Narrian: Discovering his Dragon (Return of the Dragons Book 6) by Rinelle Grey

Author:Rinelle Grey [Grey, Rinelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Narrian became aware of her surroundings slowly. First the cool stone floor, then the warmth of a body, curled up next to hers.

She turned her head slightly, orientating herself. Midmorning sun streamed down the stairs, leaving a glowing rectangle of sunlight on the floor. No sign of a dragon shadow.

Bruce’s hand was on her chest, rising and falling with each breath she took.

Each breath she was capable of because of him.

He’d helped her, even though she hadn’t listened to him. He’d been right, she’d had no chance against the Trima dragon. But she hadn’t listened. She’d gone out there anyway, and he’d still helped her.

She’d been just conscious enough to realise, when she’d fallen, that she hadn’t made it inside the life magic forcefield. She’d stayed still, hoping the dragon wouldn’t realise she was still alive.

It hadn’t even occurred to her that Bruce, the nervous, ordinary human, might rescue her, despite the risk to himself.

She felt a flood of warmth for him, and attraction.

It was natural to feel this way. Even though he hadn’t stirred, the contact with her meant they were already bonded. A normal consequence of the Mesmer bond.

She could relax and enjoy it.

As much as she could with that dragon still outside anyway

A shudder ran through her. That had been a close call. But for Bruce, she would have suffered the same fate as her father.

She’d always thought having a lifemate weakened you, but what if having someone who was willing to risk their life for you had more benefits than risks?

Woah, who was talking about lifemates? She and Bruce barely knew each other. He’d helped her out of the goodness of his heart, because it was the right thing to do, not because of any bond between them.

Somehow, that made her feel even more grateful to him. Even more attracted to him, if that was possible. She’d known the Mesmer bond was strong, she’d experienced it before, but this was more than that.

Because of him, she’d been given a second chance.

What she did with that chance was up to her.

Bruce stirred then, his hand moving on her chest, sending jolts of desire through her.

She held herself back, as best she could, until he opened his eyes and smiled at her.

“Hey. It worked,” he said, sounding surprised.

“Of course it worked,” Narrian said, trying to keep the purring sound out of her voice. “You did a great job.”

Purring? Really?

Bruce blushed, and lowered his eyes away from hers. “Uh, so…” He cleared his throat. “What happens now?”

“Now we need to complete the Mesmer ritual,” Narrian said softly.

She wished she could offer him the chance to take the agonisingly slow, endlessly tempting, optional route. But that dragon was still out there, and there was still a very good chance they were going to have to fight their way out of this.

She needed to be at full strength.

“Right.” Bruce’s entire face was red now, but he didn’t protest. “Shall we… shall we get on with that then?”

For some reason, the awkwardness that had irritated her earlier was now endearingly cute.

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