Tempting The Dragon King: A SciFi Dragon Shifter Romance (Dragon Lords Book 1) by Kiersten Fay

Author:Kiersten Fay [Fay, Kiersten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-21T18:30:00+00:00

“June.” Tristan caught her by the arm as she passed him on the way to her apartment. At his touch, her body turned unexpectedly rigid. He didn’t like the shrouded expression that claimed her features. “Let me explain.”

Gently, she pulled out of his grasp and gave him a formal curtsey. “It’s not necessary, Your Majesty.” Her cold reply was more terrifying than if she’d yelled in his face.

“June, wait.”

“I’ll race you, Thaddeus.”

Together June and the child sprinted down the balcony and Tristan watched her vanish into her apartment. He realized his mistake. He should have told June about Leanora, but it had never crossed his mind. He thought of Leanora as a possibility, not a certainty, so it had never seemed important. And whenever he was with June, he thought of nothing else but her. It was as if nothing else mattered in the world. Now he realized she would lay more weight on his relationship with Leanora than was warranted.

“Your Majesty,” Prince Gideon chided. “Are you more concerned with a human mongrel than your own kingdom?”

Tristan’s hand shot out and snatched Prince Gideon by the neck. “If I were you, Gideon, I’d be more careful with the words I choose.”

“Are you mad, boy? Get your hands off me!”

Instead, Tristan reared his fist back, ready to strike when his mother scolded, “Tristan! Contain yourself.”

He took in two large breaths and then dropped Gideon. The man stumbled back, furiously disgruntled. “This ghastly behavior is unacceptable. Especially if you intend to marry my daughter.”

“Daddy, please,” Leanora said, stepping forward. “You’ve done quite enough. It’s clear the king cares for his human and it will not do to insult her. I’m ashamed of you.” Was Leanora subtly reminding her father of Tristan’s station?

Gideon stammered for a moment and then straightened his spine. “Your right. Please forgive me, Highness.”

“There now,” Leanora cooed sweetly, coming to stand between Tristan and her father. “Let’s move on. I believe you have a witch to interrogate. Would you like me to check on your friend and her offspring?”

Tristan continued glaring at Gideon, but Leanora’s words grabbed his attention. Her offspring? He imagined June plump and swollen with a babe, with his babe, and a confounding sensation fluttered through his stomach. This will be a funny story we can tell our kids. The idea had done funny things behind his ribcage.

“That isn’t her offspring. We found him taking shelter in a cave. His name is Thaddeus.”

“The missing child,” Orik said, nodding. “I figured as much. The lad is much smaller than I had imagined.”

Tristan turned away from Leanora and Gideon, facing Orik. “Send a messenger to inform his parents and escort them here to the palace to retrieve him.”

“Of course,” Gideon replied. “So was the child taken by witches?”

“We don’t know yet. He was very skittish. June gained his trust enough that we were able to bring him here.”

Leanora appeared relieved. At first Tristan thought it was because the missing child had been found, but then she placed his

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