Dragon's Desire by J. D. Monroe

Author:J. D. Monroe [Monroe, J. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mighty Fine Books, LLC
Published: 2017-10-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

This was certainly not how Pahlin had envisioned bringing a woman back to his house. What the hell was he going to do? Ariv was probably looking for him, to say nothing of Violet’s employee who’d seen him go outside after her. They probably thought he had hurt her, and Fidhur had likely spun some story to make himself look good. If he was as clever as he was dishonorable, he would report Pahlin to the Gatekeepers and claim that he was the one to compel Violet and assaulted Fidhur for trying to intervene.

“Vazredakh,” he muttered. He couldn’t control that now. And he didn’t have his phone, so he couldn’t call Ariv to ask him to come up with a story. He’d handed Violet his clothes, hoping she would have the presence of mind to hold onto them for the flight. Somehow it hadn’t occurred to him that seeing him transform into his dragon form would shock her into dropping them, along with his phone.

One thing was certain. Fidhur had compelled her. Pahlin had assumed it was to make her compliant for his advances, but as soon as she’d gotten her hands on Pahlin, she’d been happy to change targets. He suspected that she’d be satisfied with bedding any man she could get her hands on. He was a bit ashamed to say that his body lagged slightly behind his moral compass. When she’d touched him, he’d been more than eager to take her up on her offers. She’d been painting quite the picture with both her words and her hands, but he couldn’t take advantage of her under a compulsion. This was exactly the sort of thing that was forbidden by the Gatekeepers. And even if it wasn’t, it was so profoundly distasteful and dishonorable that he was disgusted with his own body for responding to her advances.

The door rattled against his back. “Paul, if you let me out, we can have some fun,” Violet pleaded. “I know you want to. Or you can come in here. I’m naked.”

“Violet, go to sleep,” Pahlin said, trying not to picture her.

“And I’m lonely in here.” There was a coy desperation in her voice that didn’t suit her. The uncharacteristic sound made him angry all over again.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “Go to sleep.”

More pounding came, but this time it was from the front door. Before Pahlin could get up to answer it, the door swung open. He had left it unlocked in his hurry to usher Violet inside before someone heard her shouting. Most of his neighbors were also Kadirai or Edra, but it wouldn’t do for them to see him naked on the lawn with a human woman bellowing at the top of her lungs. The situation did not paint the kindest picture of Pahlin.

Ariv rushed in, hurriedly yanking on his pants. The sheen of sweat on his shoulders and chest told Pahlin he’d also transformed in a hurry to get here. He tossed a bundle of clothes onto the living room floor as he entered.

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