Chapter 67: Happy reunion to you lovebirds!

ITHRA I watched Zadok as he looked between the bag and the dragon.  “Please don’t fall for it,” I prayed as I walked around the cave, shielding my presence with the mountains of treasures.  “Decide already, wolf!” I heard the dragon say, “What will it be? I don’t have all day.”  “I want the girl.” Zadok said after a while, “I don’t need anything else but the girl. Give her to me, and we have a deal.” The cave shook with the bark of the dragon’s laughter. “How foolish! Foolish, foolish wolf. If only you knew what that witch is hiding from you, then you wouldn’t make a decision as careless as this.” He said, and I prayed that Zadok would see through its schemes.  “Give her to me.” Zadok’s stance was strong. “Give her to me or forget about it.”  The dragon let out a blaze of fire in my direction. The mountain of gold blazed at the fire, and I resisted the urge to scream out of pain. I couldn’t let him know I had escaped.  “Are you threatening me, alpha?” The dragon breathed, standing on i