His Devoted Dragon (Divine Dragons Book 4) by Jill Haven

Author:Jill Haven [Haven, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

“Devin, I need to talk to you.” I was shirking my work and I knew it, but that was just going to get worse.

My second-in-command looked at me, concern written all over his face. “You look terrible.”

I was certain I did. “Look, I have to leave for a while. I’m going to leave you in charge.”

Devin’s eyes narrowed. “Are you okay?” His eyes flickered toward the house, where both Ace and Ten still were. “They’re not making you do anything, are they?”

I fixed him with a look. “Do you really think someone could make me do anything?” I was stubborn as a mule and we both knew it. Ace just happened to be a soft spot.

Devin chuckled, although he didn’t look entirely convinced. “I suppose.” His eyes raked over me, assessing. “Are you sick?”

“I can’t give any details,” I said simply. I rarely talked about my personal life, but Devin was often an exception to the rule. Except this time. It wasn’t really possible to go into the whole dragon thing. Then I hesitated. What if the jerks tried to go after my house while I was gone? I hadn’t asked Ace about it. Would the dragons that were after me know I’d left?

“What are you thinking about?” Devin was sharp as a tack.

“There’ve been a couple burglaries in the neighborhood,” I said finally. “Just keep an eye on my house, will you?” I was finally realizing how much danger I was in, and the last thing I wanted to do was put anyone else in the line of fire. Devin had his own small house on the grounds, so he wouldn’t have to risk staying at mine.

“I’ll keep in touch,” Devin said reluctantly, his gaze flickering behind me. When I turned to look over my shoulder, Ace was standing in the doorframe, his gaze on me. It sent a warmth through me that calmed some of the anxiety, and I realized I wasn’t trembling as hard as I had been earlier. Which was good, because that would have been hell to explain to Devin.

“Thanks.” I reached out and gripped his forearm, a casual goodbye, an acknowledgment it was for now and not forever. Devin gave Ace one more long look and then turned back to his work, already shouting for the other workers. One by one I talked to the guys who were working where I could get to them, but I didn’t have time to go out to the far fields. Devin would have to tell them, and they would just have to accept it.

And they would. Devin was a good man and a hard worker. All of the hands respected him.

Letting out a long breath, I turned back to the house. Ace was still in the doorframe, although he moved back to give me space as I entered. His eyes were warm, cautious, concerned, like he was more attuned to my emotions than anything else. The shaking that had calmed down when I was out talking to Devin started up again, and I was surrounded by memories.

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