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went out into the hall to answer it.
    “You seem
troubled,” Zane remarked. “Why is that?”
    “It’s
nothing,” Stacey lied.
    Then she
heard it. The sound of his voice traveling down the hallway.
    Dennis
Whiley. Jasmine’s brother.
    Stacey’s
ex-boyfriend.
    Go away, go
away, go away…
    Zane stood
from his chair.
    Dennis
entered the kitchen, an odd expression already etched on rugged his face. He
looked from the pizzas to Stacey to Zane and said, “No one told me you were
having a party.”
    “It’s not a
party,” Jasmine said coming in from behind him. “We’re just hanging out.”
    Dennis set
his six pack of bourbon and cola cans on the table, and shoved a cigarette in
his mouth. Opened his lighter. Lit the smoke. Snapped the lighter shut and put
it away.
    He pointed a
finger at Stacey. “You’re supposed to be locked up. Dragon’s Island or
something.”
    “Firebound
Island,” Zane corrected.
    “Bud, don’t
interrupt me when I’m talking to my girlfriend,” Dennis shot back. Then to
Stacey: “So how’d you get out? They overturn the conviction or what?”
    Stacey’s
mouth was frozen. She couldn’t speak.
    Zane looked
to Jasmine. “Introduce me.”
    “Huh?”
    “To him.”
    “Oh,” she
murmured. “Dennis, this is Zane, Stacey’s … Dragon Keeper. Zane this is my
brother –”
    “Dragon huh?”
Dennis said stepping forward. “You kidding me right?”
    Zane shook
his head. “Not kidding.”
    “What am I …
supposed to be impressed with that? Scared of you or something? Cause I ain’t.”
    “You know
Stacey,” Zane remarked.
    “Yeah. A
little bit. We hook up every now and again. When I feel like it. When I’m in
the mood.” Dennis shot Stacey a glance. “She certainly wouldn’t spread those
precious legs for anyone else.”
    Zane’s eyes
lit up with a colorful rage and he grabbed Dennis by the throat and hurled him
across the kitchen, all the way into the lounge.
    He landed on
the carpet, seemingly unharmed. Just a little dazed.
    Zane went to
go after him, but Stacey grabbed hold of him.
    “Don’t hurt
him,” she said. “You can’t.”
    Zane threw
her hands away angrily. He pushed past Jasmine and marched into the lounge to
confront Dennis.
    “Alright,
alright,” Dennis was saying. “Sorry man. Didn’t mean to insult anyone.”
    Zane watched
him carefully.
    “No need to
worry about me, everyone,” Dennis called out. “I’m fine. Enjoy your pizza and everything.
I’ll go now.”
    He got to his
feet and brushed past Zane.
    “Just let me
get my cans and I’ll be out of your way.”
    Dennis picked
up the cans from the table, and then in a split second lobbed the entire pack
in Zane’s direction. He then whipped out a gun and put it to Stacey’s head.
    “What the
fuck are you doing?” Jasmine cried over Stacey’s surprised scream.
    “Just back
away,” Dennis said to Zane. “Get the fuck out of the house. I’ll fucking waste
the bitch, I don’t care.”
    Zane eyed him
menacingly, pondering his next move.
    “Last
chance,” Dennis said ramming the butt of the gun into Stacey’s skull.
    “Oh my God,”
Jasmine said, tearfully. “I’m so sorry.”
    “I’m going,”
Zane said to Dennis. “Just promise you won’t hurt her.”
    “I’m not
gonna hurt her,” Dennis laughed. “I fucking love the slut. Now get the fuck out
before I change my mind.”
    Stacey looked
to Zane, who whilst backing away, seemed utterly devastated.
    Go , she mouthed
at him.

 
    CHAPTER
SIXTEEN
     
     
    Zane stepped out of the house.
    He couldn’t
believe it. Just couldn’t.
    He’d been
outsmarted by a sniveling human. And barely a man he was at that. Zane had
watched his mannerisms and hopeless insanity he carried around with him, and of
course he hadn’t been concerned. Because at the snap of his fingers he could
blow the guy’s face apart.
    And it was
unfortunate, but even if there had been the opportunity, Blossom would not have
wished him to do such a thing. Even if