Broken Slumber: A Darkhills Romance by Elizabeth Greene

Author:Elizabeth Greene [Greene, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Etienne

The afternoon sun would have felt glorious on his scales had he not had so much on his mind. His talons crunched into the loose rock at the top of the mountain, and he folded his wings to prevent himself from being swept up by any sudden gust of autumn wind. It was a mild day, but that could change quickly with just a change in air pressure.

He lay his body down, spreading his weight as evenly as he could and gazed out over the forest. Brianna was safely inside his lair. She had nibbled on a few of her snacks and retreated to furs by the fire, saying she wanted to write down her thoughts. He had hung around inside his outer cave for a while, listening for any sign of distress from the female. But all he heard was a steady stream of consciousness flowing from her as she tried to make sense of what she had been through. Eventually, he had decided to take to the air again, to patrol his territory.

The wolf pack’s Alpha had made it quite clear that he didn’t appreciate the unknown threat of his presence in his town. The wolf didn’t know what he was, only that he was powerful and dominant. Etienne didn’t wish to make enemies with the Darkhills pack. He needed to frequent the town on occasion, and he had seen enough violence in the name of petty power struggles to last him a lifetime.

In truth, the territory of the Darkhills belonged to him. He was the apex creature in the area, and ultimately the duty to defend and protect the land was solely his. But the wolves, much like the vampire, had resided on this land before Etienne had laid claim to it, and they left him alone, so he saw no reason why he should evict them from what was ultimately his.

If the Alpha were smart, he would be trying to discover more about what Etienne was. And he got the impression that the wolf had more about him than simply a keen nose and brawn. So far, he hadn’t seen any hunting parties of wolves moving about the forest. There had been the odd wolf here and there that seemed to be running for sheer enjoyment, but they hadn’t strayed anywhere near to his mountain.

“Etienne, we need to talk.”

The dragon huffed out a curl of smoke. The vampire. It was daylight, he was hoping he wouldn’t have to deal with Lucian until he had resolved the situation with Brianna himself. Namely, had helped her remember enough of what she had lost and established that she wasn’t going to write the intended exposé. He didn’t believe she would, but he couldn’t yet be certain. She had acted convincingly with the wolf in the grocery store, so who was to say she wasn’t putting on an act when she was around him. There was also the matter of the recording that she had found.

She had her evidence, should she choose to use it.

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