The Sun Dragon's Mate by Liv Rider

Author:Liv Rider [Rider, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-06T22:00:00+00:00

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Noah placed the folder he’d been sifting through on the read pile on the coffee table. His neck was stiff; they’d been at this for almost two hours. He cracked his neck and stood, stretching.

Griffith glanced up briefly at him, but he was still deep in investigation mode. Noah went over to the window next to the fireplace to give his eyes a change of scenery. The trees were just starting to turn in streaks of yellow and red.

He’d learned a lot about Madoc in the last two hours. How he’d used his hunter status to prey on those weaker than he was; how carefully he’d avoided leaving any evidence to directly link him to his crimes. These files were mostly conjecture on Griffith and Zach’s part, and if Noah hadn’t witnessed firsthand Madoc’s intent, he might have also thought it all circumstantial. Madoc had been good. The one victim he’d been careless with had been Rafe. And even then, it had been ruled manslaughter.

Griffith hadn’t hesitated to hand over Rafe’s file when Noah had asked for it. Noah studied the crime scene photo of Rafe pinned to the inside flap of the file. Even in death Noah recognized him as the man with Griffith in the photo on the mantel. There, he’d been good-looking in a careless way, his smile easy, his arm thrown familiarly over Griffith’s shoulders. Griffith had looked different too, those laugh lines around his mouth out in force.

Stupid to be jealous of a dead man. Or angry with the way Rafe had handled Griffith’s feelings so casually. In death, Rafe looked peaceful, as if he were only sleeping. Would that have been Noah, if Griffith hadn’t been there to save him?

Griffith was thumbing through one of the files, seemingly unaware of Noah’s observation of him. Noah’s chest tightened with the same rush of emotions he’d felt last night.

“We have to talk.”

Noah barely realized it was his own voice speaking until Griffith looked up. “I know.” He sounded resigned.

Noah had initiated the conversation, but now he didn’t know where to begin. Seeing his hesitation, Griffith said, “I’ll start, if you don’t mind.” He put down the file he’d been thumbing through and seemed to steel himself. “Noah, last night…it was amazing. More than amazing.” His voice had gone gruff. “But we got lucky. The bond very easily could have turned permanent.”

“And you don’t want that.”

“I….” Griffith seemed surprised by Noah’s response. “You have your whole life ahead of you. I forced the claiming mark on you; you didn’t choose it freely. Your mate may still be out there waiting for you.”

“But your dragon thinks I’m yours.”

Griffith tensed, as if fighting a powerful response. “Yes.”

Noah felt again that surge inside him, another presence almost breaking to the surface, a sense of white hot fire filling his veins with one unrelenting demand.

“I think my dragon thinks you’re mine.”

Griffith stilled. A reel of emotions flashed over his face. Noah recognized a few of them: surprise, satisfaction, joy, fear. Griffith shook his head.

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