Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3) - Adrienne Woods Page 0,130

her to that place. Get her out of there or I will, and you don’t want me to do it my way.”

I switched off the Cammy and both their faces disappeared.

I thought of Lucille. The kids weren’t going to be happy about this. They thought ever since Elena left that she changed. Her new royal status turned her for the worst. A couple of pictures of her having fun were plastered all over magazines with new girls at her side. It wasn’t like that at all.

I rolled up my sleeping bag and left. Lucille was about fifteen minutes away. It was going to be less soon, now that I’d purchased ground just a mile from her. It was a gorgeous piece of land with the most beautiful view of the mountains in Tith. My children and wife would feel free, not cramped up in that wretched piece of crap we called home for so long. We were going to rebuild the manor, the one we used to live in behind those terrible Creepers. Just a few more months and our home would be ready. It would have the old kitchen with the old fire place, big cupboards and a huge dining table, the fridge would have so much food, the pantry full. We were never going back to scrape and beg for anything anymore.

There would be seven rooms, each one having their entry from the outside, so they can just fly in whenever they want. Issy will have her library again, and me, I’ll have my training room. I haven’t trained for a long time, but now that I had a purpose to live again, I need to prepare.

The children can have whatever they want. Samantha can finally see and experience the old life her brother used to tell her about when they were little.

And Blake…I smiled. Will be king one day. When he dents, and he will dent whether he likes it or not.

I stopped right in front of Lucille’s two dragon gates. I’d always admired them, I admired who they were protecting. She lost her husband the night of the creepers. Ettiene and his dragon William were an amazing pair, not a dent but still amazing. She’d been nothing but kind to our family and ever since I could repay her, she didn’t want to take a dime from me.

You don’t get people like that anymore.

My hand stretched out of the car and pushed the button. I had to push it a couple of times before Rosa answered.

“Rosa!”

“Sir Robert,” she answered in a sleepy voice.

“It’s about Elena, open up.”

The old dragon did and I drove down their driveway as fast as I could. Tires screeched as I parked the car.

When I reached the front door I didn’t even have to knock as Lucille opened up for me.

“What about Elena?” she asked in a concerned voice.

“Wake Becky, it’s not what any of us think.”

“Robert.”

“Now, Lucille. She needs to know this.”

She nodded at Rosa who rushed up the stairs. She led me to her dining table and we sat down.

“What is going on with Elena?”

“They are forcing Paegeia on her. Stan took away her Cammy and that’s why the girls haven’t heard anything from her. Margerite told me that they sent all of us invitations, she gave them to Stan who didn’t…”

Lucille shook her head. “But those pictures.”

“Come on, Lucille. Every time Blake wanted to get back at them, at me, he did something stupid and made sure press was around.”

“She’s rebelling.”

“She’s been crying out for us, trying to get our attention and we just sat here, did nothing.”

“That bastard.”

“What bastard, mom?” Becky appeared at the bottom of the stairs. “And who is rebelling?”

“Come sit, honey,” Lucille said. “Rosa, can you please get the kettle going. We need coffee.”

“Not to worry, I’ll have it ready in two seconds.” Rosa disappeared.

“Mom, what is going on? Why is Sir Robert here?”

“It’s about Elena, sweetheart.”

Her face hardened the minute Lucille said her name.

“Oh, please I’m going back to bed.”

“They took away her Cammy, Becky.”

Becky froze.

“She’s been asking for all of us for a long time, and they deny her every single time,” I said.

She turned around. “What? How do you know this?”

I looked down at the table. “Blake came back and begged me to get Elena out of there. He’s connected to her in ways we’ll never understand.”

“Blake’s back?” Becky and Lucille asked.

I shook my head. “He just gave me the message, said he couldn’t deal with it and I have to get