The Last Dragon by Genevieve Jack

Author:Genevieve Jack [Jack, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Eighteen

As weeks passed, Marius enjoyed more walks with Harlow and more late-night flights. They’d become friends. Close friends. He desperately wanted more. She was a heaven he would gladly die to enter. Thoughts of her invaded his dreams. More than once, he’d awoken hard and ready for her with no choice but to reach between his legs and find his own release. Flying solo. Pathetic.

Sadly, the closer they’d grown, the harder it was for him to act on his desires. She’d always said his appearance didn’t bother her, but he knew in his heart that couldn’t be true. At times, he’d noticed her watching him with lust in her eyes. He’d thought she’d wanted him in the same way he’d wanted her. But afterward, he’d remind himself that she was kind. Unwaveringly kind. Her warm heart refused to allow her to see him for what he was.

But Adradys was right. He was a freak. And when it came to a romantic relationship, a deep, unreachable part of him thought Harlow deserved better even if she refused to admit it to herself. In the beginning, he’d thought there was a chance with her, but she’d been distracted these last weeks. More than likely, she’d come to her senses and realized he was friend material and nothing more.

The problem was, Marius thought she was mate material. His dragon pined for her. He thought he might even love her if he allowed himself to go there. He wouldn’t, of course. Admitting he loved her would be painting a bull’s-eye for a heartbreak arrow.

If his unrequited love for Harlow had any benefit at all, it was that Marius poured all his frustration into his fighting. The past two classes, he could tell that Brantley had to work his hardest to beat him. And today… He felt good about today.

“Take your places.” Harlow held up the flag. “Ready, and fight!”

Even before the flag hit the gravel, Marius had Brantley’s wings hooked into his own. As Harlow had taught him, he stayed on the balls of his feet, allowing the weight of his wings to draw him back, draw his opponent to him. He sliced an uppercut between their bodies and into Brantley’s ribs, then blocked the dragon’s blow with his elbow. His knee drove into Brant’s inner thigh.

Brant tried a hook to his temple. Wasn’t happening. He swept his leg, sending him off-balance. The hook glided in front of Marius’s face and connected with nothing but air. Marius cupped behind his elbow, unhooked his wings, and kicked his sweeping leg up. Brantley went flying, his feet kicking over his head. He landed flat on his back in the pebbles.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Harlow take a tiny step closer to the edge of her platform. Yeah, baby, I’m not done. Marius stood back, waiting for Brant to get up. The other dragon exploded from the ground, going from horizontal to his feet in a heartbeat. It was a common tactic. Any fighter who countered too slowly would have their teeth kicked in.

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