The Clan Legacy Complete Series Box Set by J S Striker

Author:J S Striker
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2018-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

He bided his time. Dylan knew that the horrific things they discovered in the five remaining islands still haunted her, especially with the knowledge that it was her younger brother who had made all that come to fruit and would have continued doing so had he not been discovered. He could see the same haunting look in Isaac, a man who hid compassion well behind a cold and ruthless attitude. The cold and ruthless attitude was not a façade, but it wasn’t the only facet in the panther clan leader, and Dylan had to wonder what else was hidden under all that composure.

It was a shame he didn’t get to meet the man under different circumstances, because Dylan had a feeling he would end up liking the fellow more. As it was, whatever camaraderie they had—if one could call it that—was fragile, and he wasn’t banking on it to grow warmer.

Especially not with the things he wanted to do with the man’s sister.

Once they got back to shore and all the children were put under an indefinite recovery period, Isabella grew scarce. She didn’t exactly avoid him, but she didn’t seek him out, either. So he adjusted, talking to her during dinner with Isaac, discussing with her when it came to the children and how they were going to be housed once they were healthy enough to leave. He watched her deal with them with kindness, watched her assassin instincts take a backseat as she cajoled them out of their shells and tried to get them comfortable in their now-temporary home.

And he wanted.

He wanted, like he’d never wanted anyone before in his life. It was verging on painful, testing his patience to the brink and fraying it at the edges. A day before he was scheduled to leave and return to his home, Dylan couldn’t take it anymore. He waited, being his usual pleasant self at dinner. Then, when Isabella excused herself, he found a way to leave a few minutes later, too, and trailed after her until he got to her door, where he was reminded of exactly how close to each other they had been inside that very room.

She didn’t answer on the first knock, or the second, or the third. He couldn’t hear anyone inside her room, and frustration welled up in him that maybe she didn’t come here because she knew he was going to. He stepped back and shook his head, walking towards his room, his thoughts jumbled and wanted to know where she was.

So he could go to her.

He had a feeling he was going to want to go to her all the time now, and the knowledge was thrilling and nerve-wrecking at the same time.

Dylan opened the door to his room.

He stopped.

He stared at Isabella, who had stopped pacing at his entrance and now looked at him with nerves in her eyes masked by cool confidence.

“This attraction between us,” she began without preamble. “It’s not going to go anywhere.”

“Oh?” he replied, closing the door with a quiet click.

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