A Kiss From a Dragon Lord (Kiss From a Monster Series Book 3) by Charlotte Swan

Author:Charlotte Swan [Swan, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charlotte Swan
Published: 2023-06-26T18:30:00+00:00

The storm doesn’t let up for three days.

Each one of those days became more precious to me than the jewels littered around this lair. They were each nothing but pure, peaceful bliss. Passing so quickly that when I woke this morning with Lassar’s strong body next to mine and did not hear the usual pounding of the rain, a deep sadness clogged my throat.

We had settled into a comfortable routine. Lassar cooks me a delicious breakfast each morning, and then we will explore the cave. He found me a drawing pad, and I will sketch for a few hours. I’m not very good, but Lassar says I show great talent. My sweet, lying dragon.

In the evenings, he will leave to get more supplies, and he no longer chains me up. We spend our nights talking. Sharing stories, mostly from his past. The life he lived as a mortal man. When we first met, he was so animalistic, but now he’s almost human again. Well, as human as someone who breathes fire can be.

I don’t do much sharing, and Lassar doesn’t press me. Mostly, I’m just content with being in his presence. That is more than evident each night when we go to sleep on the floor together. Lassar wraps himself around me, my spine molded to his chest. The first night was strange, but it didn’t take long for me to settle.

He hasn’t touched me like he did the first night, and I haven’t asked him to. I desire his touches, but the longer I’ve spent in his company, I realize I desire him as well. He’s protective of me, caring, and kind. Not since I was a child have I felt this relaxed and looked after. Lassar always makes sure I have exactly what I need. Some would find his attentiveness stifling, but I crave it.

Like now, as he sets down another hot plate of eggs and bacon, sadness takes hold of me as I realize I may never find this attentiveness again if I leave. A human man could never do this, provide for me in this way. Lassar covets me like a treasure in a way only a dragon could.

We eat in silence for a moment as my new feelings war inside me. Lassar seems to be aware of the shift in weather as he picks around the food on his plate.

“The storm seems to have passed,” I say softly, my stomach curdling. I am hungry, but I can’t bring myself to eat.

Lassar’s eyes find mine, and he nods. The loneliness that has been gone from them for the past three days swims in his gaze once more. From the tales he’s told me, he is truly alone in this world. Just like me. No one from his past life is alive anymore.

“I should probably get going,” I say into the silence. It feels like a mistake to leave. Where will I get comfort like this again? Is my independence worth forsaking this? Having the means to live alone and my own freedom has been the one thing I’ve craved for so long.

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