AILEY'S DRAGON (Dragons of Telera Book 5) by Lisa Daniels

Author:Lisa Daniels [Daniels, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Ailey caught up to Ash just outside of the inn. “I really do not want you coming with me.”

Ash looked over at her. “Then you have an idea how I feel.”

“This is my profession. I work to educate, save, and treat people. It has never been your interest, and it certainly isn’t your profession.”

“You are only half-right. Hold on.” Ash stopped her and forced Ailey to face him. He held up a handkerchief and began to brush her forehead. “It’s dried.” Without warning, he pulled her to him and kissed her softly on the forehead. As soon as he pulled back, Ash wiped the spot again. “There. Now you don’t look like you just sat at the bedside of a dying soldier.” His purple-green eyes sparkled as he looked at her.

“Thank you, Ash, but this really isn’t necessary.”

He smiled in response, took her hand, and began to walk forward. Ailey pulled her hand out of his. “I am serious, Ash. This is not a place for you.”

“It isn’t a place for any healthy person to go.”

Ailey folded her arms across her chest. “What is your reason for going?”

“That should be obvious.”

“You are going because of me.”

“Of course.”

“That is not a good reason to do anything so dangerous.”

Ash stepped toward her, the smile unwavering. “Wanting to protect someone is not a good reason to risk something dangerous?”

“It isn’t your job.”

“As far as I can tell, no one protects you, not even you. No one should be alone.”

There aren’t very many left like him, and he is the youngest of his type. His entire family is dead because his kind are the most sympathetic to humans. The words drifted through her thoughts as she looked at Ash. He had friends and a guardian who admitted that he was not ideal, but Ash did not have a family. He was speaking as much about himself as he was of her.

“I am not alone,” Ailey tried to smile. “I have the entire Medics Association.”

Ash looked around them. “Yes, obviously, it’s quite crowded here.”

She gave him a playful slap, unable to stop herself. “You know what I mean.”

“I do, and I deem it not good enough.”

“That really isn’t up to you.”

Ash shrugged, “Unfortunately, it is. No one tells me where I can and cannot go. If I want to walk into the middle of Antakya in my other form and eat half of the people, there is no one to tell me I can’t do that besides me.”

“What?” She screwed up her face at the preposterous idea. Ailey tried to hide the smile, but the image of Ash walking into a city and starting to eat people was utterly ridiculous. Of course, in her mind, he was just a bigger version of himself. Focus, Ailey, she reprimanded herself.

Ash placed a hand on her face. “I do love that smile.” He leaned forward to kiss her, but Ailey put her hands on his chest and frowned. Wrinkling his nose at her, Ash stroked her head.

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