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Chapter One

Gabriela Santos stepped into a hotel ballroom in South Lake Tahoe and did her best to remain calm

Even though she'd secretly been entering the dragon lottery for years—her brother thought it had only been once—hoping to be chosen, her nerves still threatened to sho that she was about to start her life-changing journey

As she gave a cursory glance at the couple of hundredat her with curiosity and occasionally lust, she nearly gave a nervous laugh

After soshe was too headstrong, too idealistic, too huathered for the chance of sleeping with her

Her inner dragon, the other half of her personality, spoke up and huffed Of course they should be here It's not our fault the dragonto notice or want us These humans do

Which Gaby knew, of course And yet… Theyto be in for soained for

Gaby was probably the only twenty-four-old dragon-shifter virgin aon clans near Lake Tahoe

Her beast grunted That is all your fault, note need, I'll never understand

Guilt tugged at her heart Inner dragons needed sex on a regular basis To the

Still, she took a deep breath and ive in to one of theinity And as we got older, they saw us only as a conquest Thanks, but no thanks

And how is that different than these men?