My Wild Irish Dragon by Ashlyn Chase

Author:Ashlyn Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2016-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Amber had popped into Chloe’s apartment in the building next door. She heard sniffles coming from the bedroom. Damn. Knowing Chloe as well as she did, she figured the female dragon almost never cried.

She approached the bedroom door with trepidation and knocked softly.

“Go away,” Chloe shouted.

“Chloe, it’s Amber. Talk to me.”

“No. Leave me alone.”

Amber took a deep breath. Being a muse, there wasn’t much the woman could do to her. If she shifted into dragon form and blasted her with fire, Amber could disappear. She might get singed, but she’d heal with a snap of her fingers.

“I want to respect your wishes, but I can’t leave you like this. We have three choices. We can either shout through the door, I can come in without your permission, or you can treat me like a friend and open the door.”

Apparently, Chloe was considering the options, because she didn’t answer right away.

At last, the door opened and a very defeated-looking woman stood there. Her shoulders were sloped, her head angled down, and her hands hung by her sides. Amber barely recognized her boyfriend’s sister.

“Chloe…”

Amber waited until she looked up at her with red-rimmed eyes. “Oh, honey.” She strode forward and grasped her in a big hug. Chloe barely returned the gesture, as if she didn’t have the strength to hug her back. When she finally grasped her, she let the dam burst and sobbed onto Amber’s shoulder.

When her tears finally abated, she mumbled, “It’s my own fault.”

Amber rubbed her back. “Being mad at ourselves is usually worse than being mad at other people. We tend to judge ourselves pretty harshly.” She hoped she was speaking the truth. At least it was true for her, but she and Chloe differed in how they reacted to adversity.

“I’m mad at Ryan and meself, both. We’re both feckin’ idjits.” Then she chuckled.

Was that an inappropriate laugh, or am I not getting the joke? She hoped she was just dense and that Chloe wasn’t going off her rocker. “Come and sit down. Tell me what happened.”

Chloe allowed herself to be led by the hand to her couch. It was facing the fireplace, so Amber lit the candles there. Fortunately, she didn’t have to leave Chloe’s side and merely pointing her finger took care of it. The firelight seemed to comfort her and she relaxed a bit.

Amber waited until Chloe was ready to share whatever she needed to.

“I slept with Ryan. Last night. Tonight, I saw him with another woman.” She snorted and a curl of smoke exited her nose.

“What did he have to say for himself?”

“I don’t know. I left. He’d probably just tell me a pack of feckin’ lies anyway.”

“Probably? That means he might also tell you the truth.”

“I doubt it.”

Amber didn’t know how much to reveal about Ryan’s visit. Should she tell Chloe he was next door, asking to speak to her? Christ, the woman shouldn’t be lied to…even if only lying by omission. She took a deep breath. “He’s next door, talking to Rory right now.

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