Free Desired by Dragons: BBW Paranormal Romance (Dragons of New York Book 2) by Terry Bolryder

go,” Gentry said. “Now.”
    Sterling sighed but seemed about to acquiesce when they heard a loud knocking sound that had them all turning to the front door.
    Before either of the men could move to get it, a deafening thud resounded through the room, coupled by the cracking sound of hinges being torn off of the wall and, a second later, the loud thump of what had to be the front door slamming into the ground.
    Tara turned and saw Drake and Quill standing in the doorway. Drake was in front, looking particularly out of control, his eyes blazing, his tanned body tensed with rage.
    Warmth spread through her at the thought they’d come for her. And that they were safe.
    “What the fuck is going on here?” Drake’s voice was loud, booming, his eyes burning as he took in the scene. Tara was suddenly aware she was surrounded by the two men and her arms were above her head, clearly restrained there by some force.
    Not compromising-looking at all…
    “No, Drake, you don’t understand,” she said, but before she could finish, he was already storming through the room toward them, overturning chairs and tables in his path, with Quill right behind him. Sterling stood in front of him, and Drake grabbed him by the neck and tossed him across the room, where he slammed into the wall but then got up immediately and raised a hand in Quill’s direction, lifting him into the air.
    Drake froze, looking from her to Quill with a wild look in his eyes.
    Her hands were released, so she pushed away from Gentry and ran between Sterling and Drake. “Stop it! Just stop it! No one needs to be hurting anyone.”
    “Let my partner go,” Drake growled.
    “Not until I know you won’t attack my partner,” Sterling growled back.
    Quill was held up by the neck, holding whatever seized him with his hands as he struggled to get free. “You took our mate,” he choked out. “Cowards. Find your own.”
    Gentry stood with a sigh, waving a hand at Sterling. “Sterling, you will put him down. Now.”
    Sterling narrowed his eyes, looking like he didn’t want to do it, and then agreed, lowering him to the ground. Quill’s eyes burned with fury at the other dragon, but then he immediately strode straight to Tara, wrapping her in his strong, capable arms. She sank into him, finally feeling safe again.
    She wrapped her arms around his waist and heard Drake let out a sigh of relief.
    “It’s okay,” Quill said soothingly. “We’re here.”
    “So you can work well together sometimes,” Gentry said sardonically, observing the scene. “When it involves your mate.”
    “You should have known we’d have trouble when you paired us,” Drake said. “A blue dragon with a red? It just doesn’t happen. What did you think?”
    “I thought you two would find a way to adjust so I could trust you. Instead, you became a liability and then managed to find and endanger a dragon-heart.”
    Drake’s gaze snapped to Tara. “How did we endanger her?” he asked.
    “You should ask her,” Gentry said, straightening his shirt and then sliding his hands in his pockets as he strode casually over to Drake.
    Drake grabbed his collar and then thought better of it, releasing him as Sterling let out a hiss in warning. “What did you see?”
    “I’ve talked to the woman,” he said. “Ask her. And then the three of you should decide if Tara staying with you is really the best thing for any of you.”
    “We’re not letting her go,” Drake said. “And we’re not letting anything happen to her.”
    “Well, then you’d better figure out how not to let something like today happen again. Because if we can take her, someone else can. There are wyverns involved, Drake.”
    Drake’s eyes widened and he shared a look with Quill.
    “What are wyverns?” Tara asked.
    “We need to go,” Drake said. “And whatever your concerns, you shouldn’t have laid a hand on our mate. I know you’re the leader, and special , but next time you touch what is ours, you’ll