Never Dare a Dragon by Ashlyn Chase

Author:Ashlyn Chase [Chase, Ashlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2017-07-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Jayce woke up in his condo the next morning with a smile on his face. Before he opened his eyes, he remembered making love to Kristine on his boat and again in this very bed—twice. He opened one eye and glanced over at the empty space across from him. The sheets were rumpled, and her pillow still showed the imprint of her beautiful head, but she was gone.

He bolted upright. “Kristine?”

When there was no answer, he feared the worst. He jumped out of bed, donned his boxer briefs, and checked the open bathroom door on his way to the main living area. “Kristine?”

Silence.

Dammit!

He grabbed his phone off the kitchen counter and brought up her number in his contact list. How long could she have been gone? Hadn’t they just fallen asleep? Shit. It was almost 8 a.m.

“Hello?”

“Kristine? Where are you?”

“Oh, Jayce. I’m at the B and B packing.”

“I don’t understand. You were going to give me twenty-four hours.” He began pacing and tried to modulate his voice to keep his anger from showing.

“I told you I couldn’t stay and that I was going back to the B and B after our date.”

He bit back a swear. “When you fell asleep in my arms, I thought you had changed your mind.” She was silent on the other end, and his frustration mounted. “When are you planning to return to New York? Before or after my twenty-four hours are up?”

She let out an audible sigh. “Jayce, I need you to trust me.”

“Trust you?” His voice rose, but he didn’t care at the moment. “It’s hard to trust someone who lies to you.”

“I never lied to you, Jayce. I never said I was going to stick around while you spent twenty-four hours thinking. I never said I was going to stay for breakfast this morning. I can’t help the things you assume if you don’t ask.”

Jayce pulled the phone away from his ear and counted to ten. Technically, she was correct. She hadn’t lied, and he had made assumptions. But that didn’t take the sting out of it.

He swallowed hard and asked, “So what’s your plan now?”

After a brief hesitation, she said, “I’m heading to the train station as soon as I’m done here.”

“Does your mother know you’re leaving? Or what you’re planning?”

“Yes. Well, no. Not exactly. It’s a long story.”

“Summarize it for me.” He resumed his pacing and scratched his head.

“I told her at the Laundromat yesterday that I was going back to New York. This morning I paid for my room and left the key with Amber at breakfast. My mother was right there. She didn’t ask what I was planning to do beyond returning to work, and I didn’t bother telling anyone.”

“She was probably engrossed in conversation with Conlan, right?”

“Like I said, you’re very perceptive. You must also be a little psychic. That’s kind of scary,” she said, as if making a joke.

He didn’t find it very funny.

“Okay. If that’s how you’re going to play it, I have to do a couple of things first, and then I’ll meet you at the train station.

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