Stolen by the Dragon (Storm Dragons Book 1) by Riley Storm

Author:Riley Storm [Storm, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High House Press
Published: 2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Anna

She nearly faltered in her resolve as his face crumbled, worry dissolving into pain before he turned to go. Anna’s heart ached for him, for what he must be experiencing.

Something occurred to her in that moment.

If she truly didn’t matter to him, then why would he be so hurt that she hadn’t shown up that night? Wouldn’t he just be more resigned? In fact, would he have come looking for her, risking everything, just to ensure she was okay?

Have I just made a huge mistake?

Anna couldn’t shake the thought, and her worry grew exponentially with every passing microsecond.

“Damien,” she said, getting up from her bed. “Wait.”

The big dragon shifter paused in front of the door, but he didn’t turn around. “You don’t have to justify it,” he rumbled. “It’s okay. You’re allowed to do what you want.”

“What?” She frowned. “Of course, I am. But that’s not what I’m trying to say.”

“Well, what are you trying to say?”

From beside her, Courtney gave her a forceful look. The two of them had talked about this thoroughly after her friend had found out—and after Anna had convinced Courtney to forgive her for not telling her from the start about sneaking out. Courtney was of the opinion that while Damien might be a nice person, Anna didn’t need the distraction or potential drama in her life right now. She should be focusing on the Apprentice test, which she’d been working toward her entire adult life.

And she made some very compelling points.

“I shouldn’t have just not come tonight,” she said quietly. “You deserved better than that, at least.”

“So, you are ending this.” It wasn’t a question.

“Damien, you have to understand,” she pleaded, not wanting him to be mad at her. “I’ve been working so hard for this, for so long. I’m right there, and I need to focus on studying magic, not studying you.”

Off to the side, Courtney rolled her eyes and stifled a groan. Anna glared at her, but it just washed off her friend who clapped her hands over her face as she began to laugh silently at Anna’s cheesy line.

“That doesn’t mean you need to stop with me,” Damien pointed out.

“Maybe, maybe not,” she agreed. “But with the way things are right now and with all the unease, I can’t risk my entire future over a—” she stopped, realizing what she’d been about to say.

“A what?” Damien challenged, finally turning, the hurt in his eyes slowly giving way to anger. “A fling? Over a bit of fun? That’s what you were going to say, wasn’t it?”

Anna shook her head, but Damien just stared at her, his gaze icing over.

“Don’t give me that,” she snapped, losing her cool, all her doubts bubbling to the surface. “It’s not like this was anything more than that to you either!”

Damien’s jaw dropped. “What the hell are you talking about? You need to explain.”

“Yesterday, when the master found us. She was just laying into me and where were you? What did you do?” she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

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