Dragon's Choice (Misty Woods Dragons) by Juniper Hart

Author:Juniper Hart [Hart, Juniper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

The festivities grew with each passing hour, and the crowd was having a blast.

By mid-afternoon, Ali had caught a decent buzz, since she still hadn’t eaten, but Christine seemed to notice her pale face and decided to whip up a meal.

“Slow down on the beer, Ali!” Tara cried. “It has to last until Sunday!”

“We can drive to the liquor store,” Ali replied lightly. “I know it feels like we’re in the middle of nowhere, but civilization isn’t far off.”

“Oh, Ali,” Christine sighed. “C’mon, go mingle! Some guys are playing volleyball over there. Check them out for me and let me know how they rate.”

Ali scoffed but inadvertently found herself looking toward where a group of her peers had begun a volleyball tournament. She shrugged, slightly tipsy, and wandered off to watch the gleaming muscles in the sunshine.

Ali had to admit that she was not having a bad time: she was among her friends, after all, and there was liquor. It felt more like a party than a camping trip, what with no one sitting around the fire singing “Kumbaya.”

Still, she kept fighting with the bugs, and the more she drank, the more she needed to use the non-existent washroom.

“Go into the woods!” Tara had exclaimed, exasperated, and Ali had shuddered, eventually having no choice but to follow her advice.

It wasn’t that Ali was a princess; far from it, actually. Although she looked the part—with her pin-up model’s body and insanely pretty face—she was more of a homebody than anything.

If given the choice, she would stay in and read or watch an old movie, instead of trapezing through the jungle like Tarzan, looking for a spot where she could urinate.

Ugh, I hope I brought enough bug spray, she thought as she plopped down on the grass next to a girl from her political science class.

“Hey, Ali!” Suzanne chirped. “Great party, huh?”

Ali tried to look enthusiastic as she nodded in fake agreement, but she was sure her expression fell flat. Suzanne didn’t seem to notice.

“We’re going on a night trek up the mountain at nightfall,” she continued. “The view is incredible. You want to come?”

Ali almost snorted, but then she stopped herself.

Are there less bugs on the mountain? she wondered.

Even if there were, it was still hiking, and Ali did not do hiking.

“Maybe,” she replied evasively. “Come find me when you’re ready to go.”

Suzanne seemed happy with the response and nodded, turning back to watch where her boyfriend was spiking the volleyball into the ground.

Ali cast Suzanne a sidelong look for a moment and then glanced at her long-time beau.

Suzanne and her boyfriend Greg had been together for almost three years, having met as freshmen at school. The pert blonde was attractive enough, with her big blue eyes and easy smile, but Greg was devastatingly handsome, and Ali had always found the two an odd match.

I think I would be better suited to Greg than Suzanne, she thought almost bitterly. What the hell is wrong with you? Ali chided herself. Has it

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