“Passion Ignites (Dark Kings Series, #7)”
by Donna Grant”
He consumed her with that kiss, leaving no question that whatever was happening between them was meant to be—that it had always been meant to be…
HE LOVES FOR ETERNITY
Thorn is the bad boy of the Dragon Kings, a gorgeous, reckless warrior whose passions run wild and fury knows no bounds. When he sees the brave, beautiful Lexi being lured into the Dark Fae’s trap, he has no choice but to rescue her from a fate worse than death. But by saving this tempting mortal, he exposes himself to his fiercest enemy—and darkest desires. As the war between Dragons and Fae heats up, so does the passion between Lexi and Thorn. And when love is a battlefield, the heart takes no prisoners…
SHE LIVES FOR VENGEANCE
Lexi is on a mission of justice. Every day, she searches for the monster who murdered her friend. Every night, she hides in the shadows and plots her revenge. But the man she seeks is more dangerous than she ever imagined. He is one of the Dark Fae who preys on human life, who uses his unearthly power to seduce the innocent, and who is setting a trap just for her. Nothing can save Lexi from a creature like this—except the one man who’s been watching her every move…
For two weeks Thorn had been in Edinburgh
with Darius hunting the Dark Fae. He wasn’t exactly thrilled that the Dragon
Kings were spread so thin throughout Scotland to kill the bastards.
Then again, he was killing Dark Fae, which
made him extremely happy.
He liked Darius, even if he had his own
demons to battle. Darius wasn’t the issue. It was Con.
Thorn halted his thoughts as he jumped from
the roof he had been on and landed silently behind two Dark. He came up to them
and smashed their heads together. Then, with his knife, he slashed their
throats.
Both Fae fell without a sound. Damn, did he
ever like his job. Thorn threw both Dark Fae over his shoulder and hurried to
the warehouse where he and Darius were stashing the bodies.
He did most of his killing at night when
the Dark came out to prey on the mortals, but Thorn never passed up an
opportunity to kill the buggers.
There were half a dozen Dark laying dead in
the warehouse. With merely a thought, he shifted, letting his body return to
its rightful form—a dragon.
His long talons clicked on the concrete
floor as he looked down at the Dark. Thorn inhaled deeply, fire rumbling in his
throat. Then he released it, aiming at the bodies.
Dragon fire was the hottest thing on the
realm. It disintegrated the Dark Fae bodies instantly. When there was nothing
left but ash, Thorn shifted back into his human form.
He clothed himself and returned to the
streets that were overrun with Dark. The humans had no idea who they were
walking beside or having drinks with. Many mortals he and Darius had saved from
being killed by the Dark, but there were so many more that they couldn’t reach
in time.
With just two Dragon Kings in the city
against hundreds of Dark Fae, the odds were stacked against the humans.
Thorn didn’t understand why the mortals
couldn’t sense how dangerous the Dark were. Or perhaps that’s exactly what drew
them to the Dark—that and their sexual vibes the humans couldn’t ignore.
The Dark weren’t as confident as they were
a few weeks ago. Their ranks were dwindling, and though they suspected Dragon
Kings were involved, they had yet to find him or Darius.
If two Dragon Kings could do so much
damage, imagine what twelve could do? That brought a smile to Thorn’s face. The
Dark thought they were being smart, but they had begun the war a second time.
And Thorn knew it would be impossible for the humans not to learn just what
inhabited their realm with them.
His smile faded when his gaze snagged on a
woman he had seen daily for the past week. She kept hidden, but it was obvious
she was following the Dark.
She had a determined look on her face, one
that had anger and revenge mixed together. Thorn knew that expression. It was
the one that got mortals killed.
Her pale brown locks hung thick and straight
to her shoulders. She tucked her hair behind her ear and peered around the
corner of a store.
Thorn slid his gaze to the three Dark she
was trailing. They were toying with her. They knew she was there.
“Damn,” Thorn mumbled.
He and the other Dragon Kings vowed to
protect the humans millions of years ago. They fought wars and sent their own
dragons away to do just that. He couldn’t stand there and let the Dark kill
her.
Nor could he let them know he was there.
He flattened his lips when she stepped from
her hiding spot and followed the Dark down the street. They were leading her to
a secluded section.
Thorn didn’t waste any time climbing to the
roof of the building. He kept to the shadows and jumped from roof to roof as he
tracked them.
He let out a thankful sigh when she ducked
into an alley. Thorn jumped over the street to the opposite building before
landing behind her.
“Not this time,” he heard her say.
An American. Southern by her accent. He
reached to tap her on the shoulder when his enhanced hearing picked up the
Darks’ conversation. They were coming for her.
Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.
She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.
Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.
