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don’t want to coax her out of her dress?
    No sex with the human. It’s—
    I know, a rule. Maybe I should take control and go after the human myself.
    Try it, dragon. You know what happened the last time you tried to take control.
    His beast huffed. I wasn’t feeling well that day.
    No, you were fine. You lost. Accept it.
    Says the dragonman who won’t accept the possibility of a second chance.
    Enough.
    Kai shoved his dragon to the back of his mind and met Jane’s blue eyes. Rather than answer her question, he changed the subject. “Nikki will take you to the room you’ll be sharing with her. She’ll give you resources, although I’ll have one of my people monitor your internet activity. Don’t screw up.”
    “Wow, you said more than one sentence. I’m impressed.”
    Kai ignored her. “We’ll meet in the morning. Be ready to give me a report and to receive your assignment.”
    “I’ll be the one to decide whether I take it or not.”
    Since she already knew what he’d do if she refused, he let the comment pass.  
    After a brief knock on the door, Kai replied, “Come in.”
    Nikki’s dark-haired head popped in. Her dark brown eyes looked to him as she raised her brows. “You called?”
    Jane beat him to a reply. “I can’t believe you call her with a whistle like a dog.”
    Nikki moved her gaze to Jane and shrugged. “With our hearing, it’s easier than using a cell phone.”
    Kai interrupted, “Take Jane to your room and find her some clothes. Give her reasonable resources and then report back to me.”
    Nikki walked up to where Kai and Jane were standing. The young dragonwoman turned to Jane. “Hi, I’m Nikki.”
    Jane smiled at Nikki and a thread of jealousy spiked through Kai’s body. Jane had never smiled at him.
    Even trapped in the back of his mind, Kai’s dragon was smug.
    Jane answered, “Hi, Nikki. I’m Jane. Nice to meet someone who has some manners.”
    Kai ignored her comment and focused on Nikki. “Once Jane is secure, I want to hear your updates.”
    Nikki bobbed her head.
    Kai looked to Jane. “We have lots of work to do, so we’ll start early. Be ready at seven a.m.”
    Before Jane could answer, Kai left and headed toward the room he used as both his bedroom and his office. He would contact Stonefire and check up on things. Focusing on his work would help him forget about the human female.
    Especially the fact that she’d be two doors down the hall from him.

Chapter Three

    The next morning, Jane rubbed her eyes and willed for a cup of tea to magically appear before her. The protein bar and a bottle of water she’d been given for breakfast wasn’t cutting it. Surely some dragon-shifters also relied on caffeine to kick-start their mornings.
    Well, except maybe for Kai. He probably went swimming in a cold lake to start his morning or some other such extreme.
    Not that she’d complain about water trickling down his body, leading to the hair trail on his lower stomach, before dripping off his cock. After all, she’d seen something similar in her dreams the previous night, except in her dreams, she’d been licking him dry.
    Damn him. Jane had hoped a night’s sleep would clear her head, but even her subconscious was a little obsessed with a certain dragonman.
    Taking a bite of her protein bar, she made a face at the tasteless muck that passed for food. She’d almost think Kai was treating her as a prisoner on purpose, but Nikki had the same food laid out on her bed, telling Jane it was the norm.
    Kai took efficiencies to new heights.
    Taking another bite of her breakfast, Jane picked up her notebook and tried to focus on something other than the quiet dragonman.  
    Scanning the list she’d made last night, the five possible locations were still too many. As much as it pained her to admit it, she would need Kai’s help to narrow it down to a more manageable number before she could start interviewing the locals and pinpointing the location of the hunters’ base.
    Nikki