Dragons Don't Do Happy Holidays by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Shifters, Holiday, Christmas
Publisher: Harmony Raines
Published: 2023-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen – Liselle

Liselle watched as her children, Casper and Hazel, climbed out of the car. Hazel gave her a wave, but Casper was fiddling with his toy dragon. Katerina flashed Liselle a smile as she looked up at the looming warehouse.

Casper’s voice broke through her thoughts as he announced, “I thought Grandma would fly us here on her broomstick.”

Hazel rolled her eyes at her brother. “Witches use cars just like everyone else. Not everything has to be magic.”

Liselle smiled at her daughter’s wisdom but couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt for keeping their heritage a secret for so long. Maybe everything could have been magic for them their whole lives.

“Hey, you two.” Liselle stooped and embraced her kids in a hug before standing and kissing her mom on the cheek. “Thanks for bringing them.”

Katerina inhaled sharply and pulled away from her daughter. “You smell of dragons. Again.”

She really couldn’t keep anything from her mother.

“Flint is here,” Liselle whispered, her heart racing.

At least she thought he was still here. He might have escaped out the back door of the warehouse rather than facing her family and the commitment she had asked of him. She may have been too intense with him, but then wasn’t the whole point of being a fated mate the intensity of it? Besides, she was a no-nonsense woman when it came to her romantic relationships now.

Not that she had been planning on having any more of those anytime soon.

She puffed air out of her cheeks. It was just typical that fate seemed to have paired her with the most reluctant shifter ever.

“Okay. Are you going to tell me why you smell like dragon?” Katerina asked, her disapproval evident in her tone.

“Dragon!” Casper exclaimed excitedly, Katerina not having spoken softly enough. “Is Flint here?”

“I thought we’d talked about this?” Katerina raised an eyebrow. “You really need to be careful and intentional with how you go forward. Don’t let yourself be whisked from your feet.”

Liselle hugged herself, wishing she could stop time for a moment to consider what she should do.

Before she could answer, Flint appeared in the doorway, looking ruggedly handsome in black jeans and a leather jacket. He seemed like a hero straight out of a romance novel—surely out of her league in any other scenario. But this wasn’t the world beyond; this was Wishing Moon Bay, where anything was possible.

“Flint!” Casper ran to the dragon shifter, but stopped a few feet away, looking up at him in awe.

“Hey, Casper. Hazel.” Flint nodded at Liselle’s daughter, who remained cautious and hesitant by Liselle’s side.

“Why are you here?” Hazel asked, her eyes narrowing.

“I was just wondering the same thing,” Katerina interjected, her voice icy.

“I came to see if Liselle needed a hand with the brewery,” Flint replied smoothly, though color rose in his cheeks. “But it seems that there’s no need.”

“Yes, we have everything under control,” Katerina answered, leaving no doubt she disapproved of the dragon shifter.

“Anyway, thanks for dropping the children off,” Liselle said to her mom, trying to defuse the tension.

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