Conspiracy of Dragons (Here Be Dragons, #4)

by Louisa Masters

I will never, ever let anyone hurt Wil. Not even if I have to sacrifice the universe to prevent it.

Wil is the only person in existence who thinks of me first. The only one who ever has. To him, I’m not too much work. I’m not a pain in the ass, or a problem. He loves me completely, and from the day we met, I’ve known I can trust that he’ll be with me. Brandt saved me, but Wil is the reason I kept going after.

We’ve been together for over four thousand years, and nothing is tearing us apart.”

Or, according to him, the hellhound. The pinnacle of all hellhounds. It’s worth noting that shortly after he said this, all the other hellhounds in the office went on strike and spent two hours roaming through the building annoying everyone they could get near. There were six brawls, three credible attempts at homicide, a dozen nervous breakdowns, and four glitter bombs before the lucifer stepped in and made Alistair publicly apologize and retract his statement.

“I don’t party.” His pout is oddly fascinating. Dustin pouts all the time, but it suits his adorable face and demeanor. Alistair is a six-foot-five tank of a man… the pout looks incongruous on his face. Yet, part of me wants to give in and agree to his demands. “You hellhounds are very dangerous.”

I’m trying to remember what I could have said or done to make him think I was nice.”

“Does anyone have a choice about being friends with Alistair? My paranoia is convinced he’s on a mission to take over the world by squirming into everyone’s life. Then when he declares himself supreme overlord or whatever, everyone will be so relieved he’s found a hobby that they’ll go along with it.” I laugh. “What’s the actual likelihood of that being true?” Steffen smirks. “Higher than most people would think.”

I survived. I’m a survivor. I’m not broken. I lift my chin at Gideon in acknowledgment.

“Thank you,” he whispers, and I know he doesn’t mean for the sex. “Never thank me for loving you like you deserve.”

“Wil and I are together. We’ve been together for a long time. He’s the love of my life.”