Snowed In with a Dragon: A Cozy Holiday Monster Romance by Sara Ivy Hill

Author:Sara Ivy Hill [Hill, Sara Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Tairon stole one more sly lick before they bid a temporary goodbye, and Ivy watched his bike roar off into the sparkling morning.

She parked herself at the kitchen table, munching a toasted bagel with hazelnut butter and fig jam. No property managers would be answering their phones over the holiday, but she could at least submit some rental applications to get the ball rolling on finding a new place. With sticky fingers, she scrolled the reviews of apartment complexes on her phone, checking out pictures of the kitchens on their web sites.

Her heart sank when she saw the price tags, though. Even the least-expensive one-bedroom places would stretch her budget past the breaking point. She searched for studios instead and quickly realized that the only places she could afford were ones with kitchenettes. Could she live without an oven?

Not happily. She reluctantly submitted several applications and then browsed listings for roommate shares. A few possibilities popped up, mostly in large houses that catered to Otherworld Academy students. Not ideal, but the kitchens were bigger than the efficiency apartments. She sent some emails for those, too.

She put her phone aside, feeling discouraged. Even at the lower rents, she’d have to work on her budget. Cut back on her data limit, maybe do without streaming services. Pick up a weekend shift.

A vision of her new life came into focus, of spending long hours at work and then coming home to a lonely, cramped room without the ability to work on recipes or watch the latest season of The Great British Bake-Off to relax. Anger at James bubbled and rose like double-yeasted dough. He’d really ruined everything. It was so unfair that he got to cheat and then—

She stopped herself. Took a deep breath and tried to let go of the resentment. She didn’t want to be that person, nor did she want things to go back to the way they were with him. Already, she had hints of how amazing her life could be. She’d had more fun in the last twenty-four hours than in the last twenty-four months put together! What did she have to mourn, anyway? A relationship with a man who didn’t want her? A comfortable routine that prioritized his needs over hers?

Change was scary, but it didn’t have to be bad, Ivy reminded herself. She’d get through the uncomfortable transition period somehow. She’d decorate whatever tiny apartment she rented and make it a cozy nest to incubate her dreams of owning her own bakery someday. She’d scrape together money for a countertop oven and bake her little heart out. And maybe her new fun friend would visit and keep her company on lonely nights. She had a feeling he’d never leave her on read.

The thought of booty-calling Tairon made her smile, and a weight lifted from her shoulders. She was not going to spend this weekend moping around and feeling sorry for herself, damn it! So she spent the next few hours doing anything but think about the future.

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