Dragon's Curse: A Dragon Shifter Romance (Dragon Guild Chronicles Book 4) by Carina Wilder

Author:Carina Wilder [Wilder, Carina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

Memories

Wordlessly, Minach flew them to the cottage near Land’s End, escaping the surreal experience they’d just shared. Perhaps the escape would calm her, would help her. Perhaps it would even begin to heal her mind and soul, if not her body.

But as the rocky coast revealed itself below, a grim reminder punched him in the stomach like a hard blow. For all her pain and torment, Amara was less damaged than he was. What might sooth her—the coast, the lapping waves—might drive him mad.

Surrounded by tall, willowy grasses and lichen-coated rocks, the house should have been charming, inviting and warm. But a frost formed inside of Minach’s chest the moment his Dragon set eyes on it, some deep part of him clenching like a powerful, unrelenting fist, grabbing hold of his breath and refusing to let go.

When they’d landed, he shifted into his human form, the sea air catching in his throat as the horrid feeling consumed him. The cottage was pretty, of course; a small stone hideaway with a strong slate roof, its windows decorated with unused flower boxes. But the shifter couldn’t begin to see its charms as anything other than a cruel taunt. An all-too-familiar scene, marred by the incident that had destroyed his life long ago.

Fuck it all, why had he agreed to come to this bloody place?

“What’s wrong?” Amara asked, immediately seeming to sense his panic.

Always thinking of the other person, she was. The woman walked through life knowing that she’d gotten the short end of every stick, yet here she was, worrying about him. She was a beautiful, generous saint, but he didn’t deserve her kindness.

“Nothing,” he replied, turning his eyes to the front door. “Just—this place reminds me of somewhere I used to know. Come, let’s go inside.” Hopefully the cottage’s interior wouldn’t stir up old memories as much as the landscape around it did. Perhaps he could start breathing again once he’d closed the door behind him.

Amara extracted the key that Bertie had given her from her bag and stepped towards the door, opening it and slipping inside. Minach trudged in behind her, his abdomen clenching with apprehension.

The interior, thankfully, set him a little at ease. A man’s hideaway to be sure, its furnishings were various shades of beige and brown, not at all like the joyful colour scheme that his mother had used to decorate their cottage in Dover. An old rifle hung before a stone fireplace in the living room, and above that was a set of deer’s antlers. No doubt the poor creature had been killed by Bertie’s brother.

“Dead animal bits. Charming,” muttered Minach.

“Truly,” said Amara, who’d already begun to head towards the stairs to scope out the sleeping arrangements. A moment later she’d come back down. “There are two bedrooms upstairs,” she said. “Listen, I’m going to go up and lie down a little.”

“Are you all right?” Minach wasn’t sure if he was asking out of kindness or out of pure selfishness. The truth was that he didn’t want her to leave him, not yet.

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