Kade arrived behind her.
“What’s he doing here?” Helen pointed past Amber, at Kade.
“Is that what it was? A message to get in touch with the Knights?”
Helen smiled. “Not very clever, are you?”
“Then why don’t you explain it to me?”
“Amber, what’s going on?”
“She tried to ring the Knights.”
Then aloud to Helen. “I’m waiting.”
“Our wedding vows included avenging each other if dragons should capture or kill us.”
“And the bit about being a true Knight?”
“If one can’t ever be a true Knight, then they have turned to the dragon’s side.”
Amber swore. She didn’t have a clue what she was going to do with her grandmother, but she couldn’t leave her there to tell the Knights about Kade. There was no way she was going to risk getting him killed. “So that’s it? Forty years of silence and you’ll break it because of one obscure comment? Your husband is still a prisoner.”
“It was never about Charles. He always knew the risks and willingly accepted them. It was for Roger. He was a child. It wasn’t his choice. He was born to this and never got the chance to decide. That choice was stolen from him.”
“He’s married with three daughters. The oldest is Gold,” Kade said.
“You dragons ruin everything you touch. Everything.” There was a wealth of bitterness in Helen’s voice. “I kept quiet. They said if I kept quiet and never hunted another dragon he’d be safe. That isn’t safe. Making him a dragon was never meant to be a part of it.”
“It was his choice. They never allowed him to marry his wife. The two of them eloped,” Kade said.
“Because they twisted his mind so he didn’t know any better.”
Amber stepped out of the doorway, not wanting to hear any more. She had to figure out what to do. Slowly walking across the lounge room, she took out her phone, dropping into the armchair her grandmother had been sitting in. The television was still on, an ad playing.
Staring at her phone, she could hear Helen and Kade talking. Kade’s tone even, Helen’s full of bitterness. What was she meant to do? Reunite her grandparents? She swore again, dialling Ronan’s number.
Ronan took several rings to answer. “He’s still safe. I haven’t ripped his heart out if that’s what you were wondering.”
“What size bed did you put in the room?”
“King. I thought it might be a little hard for him to use one that size as a weapon.” When Amber didn’t say anything, Ronan spoke again. “What’s wrong now?”
Admitting a failure to Ronan was harder than she thought it would be. “It was a message to ring the Knights.”
“That was always a possibility.”
“Why didn’t you say something?”
“I tried. You ignored me.”
She bet he enjoyed pointing that out to her. And it wasn’t like he’d tried very hard. “I thought maybe we could keep them together for now.”
“And give them a chance to plot something?”
“Can you quit being annoying and come and get her? I need to be home tonight and at this rate I’ll be lucky to make it before midnight.”
“I’ll be on your balcony in a second.” Ronan disconnected.
Amber put her phone away and stood, about to join Kade. The argument between him and Helen was getting worse and Amber changed her mind, heading for the stairs. She reached the bottom as Ronan arrived at the top.
“Is there anyone who’ll notice her gone?”
Amber shrugged. “I don’t know. Mum will. I don’t know how I’m going to explain it to her.”
“She rushed to her husband’s side?” Ronan reached the bottom step.
“This is so complicated. What would you do?”
Ronan’s predatory smile formed. “Rip all the information from their minds that I can and kill them.”
“Don’t even try,” Amber warned.
He shrugged. “You asked what I’d do.”
“They’re my grandparents. Would you have done the same to yours?” She shook her head. “What am I thinking? You probably would. After all, didn’t
“What’s he doing here?” Helen pointed past Amber, at Kade.
“Is that what it was? A message to get in touch with the Knights?”
Helen smiled. “Not very clever, are you?”
“Then why don’t you explain it to me?”
“Amber, what’s going on?”
“She tried to ring the Knights.”
Then aloud to Helen. “I’m waiting.”
“Our wedding vows included avenging each other if dragons should capture or kill us.”
“And the bit about being a true Knight?”
“If one can’t ever be a true Knight, then they have turned to the dragon’s side.”
Amber swore. She didn’t have a clue what she was going to do with her grandmother, but she couldn’t leave her there to tell the Knights about Kade. There was no way she was going to risk getting him killed. “So that’s it? Forty years of silence and you’ll break it because of one obscure comment? Your husband is still a prisoner.”
“It was never about Charles. He always knew the risks and willingly accepted them. It was for Roger. He was a child. It wasn’t his choice. He was born to this and never got the chance to decide. That choice was stolen from him.”
“He’s married with three daughters. The oldest is Gold,” Kade said.
“You dragons ruin everything you touch. Everything.” There was a wealth of bitterness in Helen’s voice. “I kept quiet. They said if I kept quiet and never hunted another dragon he’d be safe. That isn’t safe. Making him a dragon was never meant to be a part of it.”
“It was his choice. They never allowed him to marry his wife. The two of them eloped,” Kade said.
“Because they twisted his mind so he didn’t know any better.”
Amber stepped out of the doorway, not wanting to hear any more. She had to figure out what to do. Slowly walking across the lounge room, she took out her phone, dropping into the armchair her grandmother had been sitting in. The television was still on, an ad playing.
Staring at her phone, she could hear Helen and Kade talking. Kade’s tone even, Helen’s full of bitterness. What was she meant to do? Reunite her grandparents? She swore again, dialling Ronan’s number.
Ronan took several rings to answer. “He’s still safe. I haven’t ripped his heart out if that’s what you were wondering.”
“What size bed did you put in the room?”
“King. I thought it might be a little hard for him to use one that size as a weapon.” When Amber didn’t say anything, Ronan spoke again. “What’s wrong now?”
Admitting a failure to Ronan was harder than she thought it would be. “It was a message to ring the Knights.”
“That was always a possibility.”
“Why didn’t you say something?”
“I tried. You ignored me.”
She bet he enjoyed pointing that out to her. And it wasn’t like he’d tried very hard. “I thought maybe we could keep them together for now.”
“And give them a chance to plot something?”
“Can you quit being annoying and come and get her? I need to be home tonight and at this rate I’ll be lucky to make it before midnight.”
“I’ll be on your balcony in a second.” Ronan disconnected.
Amber put her phone away and stood, about to join Kade. The argument between him and Helen was getting worse and Amber changed her mind, heading for the stairs. She reached the bottom as Ronan arrived at the top.
“Is there anyone who’ll notice her gone?”
Amber shrugged. “I don’t know. Mum will. I don’t know how I’m going to explain it to her.”
“She rushed to her husband’s side?” Ronan reached the bottom step.
“This is so complicated. What would you do?”
Ronan’s predatory smile formed. “Rip all the information from their minds that I can and kill them.”
“Don’t even try,” Amber warned.
He shrugged. “You asked what I’d do.”
“They’re my grandparents. Would you have done the same to yours?” She shook her head. “What am I thinking? You probably would. After all, didn’t
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