Hidden Dragons by Emma Holly

Author:Emma Holly
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Emma Holly
Published: 2013-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

CASS had no real reason to wake up grumpy, but she did. Rick was gone from the bed. She hoped they weren’t having another awkward morning after. She hadn’t enjoyed the first. When she looked toward the cave mouth, where the curtain of vines hung down, she saw it was raining. She realized the pattering drops weren’t the noise that had roused her. That honor belonged to Poly playing bat and rattle with Rick’s stupid tin of rocks.

“Leave that alone,” she snapped.

The cat froze, gaping at Cass with big gold eyes. She must have decided she didn’t like Cass’s expression. A second later, she streaked off like an ogre was after her. She disappeared into the shadows at the back of the cave, where two small tunnels led who knew where.

Great, Cass thought. Now she owed the cat an apology.

She didn’t feel better when she sat up. Her nipples pebbled in the damp cold.

“Not a morning person?” Rick suggested. He was coming in from outside. He wore an unfamiliar flannel shirt with his jeans. Though his hair and shoulders were dewed with rain, he was relatively alert looking. He gave her nakedness a glance and smiled.

“I guess not,” she said, doubly embarrassed now.

Rick gestured with the small saucepan he carried. “I’ve got water to boil for coffee. All I found to steal was instant.”

“That’s fine. I mean, thank you. Instant is great.”

He laughed, setting the pan on the metal shelving he’d rigged above the fire. “Instant is not great, but it does have caffeine.”

She started to ask if he’d stolen creamer but shut her mouth. She wasn’t a princess. She’d choke it down black if she had to.

“Sugar and non-dairy stuff is in your backpack,” he said.

“Oh thank God,” she exclaimed.

He seemed to find her amusing. “I’ve got this covered. Why don’t you get dressed and do . . . whatever.”

He’d pilfered a fresh flannel shirt for her too. Much more practical than her silk blouse, it must have belonged to a boy. Even spelled, the fit across her breasts was tight. She did “whatever” as quickly as she could in the mud and drizzle. She admitted the little lake was pretty in the mist—just disgustingly drippy.

Rick had a steaming mug ready for her when she returned. He’d put the fake cream and sugar in already. Poly sat at his feet. She threw a haughty look at Cass, as if to say: This one is my friend now.

Ignoring the ticked off feline, Cass propped her butt on the boulder next to Rick’s. It didn’t occur to her that he was suspiciously quiet until the coffee was inside her.

“So,” he said, turning his cup between mismatched hands. “As pleasant as last night was, I’m sure you’ve realized we can’t hole up here forever. For one thing, once we eat all the food, I’ll have to go out and hunt Bambi. For another, if it turns out we don’t have the real dragon eggs, we need a plan for finding them.”

Anger flashed through her too suddenly to hide the reaction.

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