Dragons of Eternity Collection by Alexandra Ivy

Author:Alexandra Ivy [Ivy, Alexandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Deborah Raleigh, LLC
Published: 2017-10-02T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Rya watched Torque march out of the room, his spine ramrod straight and trails of smoke following in his wake.

He was in a huff.

No doubt about it.

Oddly, Rya found herself pleased by the male’s foul mood.

Not because Levet managed to annoy him. Okay, that wasn’t entirely true. She might take an itsy bitsy amount of pleasure in the gargoyle’s unique ability to piss off Torque. But it was mainly relief that the stoic male could feel anything.

After the formal betrothal, Rya had been worried that her future mate was incapable of normal emotions. He’d been so detached during the ceremony while she’d been a quivering mass of nerves.

Now she at least knew he could feel anger.

And desire.

White-hot, all-consuming desire.

A tiny shiver racked her body.

As if sensing her inner turmoil, Levet waddled to stand at her side, reaching up to lightly pat her hand.

“I am so sorry, ma belle,” he murmured.

She glanced down at him in confusion. “For what?”

“That you’re being forced to mate with such a surly brute.”

Another shiver raced through her. If she was being honest with herself, she wasn’t nearly so sorry about the upcoming mating as she’d been just a day ago.

In fact…

“He’s not a brute,” she breathed.

“Non?”

Her lips twitched at the patent disbelief in Levet’s tone.

“No. Although I thought he was.”

“And now?”

She took time to consider what she’d discovered of Torque over the past hours.

“Now I realize that he’s serious, but he isn’t stern,” she slowly admitted. “And he’s dedicated. And loyal. And—”

“Handsome?” Levet overrode her words.

Heat raced through her. Handsome was such a mundane word. Certainly it didn’t capture Torque’s potent male beauty.

“He is…gorgeous,” she at last muttered.

The gargoyle heaved a deep sigh. “I thought vampires were trouble.”

Vampires? What did bloodsuckers have to do with Torque? “Excuse me?”

“In my experience, females always choose the tall, dark and annoying creatures.” The delicate wings fluttered as Levet gave a resigned shake of his head. “It makes no sense to me.”

“You don’t have a mate?”

The gargoyle paused, before delicately clearing his throat.

“Non. I have no mate. In my house, I do have a young fairy that I recently rescued, but I am merely her protector,” he revealed, placing his hand against his chest as a soulful expression settled on his lumpy face. “It is my nature to spread my love,” he explained. “Not to have my wings clipped.”

“I see.”

“It is my destiny to be a toy boy.”

Rya struggled to hide her amusement. “You mean, be a boy toy?”

“Oui.” With an airy wave of his hand, Levet turned his attention to their surroundings. “If you are forced to mate with the dragon-shifter I do hope you intend to improve his taste in lairs,” he murmured. “My heart aches at the thought of you living in such a dismal place.”

Rya aimlessly wandered toward the shelves that consumed the far wall, her hand lightly touching one of the precious leather-bound books.

“Torque has suggested we build a lair together,” she said.

“Is that what you desire?”

A thrill of anticipation inched down her spine.

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