Ice Dragon's Caress (High House Draconis Book 3) by Riley Storm

Author:Riley Storm [Storm, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High House Press
Published: 2019-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

22

Dawn came both far too early, and not soon enough.

Blinking open his eyes, Valla absently wiped the sleep away, forcing energy into his body. He didn’t want to get up, but the prospect of being able to roll over and see Liz next to him was just too heart-poundingly exciting to let him get back to sleep.

To his surprise, she was stirring too.

“I didn’t wake you, did I?” he asked, wondering if the simple action of him rolling over had disturbed his sleeping beauty.

“No,” she said, covering a yawn. “No not at all.”

He leaned in closer and stole a kiss. His actions were tentative. After all, Valla wasn’t sure how things were going to go now. Had the night before just been a booty call, and would Liz want him to take her home right away?

If that were the case, things like little kisses and cuddling were not on the menu. Trying to engage in them would be more likely to scare her off than not, and Valla found he didn’t want to do that. He wanted to do right by Liz, including whatever would make her stay.

Which was not at all what he’d expected himself to feel.

“What?”

Blinking, he saw Liz staring at him.

“Pardon?” was all he could come up with.

“You’re frowning at me.”

Confusion about his internal feelings must have shone through enough on his face for Liz to react. Valla quickly cleared his face, replacing whatever look had been there with a broad smile. “Just waking up still,” he assured her.

Liz raised her eyebrows slightly but was interrupted by another yawn. “Oh, goodness,” she said halfway through it, the words stretched out by the deep breath that usually accompanied such an act.

“You can go back to sleep if you’d like,” he said quietly, rolling fully onto his right side, wanting nothing more than to reach out and pull her tight against him.

That might still be too much for her, however, so he resisted the urge, instead just letting his left arm flop down onto the bed between them. To his immense delight, Liz moved her hand on top of his, letting it rest there, her thumb gently stroking the back of his palm.

Perhaps she did want to stay after all. Women were confusing at the best of times, so Valla wasn’t ready to rubber-stamp that thought as being correct just yet, but he had a good feeling in his stomach about it all. If she wanted to go home, she would be wanting to get up and leave.

“I think I’m awake now,” she said, absently answering his question. “But you never know. This bed is super comfy.”

He grinned but didn’t say anything. That had been a clear chance for her to get up and go, and she hadn’t taken it. In fact, she’d left the door open to her staying longer. Valla was quite okay with that. Quite.

Beside him, Liz shivered, and the smile abruptly left his face. “Is everything okay?” he asked, worried that he’d read the situation wrong.

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