Chestnuts Roasting Over Dragonfire: A Shifting Destinies Holiday Novella by Cecilia Lane

Author:Cecilia Lane [Lane, Cecilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Shifting Destinies Holiday Novella
Published: 2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Izzy watched Zane from the corner of her eye as they waited for a group of cubs to rush past and dive into a snowbank on the other side of the street. They’d apparently dug out a good portion of it, as another cub stuck his head out of the top a little ways away.

“Over here!” he shouted. As one, the group whipped around and disappeared into their snow fort.

Izzy smiled fondly at the little group, then slashed a secretive look to her dragon companion. The man’s typical flat look had softened as he watched the cubs, and her cougar let off a little purr. So maybe the grumpy dragon had a gooey center, after all.

She darted a small smile to her feet before he caught her looking.

Their day had passed much like the previous one, though with a less awkward start to the morning. They’d actually waited for each other to get ready before heading downstairs for breakfast together. While they ate, she opened up a map and pointed out popular Bearden trails to give him the choice for their hike.

She liked that he didn’t shy away from anything hard. They’d stayed out all morning and well into the afternoon, and not a single complaint exited his mouth. Well, not a real complaint, anyway. Teasing and testing ones designed to prod at her and get under her skin, those dropped from his lips as frequently as hers.

He was good at spotting things before she even realized they were there. Disappointingly he kept his distance when he called for her attention. His hands stayed firmly locked to his sides, not once repeating the dang toe-curling close call from the night before.

It was a relief, really.

Said no one with a working libido.

Her stomach rumbled and she flashed him a quick smile. “Treats? Or are you saving your appetite for dinner?”

Zane jerked his attention away from the crowd. The move was almost like catching a kid with their hand in the candy jar, and she shot her own look to catch a glimpse of whatever beauty he’d been ogling. Her cougar stretched her claws, ready to carve Little Miss Thing up.

Izzy shoved her cat to the back of her head. One, if anyone needed the carving, it’d be Zane and his wandering eyes, not the unsuspecting subject. And two, not the reaction to have for a man who hadn’t even kissed her!

She should have held strong and kept their relationship to roommates only.

Zane’s lips curled into a smile. “Treats sound just fine.”

“Faith!” Izzy exclaimed as soon as they made their way to the front of the line. “I didn’t know you were expecting!”

The woman working under Mug Shot Coffee Shop’s tent pulled her apron tight against her belly and grinned, then shot a fake glare to her mate under the next tent. “One and done, Tommy said. One and done, until Mia got a play kitchen and started shouting ‘Next!’ and serving Daddy fake food. Now someone wants a whole pack.”

“What can I say?” Tommy answered while doling out change and a to-go box of diner food.

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