A Dragon's Curse (The Hidden Realm Book 2) by Heather Renee & Mystics & Mayhem

Author:Heather Renee & Mystics & Mayhem [Renee, Heather & Mayhem, Mystics and]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HRB Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-05-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

DAWSYN

Outside of the annoyance caused by the tie I still had to Knox, I was finally feeling like myself again. The dragons were kind, and helping them brought me a sense of peace I hadn’t felt in years.

Peace like I used to have in the pack before my “help” began to feel forced…expected. Through reflection in the few weeks I’d been away from home, though, I understood that most of it had been on me and not the pack. Or even my parents.

I had allowed myself to be labeled “the alpha’s daughter.” I could have changed things without leaving, but I didn’t regret my choice. Even with all the hell that had happened, I had found my mate and understood more about who I wanted to be, all within the short time I’d been gone.

After we’d saved one building, we found the others that had been hit were a lost cause. The group of six that had come this time decided to split up, and I gladly stayed with Cillian, especially after he suggested we stop by his house to check for any useful supplies.

It was only a few blocks from where we’d been, and when he’d pointed to the small structure, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling.

Cillian felt bigger than the whole world to me at times. He commanded so much attention and space. Yet, his home was more of a cottage and not at all what I expected.

The tan exterior was framed by dark wood, and there were two windows centered outside the wooden door. Grass grew tall within the yard, threatening to take over the stone pathway, but there were no flowers or bushes. That part at least made sense to me.

He opened the front door and stepped back for me to go in first. “After you.”

I entered his home to find minimal furniture and open spaces. There was a living room on my left. A fireplace surrounded by dark stone filled the middle of the main wall, and only one couch sat in front of it. A coffee table was positioned between them with a deck of cards on top.

“You play games?” I asked, intrigued by this fact.

He shrugged and glanced to my right. “Before all this, it could be boring here at times.”

He was embarrassed. That was adorable.

My eyes went toward a small kitchen, one not much bigger than what was in the dorms. “Not much of a cooker, huh?”

“Noodles don’t require much to make, and I barbeque my meat out back,” he answered.

Carbs and protein diet. Wasn’t surprised about that either.

Moving on from there, I walked through the living room to the only door I could see. It led straight into what I assumed to be the master bedroom.

A king-sized bed was front and center when I entered, covered with a chocolate-colored comforter and cream pillows. At least he knew how to match things.

To the right of that was a sliding door that led to the patio. I could see the barbeque he mentioned sitting out there and wondered how often he merely relaxed under the stars.

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