He barely stopped himself from changing into his dragon and attacking the three men who all but challenged him. What fool dared to tell him to release his mate? “I will release her when I am good and ready.” He yanked her to his side with a bit more enthusiasm than he had intended and wrapped his arm around her when she stumbled against him.Looking at the three men, Ryuu wondered what their interest was in his mate. If either of them planned to claim her, they would have one hell of a fight on their hands. Shifting his gaze down to Jasmine, he asked, “Do you know these men?” He had attempted to sound gentle, but Ryuu wasn’t certain he succeeded. He knew she must accept him or he could never claim her. However, his dragon didn’t like the other males near her and had become difficult to control, at best. It was all he could do to keep himself from changing into his other self. While she might accept the fact that there were men who could rise from the dead, he had no doubt that she had never seen a Spirit Dragon before.
