Dragon Desire (Tooth & Claw Book 1) by Emilia Hartley

Author:Emilia Hartley [Hartley, Emilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-29T23:00:00+00:00

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Devin growled at Atticus. The white-haired shifter grinned at his cousin and pushed deeper into the house. Devin had opened the door with every intention of scaring the visitor away, until he realized the visitors were his own family.

Frankie grinned like a devil. She and Atticus knew what they were interrupting. Devin wanted a single night alone with Moira, but his meddling family felt the need to interrupt. He would never understand them. This should have been the reason Devin avoided dating altogether.

“Auntie!” Crystal shouted before throwing herself into Moira’s arms.

Devin tried to tell Crystal that Moira wasn’t her aunt, but Crystal willfully ignored him as she situated herself on Moira’s lap. If Moira was bothered by Crystal’s presence, she didn’t show it. Instead, Moira hugged Crystal and tore off bits of the smoked ribs to feed to the child. Crystal was old enough to feed herself and sit in her own chair. Devin didn’t understand why she insisted on sitting in Moira’s lap.

“Mom and Dad didn’t want to cook tonight because my little brother is throwing a fit inside Mom,” Crystal began. “His tantrum made Mom tired, so we came here!”

Devin couldn’t argue with that. When he cut a glance at Frankie, he noticed the dark circles under her eyes had deepened. She drifted off to the living room and lay down with a hand over her belly. After a moment, she squirmed and rolled onto her side.

Devin stepped closer to his cousin and lowered his voice. “Is she going to be alright? Can she bear another dragon?”

Atticus’s jaw tightened. Any tighter and Devin thought his cousin’s teeth might shatter. Atticus didn’t look him in the eye, but Devin knew why. He remembered when the two met. Frankie did the impossible. She woke a slumbering dragon.

Thirteen years ago, Atticus burrowed into the earth. That should have been the last anyone saw of him. While Atticus slept, Devin kept busy by ruining his own life and turning the pack against himself. Then, miraculously, Atticus returned.

Devin had never heard of a mate bond waking a slumbering dragon before, but Frankie brought his cousin back to life. Now they were watching the life being drained from her. Her soft snore filled the nearby living room and filled Devin’s gut with dread.

He watched Moira and wondered if he would ever put her through that. He would keep from touching her ever again if it meant protecting her from the same fate. She caught him staring and flashed him a happy smile before Crystal dragged her attention away again. His heart warmed, and he knew he was in trouble.

He could almost see the tether between him and Moira, pulling taught and growing strong. His beast purred with happiness, a sound he wasn’t sure it’d ever made before. The sound took him by surprise. He wiped his hand over his face and fought the sickening mix of joy and dread that tried to overtake him.

Devin hadn’t allowed himself happiness in a very long time. He

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