Maelstrom by Bethany Adams

Author:Bethany Adams [Adams, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781953171047
Publisher: Bethany Adams

Tynan stared up at the ceiling in numb shock. Not the bad kind. Merely…stunned. Blown away. Rendered useless for anything resembling thought.

What in Bera’s name had just happened?

Kezari lay over him, a mass of pliant, contented dragon. He could almost imagine he heard the same kind of soft rrrurrrrr Emowa sometimes released when Lial scratched behind her ears. His heart could concur with the sentiment even though his mind wanted to race.

He traced her spine with his fingertips and smiled when she trembled. So responsive. He hadn’t expected that. But he hadn’t expected any of this. How in the world had they moved from avoiding each other to bonded in a matter of days? He felt like the happier version of one of Kezari’s daeri.

When she acted, she acted. Her ability to simply leap awed him.

“It’s rather important for flight,” Kezari mumbled.

“Wha—Oh.” She’d caught his thoughts through their new bond. “I suppose that’s true, though I didn’t mean it literally.”

She propped her chin on his chest to stare up at him. “Hmm, this is a rare occurrence, you know. A dragon riding an elf.”

His choked laugh nearly jostled her off him. “Kezari!”

“You’re strangely shy about such things,” she said. But she smiled. “I suppose I should re-form your pants. We need to get ready soon.”

He grasped for the meaning behind her statement, but his mind was a perfect blank. “Ready?”

“It can’t be long until the third mark, when we’re supposed to leave.” One of her brows quirked up. “For Earth? The ancient dragon?”

Tynan groaned, even as his skin went hot. They would probably be late, and it would be more than obvious why. How would their bonding be received? Most wouldn’t care, of course, but some… Aris in particular might be upset. His patient had a different kind of link to Kezari, but it was a bond, nonetheless. Would he be bothered by the abrupt change?

Kezari snorted. “Aris already knows. He fussed at me for not shielding more thoroughly.”

Tynan groaned again.

With a laugh, Kezari rose, her usual dress surrounding her between one blink and another. “Don’t worry. He shielded enough for our privacy, though I wouldn’t feel regret if he hadn’t. I had my own bit of discomfort when he first mated with Selia after his healing.”

Did they have to go on this mission today? Remaining in the tower with a pillow over his head sounded like a far better plan at this point. Maybe if he didn’t emerge for a few days, he’d be able to meet Aris’s eyes without awkwardness.

Maybe.

Kezari poked him in the side. “Come on. Sex is not taboo here, so I don’t understand your reticence. But if anyone does make you feel uncomfortable, I’ll be happy to bare my teeth. A quick shift, and fire wouldn’t be out of the question.”

She meant it, too. He felt her earnestness like his own unreasonable embarrassment. And what was wrong with him, anyway? He’d never experienced this strange shyness over his previous lovers—though he supposed he hadn’t formed a connection with any of them.

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