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torment her, and she’d still found time to think of him and Perry in her fantasies. But that would have to stop.
    Perry had made it clear it would only hurt all of them.
    Though she wasn’t sure how, since they would go on to find a mate and she would forget anything that happened once they took her memory of being here.
    It was a sad thought, but just how things had to be.
    She didn’t know why she was impossible for them to consider as a mate, but it seemed complicated in a way she shouldn’t interfere with.
    Besides, the men were hot, but did she really want a life with them? Living here in the middle of nowhere, having to send them out every day to do dangerous things?
    The cool wind around her whistled over the beautiful, ancient grounds and told her the answer.
    She’d love to stay here, if she could.
    Just then a whoosh of air signaled something approaching. She looked up to see Tor appearing out of the air, walking forward sullenly in human form.
    When he looked up and saw her, he was still at the far gate, a good ways away. But she still felt the air crackle between them, almost dangerously.
    Maybe Perry was right. Maybe she should put a stop to this. Their flirtation.
    Tor’s eyes fell to the jacket over her shoulders. Clearly Perry’s. Perry loved to always be in some kind of tailored suit that showed off his slim, tall frame and sophisticated features. Perry had a kind of beauty that was enigmatic.
    And it perfectly contrasted Tor, with his roughness and strength and pure size.
    His handsome, raw features.
    She actually saw him react to her thoughts, flushing slightly as he walked toward her.
    She wrapped the coat tighter around her, catching a hint of Perry’s scent. Icy cold, peppermint and arctic water and plants. And as Tor came closer, eyes narrowing at the coat on her shoulders, she scented him as well. Pure fire. Cinnamon, cloves, heat.
    The mix was intoxicating, and she wanted more than ever to see what it was like to have them at the same time.
    Tor grinned and shook his head, standing at his full, intimidating height and looking down at her. “There you go again, thinking about things that tempt me.”
    She flushed. “I know. Perry just told me I should stop. That it bothers you. I’ll try to do better.”
    He cocked his head, perplexed. His short, dark hair was ruffled from wind, and she knew he’d probably been out for a flight to burn energy. If he wasn’t down at the gym, sweating out stress, he was in the sky, flying it out.
    “What do you mean bothers me?” he asked, looking genuinely confused and little unhappy.
    “I mean the thoughts. Perry said you said it was driving you crazy.” She shrugged. “I thought it was just harmless flirtation. You know, a little revenge for the way you tease me. But if it’s unwanted… I’ll stop.”
    He let out a little growl and plopped down next to her on the bench. Then he reached over and pulled her onto his lap, ignoring her struggles and settling her there.
    He tilted her chin up to his. His blue eyes were clear and striking in his light, olive-toned face. His dark hair and brows just accentuated his expressions. “What makes you think it was unwanted?”
    “I know nothing can happen between us,” she said, trying to push away from him, but not really wanting to be let go. His incredibly warm, strong thighs felt amazing beneath her, and she liked being encircled in his arms.
    As much as he liked to tease her, she had come to see him as a friend.
    She knew darn well the dragons had saved her life.
    “I know that, too,” he said, nuzzling the top of her hair. It was shocking because everything up until now had been a back and forth, a play fight that was stimulating on both sides, even as they pretended to hate each other.
    But here in Tor’s lap, she couldn’t deny feeling just how right it all was. How perfectly she fit in his arms.
    “But if it’s so impossible,” Tor asked, “then why have I felt bound to you almost from the