Dragon's First Rule (Dragons of Midnight Book 1) by Silver Milan

Author:Silver Milan [Milan, Silver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Jett sent off a quick text to Brazen, the leader of his White Swords, and then shoved Ariel’s clothing into the backpack. When he was finished, he slung the strap over his shoulder and set off into the woods immediately.

He followed her spoor: sometimes he spotted tracks or broken branches; other times, he picked up her characteristic feline scent on branches and shrubs. Her path had taken her well away from the surveillance cameras the dragons had placed in these woods. That was pure luck on her part. Still, she was headed directly for Blue Hurricane territory. He had no doubt they had captured her by now.

Jett felt angry, betrayed. After he had opened his heart to her and risked everything, she had to go and do this. He tried to convince himself that she hadn’t done it on purpose. That her inner lioness had taken over and that she wasn’t responsible for her actions.

But he reminded himself of the fallacy of that line of thinking. He was starting to sound like Ariel by separating the inner beast from the person, because the lioness was her.

She had run off for whatever reason. Had he scared her somehow? Had he been too rough with her? Too gentle? He caught himself pondering these questions, and realized they were proof of the effect she had on him. Ordinarily he would have never second-guessed himself like this.

There was another, more nefarious answer: it was possible she had purposely seduced him to get him to lower his guard. Because he certainly hadn’t been watching her tent as closely as he should have after their moment of shared intimacy. Oh sure, he’d stared at it longingly several times during the night, but mostly he was gazing into the forest, watching for signs of any encroaching ambushers. Wanting to protect her. It was a testament to how thoroughly she had disarmed him that his attention was diverted mostly to the outer perimeter, rather than within.

He thought of a noise he had heard midway through the night. It had sounded like a twig snapping somewhere in the woods. He had listened attentively for several moments, and when the sound did not repeat, he assumed it was nothing. But now that he thought about it, he realized Ariel had likely caused the noise. It wouldn’t take much effort to throw a rock or something to draw his attention; meanwhile, she could transform and escape in the opposite direction. Damn lions could move with such stealth. She’d probably instinctively timed her stride to coincide with his breathing, masking her already soft, padded steps. And she’d obviously chosen a route downwind, preventing her scent from reaching him.

Sly girl.

He had been worried he wouldn’t want her in the morning. But as he pursued her deeper into Blue Hurricane territory, he found himself desiring her more than anything. If she didn’t want him in return, that was perfectly fine. But he had to make sure she was safe, and that the lion shifter who bit her paid for his crime.

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