The Dragon's Christmas Treasure (Howls for the Holidays) by Sophie Stern

Author:Sophie Stern [Stern, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, dragon shifter, pnr
Publisher: Sophie Stern
Published: 2020-12-04T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Heather was in the middle of helping Jeanette Elverstein schedule an appointment when her cell phone rang. She glanced down to see that it was an unknown number. That was strange. She pushed her phone aside, finished helping Jeanette, and then looked back at her phone. There were three more missed calls from the same number, as well as a missed call from Rory’s school.

Well, crap.

There was a voicemail, too, so Heather listened to that quickly. She was surprised to hear Noam’s deep, sultry voice explaining that she should give him a call as soon as possible. That didn’t sound good, and instantly, she wondered what could possibly be wrong.

There was no one else in the waiting room, so Heather called Noam back right away. He answered on the first ring, and he didn’t seem surprised at all that it was her.

“Heather.”

“Noam...um...Mr. King? You called?”

Oh, she hoped Rory was okay. He’d been enjoying his time at his new school. In fact, he’d been downright flourishing. Heather had been surprised at just how content he’d been with the school since starting. It seemed like every day, Rory came home with a new exciting story or a new adventure to share with his mom.

Every day, something seemed new and fresh.

Now, a wave of anxiety washed over her. Noam’s voice was calming, though, and smooth. It reminded her of whiskey.

“Everything is okay,” he said.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m sorry for not being clearer on my voicemail,” he continued.

“Rory’s okay?”

“He’s fine. He shifted today during play practice. That’s why I called you.”

He’d shifted. He’d shifted again. It had happened at school, again. Was Rory scared? Embarrassed? Horrified? Was the entire school going to think he was a freak? Suddenly, Heather felt like she was going to be sick. It was like the last school all over again. She thought about the day the principal had called her to tell her there had been “an incident.”

That was how they’d described it to her.

They’d said there had been an incident, as though having a kid who could freaking shapeshift into a dragon was just something that happened on the fly. Nope. Rory was more than an incident. He was a good kid. He was cool and interesting and wonderful. Heather knew he was going to do great things. She also knew that most people probably wouldn’t understand.

But Noam might.

Noam was a shapeshifter, too. More than that, he was a dragon. He was just like Rory. He knew what it was like to change into a big, magnificent creature. He understood that sometimes, life could be hard or tricky or chaotic, and he knew that being able to shift could be a wonderful experience.

“What happened?”

“He got excited,” Noam chuckled. “I think he was having fun during practice. He’s the star, you know. Did he tell you?”

Noam didn’t sound worried at all. That was good. That meant whatever had happened wasn’t too bad, but no, she hadn’t known about Rory. He was the star of the school Christmas play? How hadn’t she known? That was incredible.

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