Finn and Bram both cursed. Finn was the first to speak. “I’m truly sorry you had to experience the worst of dragon-shifter kind, Gina. I’m going to do everything within my power to make sure BroadBay and that bastard in particular pay. ”
Gina leaned against Fergus. “Thank you, Finn. But all I want is to ensure Travis doesn’t hurt anyone else.”
Finn looked between Fergus and Gina and back again before asking, “Anything else we need to know?”
As soon as Fergus shook his head, Finn glanced at Bram. “Let’s get to work.”
The screen went blank.
Fergus put an arm around Gina’s waist and waited to see who would speak first.
Faye surveyed the room. “What did I miss?”
At a later time, Fergus might have to hug his sister for not bringing up Gina’s past.
Fraser winked. “Oh, nothing important. Just your oldest brother being mated.”
Faye’s gaze moved to Fergus and Gina. “What?”
Pulling Gina tighter against him, he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. “Aye, you have a new sister.”
Faye grinned. “I’m happy for you both.” She turned toward the two Protectors manning the technology at the front. “Fill me in on what’s happening.”
As Faye engrossed herself in her work, Fergus rubbed Gina’s arm and murmured, “Come, lass. We could do with a moment alone.”
Something beeped on the front console and a voice came over the line, “Rogue dragon overhead. Prepare for an attack.”
In the next second, the ground shook under them and Fergus angled his body to protect Gina as they fell to the ground.
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Everything happened in one long second. The ground shook, the lights flickered, and she was falling.
At the last second, Fergus moved his body to take the brunt of the fall and Gina twisted to spare her stomach.
Still, as they crashed down, a pain reverberated from the side of her abdomen and she cried out.
Fergus asked, “What’s wrong, Gina? Tell me.”
Another boom prevented her from saying anything. Faye and Fraser were yelling in the background, but she couldn’t make out what it was.
Fergus turned her around to lay on the floor and he leaned over her body on his hands and knees. “Gina, are you okay?”
Taking a deep breath, she focused on her belly and baby. But while there had been a pain originally, there was just a sore spot on the lower left. “I think so. I just had a scare.”
He leaned his head down. “Don’t be strong right now, lass. If you hurt anywhere, tell me.”
“I think I’m okay. But once we figure out what the hell is going on, we can have Holly and the doctor check me and our son out, okay?”
Fergus stared at her a second before leaning back and taking her hands. As soon as he hauled them both upright again, he barked at his sister, “What’s happening, Faye?”
“Give me a bloody second, Fergus,” Faye answered before bringing up the security feed.
The screen was blank for a moment before it changed to a scene of dragons flying over Lochguard’s land and a few were dropping large bundles. They all watched as one fell and exploded on impact.
The blood drained from Gina’s face. “Why are they bombing us? Isn’t that illegal?”
Faye answered, “Aye, it is.” She did something to the controls and a few seconds later, Grant’s picture appeared. Faye asked, “Is the DDA going to help?”