Dragonlands(184)
Tressa had slept the whole flight back. The sun was nearly rising when he finally laid her in the bed in her shift. He stretched out next to her, stroking her hair.
Tressa was beautiful. The most exquisite woman he'd ever known. Her beauty lay in the simple lines of her face. In the lofty standards she expected from people. Jarrett didn't need, nor want, obvious beauty. He didn't crave a title or a throne. He wanted the woman sleeping in front of him, but only if she would have him too.
Tressa moaned in her sleep. Her arms jerked, as if fighting an invisible enemy. Of course she would have nightmares. After everything she'd seen, he'd be surprised if she could have another peaceful night's sleep again. He had grown up with the threat of war. He knew of the dragons. He could perform the smallest of magic.
But Tressa was an innocent who'd grown up isolated from the world. None of this was common for her. It was the things nightmares were made of.
She rolled onto her back, still fighting her dreams.
"Shhhh," he whispered. "I'm here. I will protect you." He left a small peck on her ear. It was the most he would dare while she slept. He desired her, but he would only act in the moments when she desired him as well. It was dishonorable to take advantage of a woman while she slept. He didn't just honor her. He thought that perhaps he truly loved her. Not just the love of a new relationship with a woman who intrigued him, but the kind that might last for the rest of his life.
Tressa moaned again, and her eyelids snapped open. Jarrett started to say something reassuring, then stopped, his mouth slack.
One of her eyes was the same blue it had always been.
The other was red, slitted with the black of a dragon eye.
The story will continue with…
RETRIBUTION
Dragonlands, Book Three
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Acknowledgments
First, thanks to my army of editors – Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Angela Carlie, Deena Viviani, Michael “Googs” Gugerty, Joelle Sisto, and Bobbi Kilbarger.
Thanks to Michael Gauss for the amazing dragon on the cover.
Steven Novak makes the best covers in the world! Thanks, Steven!
Stefanie Verish created the most amazing map for my series. Thank you!!!!
My family can’t go without mention. They put up with my weird work hours and strange outbursts, usually when plot points would magically descend on me during dinner. Most of all, they’re understanding when I need to work. Love them so much!
RETRIBUTION
Megg Jensen
Cover art by Michael Gauss
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Cover design by Steven Novak Illustration
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Prologue
Life wasn’t as before. Sophia no longer had the confines of a body ravaged by age. Here she could stretch in every direction without joints cracking and muscles screaming for respite. Her mind was as sharp as ever. Perhaps even more alert. She missed her dear great-granddaughter, Tressa, but she’d done what she was compelled to do.