Lost Dragons Box Set Volume Two by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Mercy

Roy smiled as he sat across from her in one of the restaurant’s spacious booths.

“I meant what I said, Mercy. You look just as beautiful as I remember.”

Mercy smiled, shaking her head. Roy’s voice was sincere, but she knew flattery when she heard it, and she’d never had patience for flattery.

“Well, that’s kind of you to say,” she said as diplomatically as she could. “You’re looking well yourself.”

It was true: Roy had always been good looking. He’d been considered the hottest property around during junior high and high school, with girls always chasing after him. It had helped that he’d been gifted both academically and on the sports field, not that either had meant much here in Hainesville. Or at least, that was how it had seemed – Roy had obviously had bigger plans, though he’d kept them to himself. He hadn’t told anyone he was leaving until the week before he’d actually left.

It had stung at the time, but Mercy had been able to be pragmatic about it. They’d been together exclusively for three years by that time – an eternity as far as high school relationships went – but they hadn’t made any promises to each other, despite the gossip that had swirled around them about marriage and kids. She’d cried her tears for what might have been, then put Roy firmly where he’d belonged: in the past.

It wouldn’t have worked out between them, anyway: Roy clearly had big plans for his future, plans that he’d obviously pursued with the same determination he’d shown on the sports field. But Mercy had always known her place was here in Hainesville, doing what she could to make this town a slightly more bearable place to live.

She was mildly surprised now to find that, despite the fact that Roy’s looks had only gotten better with age, she wasn’t in the least bit attracted to him. She could see, objectively, that he was a handsome man. But that was all it was: an impartial observation. There was no passion or attraction there at all.

Unlike Dante.

The thought rose unbidden in Mercy’s mind, and she licked her lips, trying to push it aside.

It was true, though. She could look at Roy and think nothing more than that’s a handsome guy, despite their past together. But when she looked at Dante...

... Well, when she looked at Dante, it was like someone had set a fire in her belly. Like electricity was running through her veins. Looking at him left her feeling light-headed and dizzy with the sheer power of her attraction to him. She’d never felt anything like it before in her life.

Pulling in a deep breath, Mercy forced herself to stop thinking about Dante. She’d only met him last night – but that didn’t seem to mean much as far as the pounding of her heart whenever she looked at him went. Right now, however, she knew she needed to focus.

“So what brings you back to Hainesville after all this time?”

“I have to have a reason to look up an old friend?” Roy asked, smiling.

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