His Dragon Protector by Marcy Jacks

Author:Marcy Jacks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It wasn’t uncommon for humans to be sold off. Either by other humans or the dragon families they were born into.

Vince was still horrified.

The cruelty behind this was so outrageous he almost couldn’t believe it was real.

Most dragons, should they produce any humans at all brought about through years of mixed breeding and recessive genes, typically found suitable mates for their human children.

Mates who would provide and protect. Certainly, the humans were still expected to bear the young and do some chores, but to be thoughtlessly sold to someone so cruel…

Vince couldn’t bear it.

He held tightly to Teddy, letting the man sob himself dry against Vince’s shoulder.

Vince got the feeling he hadn’t allowed himself to do this in a long time.

It took some minutes before Teddy calmed himself enough where his tears were…mostly dry, but his cries had softened to a broken, hiccuping breathing.

Vince pulled back, noting Teddy’s red eyes. The little human would not look back at him as he sniffed and wiped his eyes.

“Sorry.”

Vince didn’t know what to say to that.

Instead, he stepped back from the man.

He got the kettle and filled it with hot water before setting it on the stove.

He then moved to his cupboard for some of his hidden stash of treats.

What he pulled out only when he was in a more foul mood.

He had two packets left. When the weather turned, he would have to fly back to town, but for now, his little human needed this.

He felt Teddy watching him, likely curious as Vince scooped some milk powder into the mugs, then opened the packets of hot chocolate and dumped that powder inside as well.

The kettle was steaming well enough that he could take it off the stove quickly.

He fixed the drinks and brought them back to the bed.

Vince sat next to him, offering one of the mugs.

Teddy looked at it, then at Vince.

“Take it.”

Teddy did, staring into the contents as though he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

“Thank you.”

Vince blew into his cup, then nodded. “Think nothing of it.”

They drank their chocolate in silence, but it was helping. Hot drinks were always what made Vince feel better.

He sighed. “My mother also passed.”

Teddy looked sharply at him. Vince forced himself to smile at the man. “Not from birthing me, though she was also a human, like your mother.”

“Oh.” Teddy looked back into his mug before looking at Vince once more. “How…sorry, never mind.”

“It’s all right.” Vince couldn’t believe he was talking about this at all. “My father killed her. He was a cruel dragon the likes of which Ian would surely find fearful.”

Teddy shuddered.

“I’ve tried to stay away from the humans for so long, and then you came.”

Teddy held his mug with both hands. He stared off into the distance as though trying to figure all of this out. Trying to make sense of it all.

“I understand losing a parent. I understand not respecting your own family. That blood can hurt as well as heal.”

He just wished there was something he could do about it, something more than give a small story.

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