Her Mad Dragon (Dragon Guard Series Book 15) by Julia Mills Page B

emulating the very
beings they wanted to exterminate in order to achieve their goals. It was
blasphemous and the biggest threat any of them would ever face.
    Needing to break the silence, Maddox searched for the right
thing to say when Kayne, who the mad dragon hadn’t realized had entered the room,
spoke up. “Well folks, time to pull up your big boy boxers. Looks like we have
some hunter ass to kick.”
    True to form, the demi god was able to hit the nail on the
head, get everyone out of their funks, and provide the spark needed to get the
ball rolling.
    Rian began giving orders, “Rory, can you contact Kell and
Olive. Let them know they’re going to have to cut their vacation short. It’s
all hands on deck. Kayne and Maddox, time to get the Assassin home. We’re gonna
need him to locate Kyran. Once we know where the Phantom is, we can find the
O’Baoills.”
    “Rian, if I can interrupt,” Brannoc cut in.
    “Sure, whatcha got Brann?”
    Holding up another paper, Brannoc, the Guardsman who’d been
called Sherlock since he was a little boy because there was absolutely nothing
he couldn’t find or figure out, said, “I have five properties owned by either
the O’Baoill’s or HAHS. The first two are single family dwellings but these
three,” he pointed to the bottom of the printout, “they are huge, isolated, and
from the power company’s usage reports, eat through serious amounts of
electricity.”
    “Thanks, Brann. That gives us a place to start.” Then to the
group Rian added, “I’ll contact Max and see if the cats can give us a hand.”
    Maddox set Calysta on the floor in front of him and stood
with a groan. He was still a little light-headed and his arms and legs felt
full of lead, but there was no way he wasn’t going to be involved in bringing
the bitch who’d had the balls to taunt him while he was down to justice. Taking
a step forward, the mad dragon wobbled just a bit but caught himself.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t before Rian and his little witch saw his weakness.
    “Back to bed, old man. You can…”
    “Don’t you dare tell me what to do, Ri. I was fighting the
baddies before you were a gleam in your daddy’s eye. There’s no way I’m sitting
this one out,” Maddox interrupted, blustering and bellowing as Calysta gently
nudged him backward until the backs of his legs touched the bed. Looking down
at her, he opened his mouth to give her a piece of his mind, but her glare said
he should rethink his plan. Sitting on the edge of the bed but continuing to
grumble under his breath, he almost missed Rian’s answer.
    “Had you let me finish, you giant pain in the ass, you
would’ve heard me say, back to bed until Drago and Alicia get here. I figure we
have a good day or two for them to finish up with Rayne’s clan before they can
leave. In that time, we’ll scout the three locations Brann found and by then
we’ll be ready to formulate a game plan and take the next generation of
O’Baoills out before, Heaven forbid, they have the chance to procreate.”
    A shocked look crossed the Dragon Leader’s face as he
whipped his head around and asked both Lennox and Brannoc, “Please, God, tell
me they are the last of this horrible family.”
    Chuckling, the two Guardsmen nodded and Lenn answered, “Yes,
we actually caught a break. The twins are the last of the O’Baoill line.”
    Then Brann added, “I went back to the late 1800s to make
sure no distant relatives could or would pop out of the woodwork. So, as long
as the gruesome twosome haven’t figured out human cloning, they are the only
ones left.”
    Maddox choked on the water he was drinking and through all
the spitting and sputtering said, “Hush up, young’un. Do not even think shit
like that.”
    The room erupted in much needed laughter as Rian sent
everyone off with their assignments and Niall approached Maddox with a syringe
in his hand and a smile on his face.
    “Really, Ni? More drugs?” The mad dragon knew he was