting.”
    Kai studied him a second before jumping in. “Nikki’s been moved to a private cottage and awaits your decision. I’ll take you there.”
    “Are you just going to yell at me the whole way?” Rafe drawled.
    Grunting, irritation flared in Kai’s eyes. “How about we put aside our mutual dislike of each other for the time being and focus on Nikki?”
    Rafe nodded. “I can do that. But just one thing—what about the mission?”
    “We’re working on that. With both of you out of commission, the kidnapping will be delayed,” Kai answered.
    “Is that wise? It took us months of waiting for this chance.”
    Kai’s expression didn’t waver. “It’ll have to be.” The dragonman motioned toward the door. “Let’s go. The mate-claim frenzy is pretty straightforward. But I’ll answer your questions on the way.”
    Kai kissed Jane and then exited the room without another word. Rafe met his sister’s gaze. “Should I be worried?”
    “Only if you don’t like mind-blowing, life-altering sex, from what the others have told me. Although, your penis might hurt after a while.”
    He felt a bit like a bastard for bringing up the frenzy since Jane and Kai were mates, but not true ones, meaning his sister had never had her own frenzy with Kai.  
    He cleared his throat. “Right, then I’m leaving now before you start giving me sex tips.”
    He turned to leave, but Jane’s voice drifted into his ears. “Just don’t show fear or be intimidated by Nikki’s dragon.”
    Raising a hand in answer, Rafe picked up his pace. Now that he’d made his decision, he wasn’t going to dawdle. Nikki needed him.

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    Curled up naked on a soft bed, Nikki observed everything from a distance. With her dragon dominating the front of her mind, Nikki could see and hear what was happening but couldn’t influence her reactions.
    As it were, one of her hands lightly brushed between her thighs. Each pass sent a rush of heat through her body.
    Her dragon spoke up. Where is he? They said he would come.
    Not for sure. Only maybe.
    I’ll wait a few more minutes and then I’m going to hunt him down.
    Despite the enormity of what might be about to go down, the image of a naked, dragon-possessed Nikki running through the clan’s lands to hunt down Rafe was amusing. At least it was until the imaginary vision of Rafe looked at her with disgust and walked away.
    Much like he’d done four years ago.
    Remembering the incident, Nikki started to doubt her decision. Bearing Rafe’s child would only make her life more complicated, especially if she had to work with him after the frenzy.  
    Her dragon was about to retort when a door opened downstairs and clicked shut. Her beast snarled. If it’s not him, I will shift, pick them up in our talons, fly up, and drop them into the nearby lake.
    Don’t even dare try. Bram would kill us.
    Her dragon huffed. I’m not worried about Bram. Given the chance, I could take him, too.
    The frenzy and desire to mate must be doing more than making her dragon cranky.
    One thud and then another in a steady rhythm signaled someone was ascending the stairs.
    Would it be Rafe?
    Not that she should get her hopes up. Rafe might have wanted to kiss her, but that didn’t mean he wanted to shag and impregnate her. That was a pretty tall order for any male, especially for a human. Rafe could end up in jail if he weren't careful.
    The footsteps paused right outside the door. Her dragon sat them up and turned to face it.