Kenna's Dragon (Monster Relations Bureau Book 2) by Leigh Miller

Author:Leigh Miller [Miller, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

24

Blair

Kenna’s door closes behind her as she hops out of my car a few blocks away from the Bureau. Even though she gives me a small smile and a jaunty wave as she turns and starts heading up the street, some part of me still recoils in shame, leaving her like this.

The windows of my Mercedes are tinted dark enough that if anyone tried to peer in they couldn’t see me. It protects me, while exposing her, and every instinct I have screams at me it’s wrong, shameful, dishonorable to her.

Gods above, what am I doing?

By all technicalities we’re on the same page. We know what this is and what it isn’t. There are no promises between us, no expectations. Nothing but the indulgence of the heat we both feel, the inexplicable conflagration that’s sprung up between us.

I should have let her go last night. I should have pretended I was asleep, let her get dressed and creep out of my bedroom like she was fully prepared to do when I stopped her.

But the idea of that felt even worse than this does.

Thinking of her leaving, letting her go like what we’d shared meant nothing, it wasn’t something I could stomach.

Even now, when I watch her disappear around the corner with the hood of her jacket pulled up to protect from the light drizzle of morning rain, I still feel the imprint of her skin on mine. I can still smell her, too. The sharp spice of her scent lingers in the car and on my clothing as I pull back out onto the street and drive the short distance to the Bureau.

I grabbed a bottle of spray that’s supposed to neutralize scent and brought it with me, but even as I give myself a few quick sprays in the parking garage before heading inside, I’m not sure it’s doing much to mask her scent.

No, Kenna Byrne seems to be infused into my skin and bones, clinging to the fabric of my being as I grab my briefcase from the backseat and head inside.

It’s fortunate that not all paranormals have as keen senses of smell as shifters, vampires, and a few other creatures, but I’m not taking any chances as I give everyone I pass a wide berth and head quickly up to my office.

I’ve just hung up my coat and settled in behind my desk when my office door opens with my first meeting of the morning.

Cleo stops just inside the room, nostrils flaring, and I bite back a curse.

“Good morning,” I say, looking back down at the pile of papers on my desk.

She crosses the room, arching a skeptical brow as she sits down. “I would ask you about it, but I’m trusting that it’s still—”

“Handled,” I finish for her with a decisive nod. “Yes, it is.”

“Great. Glad to hear it.”

Ready to put the topic behind us, I lean back in my chair and nod toward the door. “Is Ophelia on her way up?”

Cleo cracks a smile. “Yes, she is.

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