Dragon's Gift The Huntress Books 1-3 by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942085621
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2016-10-09T23:00:00+00:00

9

After Nix and Del left the room, standing up was a hell of a lot harder than I’d expected. I was doing about a hundred times better that I had been, considering I was now vertical, but the effects of the collar were all too apparent. Felt kinda like I had the flu.

I staggered toward the door, then peered into the little hall. All clear. Since I hadn’t bothered to put on jeans, the last thing I wanted to do was run into Aidan in just my underwear.

I raced into the tiny bathroom situated between the bedrooms and made quick work of my shower. It was as old and crappy as the one in my apartment, so it felt like home. When I got out, I quickly rubbed myself dry and zipped back to my little room, then changed into my last clean set of clothes.

For good measure, I strapped my daggers to my thighs. Though I was using them a lot less and no bad guys could get onto Aidan’s property, they were my security blanket. I wasn’t too proud to admit it. And with this collar around my neck, I’d take whatever security I could get.

I found my cell phone plugged in by the bed—thoughtful of whoever’d done that—and saw that it was late afternoon. Geez, I’d slept almost twenty-four hours.

When I made my way out into the living room, I pulled up short. Though the scene was cozy—friends and family around the kitchen table, sitting under a warm yellow light—the fact that Mathias was there was far from comforting.

I’d thought we’d left the Shifters behind at Glencarrough. Their recent obsession with my weird smell was the last thing I wanted to deal with. I was helping them out, but I couldn’t be sure they wouldn’t still toss me in prison for being a dreaded FireSoul.

I really couldn’t get a freaking break.

“Hey! You’re looking way more human!” Del said.

Aidan surged to his feet and walked toward me. He stopped, dwarfing me even more than usual. The collar’s sickness made me feel puny. Normally, though I was shorter than him, I could still kick ass. But I really didn’t feel like I could kick ass right now. And I freaking hated it.

Aidan cupped my face and tilted my chin so that my gaze was forced to meet his. Concern glinted in his dark eyes. The tender gesture felt weird, but nice. I wasn’t used to dudes touching me like this. I could count the number of guys I’d been interested in on one hand, but I’d never given any of them the opportunity to make me feel like this before.

Like I was cherished.

I liked it.

“You okay?” His voice was rough.

“Uh, yeah.” My gaze darted over his face, taking in his features with a tenderness I hadn’t ever felt before. I wanted to lean in and press my lips to his. Instead, I stepped back and just said, “Thanks.”

“Come on.” Aidan put an arm around my waist and led me to the table.

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