Shimmer (Summer's Harem Book 1) by Maggie Alabaster

Author:Maggie Alabaster [Alabaster, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

15

"How is your arm feeling?" Ash asked softly.

I turned from the fire the trolls had built, to look at him. Flames flickered and danced in his eyes, but I saw his concern as well.

"Much better," I replied. "It's just a graze again now." I held it up for him to look.

He inspected it, then nodded. "You got lucky. If the arrow hit close to your heart, you wouldn't be here now."

I shuddered. "You're lucky too. If Korta hadn't sent her scouts to find you…" Saff and Huon had already told the tale of how they'd been surrounded by trolls and Khat had claimed to have caught them for the trolls. Of course the trolls hadn't bought a word the mimicat had said.

"We would have fought our way out," Ash assured me. He lowered his voice and added, "I was determined to find you."

I blushed, but my heart skipped. "I'm glad you did. I was worried you'd follow me through the portal."

He looked rueful. "I was tempted, but after I talked Saff and Huon out of touching the trapdoor, I couldn't do it myself. We had no way of knowing where you'd ended up, or if you were alive. I was willing to take the risk," he added in a whisper.

"Lesser magic comes first," I said firmly. I was pleased at his admission though, and that he'd stopped the others from doing something stupid.

"In my head, I know that," he said. "But my heart…" He swallowed audibly. "Maybe I shouldn't be saying this. I know you and the others—"

"They know I care about all of you," I assured him. "I understand if you don't want to get involved with someone who is kind of involved with two… or three other men. I mean, it is a little messy."

Ash put a hand on my shoulder and leaned in to kiss me on the mouth. His lips were soft and warm, gentle considering he was a burly fae.

I kissed him back, lightly at first, then with more heat. His tongue teased my lips apart.

"Not you too," Khat complained. He shoved himself between us and flopped down before he started to groom himself.

"Do you mind?" I asked him.

"No, not at all," the mimicat replied, unperturbed.

I shot Ash an apologetic look.

He shrugged and grimaced at the mimicat, but before he could reply, Huon spoke.

"So Saff, are you going to tell us how you and Fletcher know each other?"

Part of me wanted to sneak away from the fire with Ash, but I wanted to hear this too.

Fletcher looked uncomfortable with so many others around him, but at least the trolls sat at their own fire, a few metres away. Hospitality apparently only went so far.

"My sister, Tigerlily stole him and brought him here," Saff said.

"That makes sense." Huon nodded. "He wouldn't have followed you here." He grinned.

Saff picked up the closest thing to hand—one of his shoes— and threw it at Huon. The shoe struck him on the shoulder and bounced. It landed a centimetre from the fire.

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