Rage of the Dragon King by J. Keller Ford

Author:J. Keller Ford [Ford, J. Keller]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dragons, animals, nature, natural world, fantasy, medieval, magic
ISBN: 9781946700377
Publisher: Month9Books
Published: 2017-10-03T07:00:00+00:00

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David

David climbed the steps to find Charlotte sitting cross-legged on the bed, her head hung, her hands buried in her hair.

Eric dragged an old wooden chair across the floor and sat down.

David dropped his bow and quiver on the bed and took a seat at the foot, the mattress squeaking beneath his weight.

Charlotte glared at him, her lips quivering. She wiped a tear from her cheek. “Go away. Don’t even talk to me.”

“Aww, come on, Char, don’t be that way.”

“There you go again, telling me how to be and not to be. You’re not the keeper of me.”

“You’re right. I’m not, and I’m not trying to be, but can you please listen to me for a minute? Please?”

Charlotte shrugged. “Fine. Go for it.”

“I’m sorry,” David began. “I didn’t mean to upset you.”

“Yeah, well, what you mean to do and what you end up doing are two different things.” She walked to the small, shuttered window, her arms crossed.

“Hey, don’t get pissed off at me for wanting to keep you safe.”

“I don’t have a problem with that, David, but you have no right to tell me what I should and shouldn’t do or where I should or shouldn’t belong. You’re not my dad. Stop being so overprotective and just be my friend, since it’s obvious you want nothing more of me or us.”

David pinched the bridge of his nose. He paused for a moment, collecting the right words to say and shoving aside the ones he shouldn’t. He wished Eric would leave, go away. Instead, Eric moved to a dark area of the room and leaned against a post, trying not to be obvious.

After what seemed an impossible silence, David rose from the bed and strode toward her, taking her hands in his. “Char, please try to understand. You’re the most amazing person I’ve ever met. You’re like the glue that holds me together. I adore you. All I’ve thought about since all of this started was how could I get you home, back to your family where you would be safe. When Twiller yanked you from my house, I went nuts. And that look of horror on your face when Agimesh and Tacarr killed those men. Damn it, Char, I’ll never forget it. You should have never experienced that and you wouldn’t have if it hadn’t been for me.

“I got you into this mess. Hell, I even battled a freaking dragon to bring you home. I can’t even sort that out in my head, and saying it aloud only makes me sound insane, but it’s the truth.” He cupped her face in his hands. “The reason I don’t want you to go back to Fallhollow is not because I don’t want you with me. It’s because if anything happened to you, I’d never forgive myself. It would kill me. So please forgive me if I’m overprotective. Forgive me for being an ass. Forgive me for wanting the moon and the stars and the universe for you. If I could give them to you, I would, but I can’t.

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