Dragon's Second Chance Romance (Dragons of Mount Atrox Book 2) by Riley Storm

Author:Riley Storm [Storm, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High House Press
Published: 2020-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Claire

As it turned out, Claire never did find out where things stood between them.

Pietro kept her rather distracted for the rest of the night, turning her mind away from more than just her questions on what was going on between the two of them. He also ensured that her brain did not have time, or energy, to stress over everything else going on in her life.

That’s not to say he didn’t keep her focused on anything, but it certainly wasn’t stressful. Draining, perhaps, though likely more so for him than her.

Once they awoke late the next morning—nearly noon—she’d expected things to calm down. A long soaking bath, mutual shower time, and an afternoon nap later, and she was quickly learning that Pietro wasn’t going to slow down any time soon.

I’m the one reaping the rewards of that, though, she thought to herself, finishing off the last of her early supper with a sigh.

“Thank you again,” she said as Pietro collected her plate and put the dishes in the dishwasher.

“You are most welcome,” he said with a smile.

She thought about bringing up her questions now. Of telling him that he shouldn’t get any long-term ideas about whatever might or might not be going on between them now that they had slept together.

After all, she was still going to go to jail. That was a simple inevitability. They were just waiting on her sentencing really, nothing more. The last thing that she needed to do was carry emotional baggage inside with her.

Yet I can’t control emotions, now can I?

Claire pushed that thought aside. This wasn’t about her. This was about Pietro and what she wanted to ensure he did not do. Which was develop feelings for her.

“By the way,” Pietro said, looking up and over the counter at her, resting both his hands upon it. “I hope you won’t hate me.”

Her eyebrows went up. “Hate you? Why would I do that? Did you do something?”

Pietro grimaced, but he was interrupted by a gentle knock on the front door. It was soft. Feminine, no doubt about it. Not the solid thumping of a male, but more the polite yet non-hesitant knock of a woman.

Whoever it was expected there to be someone else on the other side. Thus they had no need to hammer away at it.

Claire looked over her shoulder suspiciously.

“Who’s at the door?” she asked, strangely confident that Pietro knew exactly who it might be.

“Lilly,” he said, moving out from around the counter to answer it.

“What?” Claire yelped. “Why?”

“Because I invited her,” Pietro told her as he walked past.

“What on earth for? I don’t want to see her!”

Claire didn’t want to face her friend’s wrath. Nor did she want to deal with the embarrassment of being judged poorly in the eyes of someone whose opinion she valued so highly.

“Tell her to go away,” Claire said as Pietro reached the door. “That I’m not here.”

Pietro gave her a level glance and then pulled the door open wide enough that the two women could see one another and make eye contact.

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