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It took everything Rhydian had to keep a smile on his face The boy had been kidnapped by a splinter dragon hunter group alon-shifters in the UK and Ireland—and no one knew if the bastards had experimented on Rian or not Some of the other children kidnapped at the same tion-halves, to the point they had gone silent for a time However, Rian hadn't shared much from his time in captivity beyond the fact he'd seen his parents murdered And since Rhydian was the adult the boy trusted most, if Rian hadn't told him, he probably hadn't told anyone

The resulting trau, but if Rian had indeed been used as a guinea pig, then it was possible the boy had lost his dragon forever

Meaning the inner beast would never speak to him, or allow Rian to shift

No Rhydian didn't want that for his charge His head doctor orking with the other British dragon doctors, trying to find cures to the various drugs their enemies had concocted over the years

In other words, Rhydian had hope

His dragon sighed Why did it take a sain?

What are you talking about? I've had hope for years Otherwise, I never would've tried for the leadership position

Hope for the clan is different than hope for ourselves You want Rian to be whole Not only for his sake, but also for us, so that we can teach hion-shifter male

One of the downsides to having a second personality constantly inside your head was that a dragon-shifter could almost never keep secrets truly to themselves Well, unless they spent a vast amount of effort to do so Rhydian replied, Since we'll never have a e and family So of course I want the best for him

His beast paused a second—never a good sign—before replying, Then stop stalling, and claim him as our son File the paperwork today It'll convince the boy that he has a place to call hoain