Dragon in Love (Forgotten Dragons Book 5) by Terry Bolryder

Author:Terry Bolryder [Bolryder, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Isabella was quiet as she sat on her hands on a comfy couch in the study, watching Chadwick pace furiously in front of her.

His hands were clasped behind his back, and a lock of chocolate-brown hair had fallen over his forehead.

Pacing like this, he looked so very human. Perhaps that’s what she liked about him. Despite being a paranormal, he seemed so very normal and safe.

It was hard to match up with the way he’d made Zareth turn into a sniveling heap of pain.

Chadwick was frightening when he wanted to be.

The fae were sitting in various chairs around the room, all of them watching her and waiting for an explanation.

“Why is he hunting you?” Boreas finally asked, never one to pull punches.

Isabella sighed. “I told you I don’t think he is.”

“But you won’t tell us anything about him.”

“I can’t,” she said. “Besides, it doesn’t matter.”

“It does,” Ivar said. “As princes of order, it is our job to fight the princes of chaos, and we need to know who this one is.”

“You didn’t recognize him?” Chadwick asked.

All of the fae shook their heads.

“Isabella, I don’t want to call the oracle, but you’ll put us all in danger if you don’t tell us your real history,” Chadwick said.

She stood, her hands clenched into fists, as tears bit the corners of her eyes. She’d never felt so trapped. “I wasn’t trying to hide anything or put anyone in danger. But my past isn’t any of your business.”

There was silence in the room as everyone watched her, considering her words.

She still couldn’t believe that Zareth might actually be after her. There was no way he would want her after letting her go.

“I’m here to help you adjust to the human world,” she said tightly. “I don’t have to dig into my past and lay my pain out for you. And if it’s so unsafe, then I’ll leave, and no one here has to be in danger trying to protect me.”

She stormed toward the exit, but as she reached the door leading out, frost suddenly appeared, rapidly spreading in beautiful crystalline structures until the door was totally sealed shut.

She let out a sigh of frustration and turned to see Boreas still in a relaxed, splayed position on a chaise lounge.

His eyes, however, were burning. “You have to be kidding if you think we’re going to let you leave unprotected.”

“Agreed,” Flint said. “I’m not afraid of any chaos fae.” He sent her a warm smile. “And I don’t need to know your past in order to know that guy needs a beatdown.”

She exhaled slowly, glancing at the frozen door once again. She looked at Chadwick, who was leaning against the windowsill, looking honestly lost, as if he had no idea what to do.

It wasn’t a look she was used to seeing on him.

“I have to call the oracle to see what to do next. I’m sorry, Bella,” he said, shoving his hands in his pockets as he walked to the door on the other side of the room.

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