A Dragon Gambles For His Girl: A Nocturne Falls Universe story by Nyte Kira

Author:Nyte, Kira [Nyte, Kira]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Sugar Skull Books
Published: 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Alazar could sit like this for the next ten years, Ariah curled and tucked against his body, her voice softening as exhaustion finally settled in. As the night progressed, the moist chill bit deeper. He turned up his internal furnace and provided extra warmth for his Ace when his jacket couldn’t do the job. Shortly after her heartbreaking crying jag, he made the decision to hold off on revealing his past, his skeleton, for another day. Although the burden on Ariah’s shoulders had eased, he really didn’t want to bring more devastation to their night.

Besides, the sweet gem under his arm had begun yawning consecutively, managing just a few words before another yawn battled past her lips. Those few words that did escape were slurred at best.

He glanced at his watch and blinked when he realized the time.

“I think the night’s gotten away from us,” he said during another one of her yawns. She curled tighter against him, slinking her arm around his waist. Way to make this an easy parting, Ace. “Ariah, sweetheart. You’re falling asleep.”

“Hmm?”

Why couldn’t this be happening, say, on his living room sofa?

Alazar shifted, regretfully disturbing Ariah’s balled-up form. She groaned and rubbed her hands over her face, mumbling something into her palms. Alazar shook his head.

“I don’t think you need coffee. I think you need a bed.” He caught Ariah’s chin and lifted her rosy face, noticing her sleepy eyes. His dragon protested the very idea of letting her drive home. Even as he watched her, her eyelids drooped until she blinked several times, opened them again, only to have them slide lower and lower. “I can’t let you drive home like this. You’ll fall asleep at the wheel.”

“I’m okay.” She lifted a hand to her mouth and yawned. Her head grew heavy in his hold. “Once I…walk.”

“Why don’t you stay at my place? There’s a spare room you can have for the night. I’ll call Mark and let him know so he’s not worried about you. We’ll get your car in the morning and you can go home then.” Alazar scooted to the edge of the bench and adjusted his hold on Ariah. “Unless, of course, you’d prefer to hang out with me.”

The darling woman tried to laugh, but the sound that left her lips was anything but humorous and everything sexy. Alazar grunted, weaving an arm beneath Ariah’s and hoisting her to her feet. He happened to glance toward the fountain, quiet and free of tourists at this late hour, and received a curious tilt of Nick’s stone head. He simply flashed his friend a smile, focused on Ariah’s jellied legs, and started moving them back toward Main Street. By the time they made it down the first block, Ariah had woken up enough to appear sober, which was a good thing when a police cruiser slowed down alongside them.

Sheriff Merrow rolled down the passenger window and leaned over the console. The werewolf jutted his chin toward Ariah. “Damsel?”

Ariah’s sleepy switch shut off.

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