We landed with a soft thud and Axton set me down. “You all right?” he asked, scanning me as if dragons weren’t swarming the fortress. “Yes.” I swallowed thickly. “You?” “I’d be better if you agree to marry me.” He gave me a wolfish grin. “But, yes. I’m fine.” The levity was gone the next instant. A dragon thundered past the opening we’d come through.
