Her Dragon Lord (Dragons of Mount Valen Book 2) by Riley Storm

Author:Riley Storm [Storm, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High House Press
Published: 2020-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Katie

She wanted to call out for Warren. To scream bloody murder until the big man found her and saved her. She wanted to be rescued, screw the ‘damsel in distress’ stereotype. Katie wanted a knight in shining armor to come to her rescue.

The barrel of the pistol held to her head, however, kept her quiet.

The man had come out of nowhere, dressed in light browns and grays, a smattering of green as well, blending in seamlessly with the rocky mountainside. He moved like a wraith in the dark, and he’d been upon Katie before she even heard him approach. One hand snaking around her head from behind while she looked up the embankment, waiting for Warren to return, while the other coolly held the gun to her temple.

“Make a single sound, and I pull the trigger now,” he’d said in a voice that carried no threat, just a simple statement.

Katie hadn’t even thought about testing him to see if he was telling the truth. She was too scared. Even now, as they stumbled through the forest that ran down the mountain from the road, she had trouble keeping up. Her legs were weak and wobbly, practically unhinged by the fear she felt.

You have to do something. Stall him somehow.

“Why are you doing this to me?” she asked, speaking in a low tone that hopefully wouldn’t get her in trouble.

The man glanced at her. He had blue eyes like Warren, but his were cold, dark, and full of hate. He didn’t reply, instead looking forward, trying to find his way through the frost-cloud filled forest.

Katie didn’t bother pointing out that the fog was settling down the mountain, the same direction that he was taking her. It would be ages before they were free of it, especially if Warren was still pumping it out, creating more.

Which he would be smart to do, especially once he realizes I’m gone.

“Do I know you?” she asked, trying again to get him to speak. “I can see the hate in your eyes, but I don’t remember ever meeting you.”

The man snorted. “You wouldn’t. All you nerd types are the same. You see a man with a gun, you remember the gun, or the badge. Never the face, never the person behind. But that’s okay. I’m going to fix that.”

She shivered as he turned and leered at her. “I’m going to make sure you remember me before I turn you over.”

“I thought you were here to kill me,” Katie said, clamping her mouth closed as she realized what a stupid reminder that was to give the man.

“Oh, I am. I am. But not yet. Not until I make you pay.”

“Pay for what?” she asked, exasperated. “What did I ever do to you?”

The man snorted, yanking her along roughly as they cleared a fallen tree, causing Katie to stumble. She cried out, but cut it off quickly, not wanting to give the man more incentive to hurt her.

“Will you drop the act?” the man said. “It might have worked on that moron, but I’m not fooled by it.

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