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    Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain: Dragon's Council, #6
    Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain: Dragon's Council, #6
    Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain: Dragon's Council, #6
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    Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain: Dragon's Council, #6

    By Mina Carter

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    He's chased her for years. Now, she might just let him catch her.

    The only female on the Dragon's council and one of only a few female blacks in existence, Adra is used to being the odd one out. The one never picked for games as a kid. The unpopular one. So handsome playboy Nik Waldek's attention is unsettling. He's exactly the sort of man her mother warned her about. The slick charmer who would get her pregnant then leave her when he's had his fun.

    Conned into parading herself in front of his business associates for the weekend, Adra begins to see a different side to Nik. The problem is, how does she know if that's the real Nik or whether it's just an act to get her to let down her guard as she so desperately wants to…

    He's wanted her for years. But she won't give him the time of day…

    Nikolai Waldek has been in love with Adra since the first day he met her. Both black dragons and council members, they live together, train together and fight together… but she brushes off every advance he makes and try as he might, he can't get past the dragoness's iron-clad guard. So much so, he's beginning to think she's more ice-dragon than black dragon and is losing hope of the happily-ever-after he craves with her.

    In a last ditch attempt, he makes a gamble on a game of cards. His prize for winning? Her as his 'girlfriend' for the weekend. Once away from the court, can he finally make her see he's the perfect dragon for her?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMina Carter
    Release dateNov 8, 2018
    ISBN9781386473763
    Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain: Dragon's Council, #6
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    Mina Carter

    Mina Carter was born and raised in Middle Earth (otherwise known as the Midlands, England). After a slew of careers ranging from logistics to land-surveying she can now be found in the wilds of Leicestershire with her husband, daughter and a cat who moved in and never left. Suffering the curse of eternal curiosity, Mina never tires of learning new skills which has led to Aromatherapy, Corsetry, Chain-maille making, Welding, Canoeing, Shooting, and pole-dancing to name but a few. A full-time author and cover artist, Mina can usually be found hunched over a keyboard or graphics tablet, frantically trying to get the images and words in her head out and onto the screen before they drive her mad. She's addicted to coffee and Dairy-lea cheese triangles.

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      Dragon Billionaire’s Bargain - Mina Carter

      Chapter 1

      She should know better than to trust a black dragon. Especially a male one. Especially Nikolai goddamn Waldek.

      Adra snarled to herself as she watched the trainees in front of her go through the fight combinations she’d set them. The group was comprised of all the current blacks-in-waiting, and given that one day these men, and woman, would be one of the twelve dragons responsible for ensuring the safety of their entire race, training was brutal.

      It had to be.

      Anything less and chances were they’d be killed their first day on the job. As it was, the life expectancy for a black council member was... Adra cut that thought off. She didn’t even want to think about that figure. It wasn’t a good one.

      Closing her fist over her heart, she gave a silent salute to those who had fallen and those yet to fall in battle. Their names were inscribed in stone on the memorial behind the queen’s throne for all to see and remember. The name of her mentor, sponsor and council-seat predecessor, Jayce Colwood, was inscribed there. One day her own name would join the roll of honor.

      Blacks did not live to see old age.

      Which was why the current twelve pushed their trainees to the limit and beyond. Anything to give them the skills to survive. Survive a little longer anyway. And she was doing it all on her own today because that lazy-ass Waldek had a business thing.

      She hissed, her eyes on her own two trainees, Mareko and Andreas, sparring off to the side of the hall. She’d just taken them on, and Mareko was another rare female black. They were evenly matched and not holding back despite the fact that Andreas was much larger than Mareko. She nodded in approval. That was a lesson she’d hammered into them time after time. Just because a colleague was female didn’t mean she was weak or should be shielded. Unlike dragons of other colors, female blacks were often larger and more powerful than the males in their draconic forms. Not always, but often.

      She was a good example. When shifted, she was a lot bigger than some of the other blacks... but not as big as say Sawyer or that lazy asshole, Nik, who still hadn’t shown his face. She cast an irritated glance toward the door. Nope. Still nothing.

      KEEP IT MOVING! she bellowed when the pace of the practice fights in front of her began to slow. WYVERNS WON’T GIVE YOUR LAZY ASSES A BREAK AND THEY AREN’T EVEN WHO YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT!

      She walked through the ongoing fights as she watched, and each time she felt the break in concentration as the sparring pair watched her out of the corners of their eyes. She was known to randomly join a fight, making the match a two on one or worse if she pulled another pair in for a melee bout. The smell of sweat and tension blossomed on the air and she held back her grin.

      No one wanted to fight her.

      Well... no one apart from Damian’s crazy trainee, Vane, who watched her out of the corner of his eye as she approached. When he noticed her attention, he grinned and cocked his fingers. A little bring it on gesture. Arrogant, crazy asshole.

      What the fuck are you two doing? she demanded. He was fighting Blake, Damian’s other trainee, and she could tell they were biding time. Do you think this is a fucking dance or something?

      Both men turned as she stepped into their ring—a crudely chalked circle on the floor—and she saw the change in focus. A dangerous, intent change. Damian, their black, had trained them well. They moved in concert, in perfect sync as they faced a potential new threat. Her.

      She grinned. Too fucking right she was a threat. Possibly the biggest threat, apart from the queen herself, they’d ever face.

      Come on then, she grinned back at the pair. If you think you’re tough enough.

      It was all the invitation the male blacks needed. Vane gave a little whoop as, with barely a glance of communication between them, they launched their attack.

      Vane came in high, as she’d expected, while Blake tried to flank her on the side. She was ready for them, moving smoothly as she deflected Vane’s punch with a hard block, and pushed away before turning to answer Blake’s attack.

      His eyes widened as she not only blocked him but launched an attack of her own. She was ruthless, making him back up across the ring with rapid-fire kicks and punches. Vane tried to get her to split her focus but she spun out from her pursuit of Blake and swept a hard leg at the long-haired dragon, tumbling him to the ground.

      Around them, the other fights had ceased as the trainees flitted closer to watch. A chance to watch one of the blacks, especially Adra, in training was something none of them would pass up. She only did it occasionally, and today more to get out her frustration at Nik’s absence when he was supposed to be here training with her. She had no idea why he was allowed to get away with it...

      The tiny break allowed Blake to get his breath and counterattack. His eyes, dark with his dragon, were grim and determined. She grinned. It was exactly what she’d wanted. He swung, and she spotted the opening, moving in like lightening, up and under his arm. Her own wrapped around his neck and in less than a second she had him snarled up, arm locked around his neck and his back forced into a hard curve.

      Her fingertips stroked over the center of his chest. It wasn’t a sensual touch. It was a reminder she could punch her claws through his still-human chest in less than a heartbeat.

      Vane paused, hands loose at his sides as he watched her, trying to figure out how to proceed. His eyes shifted from side to side, looking for an opening. She grinned. There was no way he could get to her without going through Blake. She’d made sure of that.

      "Fuck!" he hissed, raking his hair back from his face.

      She chuckled and pushed Blake away. Well fought, boys, but just remember there’s always someone better and faster. Don’t get cocky.

      A raucous squawk filled the air, making them all freeze. The call to arms. Adra froze for a half second. She was one of the only blacks on duty today and responsible for protecting the palace while the others were south of the city running patrols.

      This meant she had to protect the palace, and the queen, with a bunch of trainees.

      Fuck my life, she whispered and then lifted her voice to shout. Okay, we’re on! Stick to your pairs and follow my lead!

      Nik hated suits. He hated boardrooms. And above all else, he hated smarmy-ass fucking lion shifters.

      Whatever you want to call it, he repeated with the edge of a growl in his voice. It’s a dick move and that’s that. We had an agreement.

      Johnson Jones, known as JJ in the circles they moved in, spread his hands, an innocent look on his face.

      It’s just one little tenement building, Waldek. He grinned, lounging back in his chair and showing teeth that were just a little too feline for his current human form. No need to get bent all out of shape over it.

      It’s in sector five, Nik argued, wanting nothing more than to reach across the table and yank the werelion out of his damn seat.

      His dragon within snickered and reminded Nik of the

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