The Virgin's Chosen Dragon: (Mysteries of Dragon's Island) by Serena Meadows

Author:Serena Meadows [Meadows, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

***THEO***

When the fruit was gone, Theo got to his feet with the other fishermen and, following Peter’s lead, helped set a huge screen of bamboo over the coals of the fire. Then, one by one, they laid the butterflied fish over the heat, sprinkled them with seasoning, then stood back to watch them cook. In only minutes, the fish was light and flaky, sending up a delicious aroma that made his stomach begin to growl, but he understood that there was a certain amount of ceremony involved in the meal.

Each of the men took a dish and heaped it with the cooked fish, then one by one repeated what the women had done, starting with Peter. When his turn came, he walked up to Eden and, with a big smile on his face, handed her the platter. Then, ignoring the villagers' twittering, he sat down next to her. He leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek, then took a piece of fish off the platter and presented it to her with a flourish.

She laughed, handed the platter back to him, took the fish, and then selected a piece for him, her eyes locked on his, full of so much promise that it was hard to breathe for a second. “I think we should pass it on,” Eden finally said. “Other people might be hungry.”

He laughed, “I forgot there was anyone else here for a second,” he said. “You have that effect on me.”

Eden opened her mouth to say something, but before she could, one of the other fishermen was standing in front of her, offering her the fish from his dish. She hesitated, a surprised look on her face. “Please, take fish,” the man said. “I share with beautiful Eden.”

A panicked look appeared on Eden’s face, and she looked over at Peter. “You must take it, or you will insult him,” he said. “That would not be good.”

Biting his tongue, giving the other man dirty looks, he watched as Eden took a very small piece of fish. “Thank you,” she said. “It looks delicious.”

The man smiled at her. “Sam knows island, be good provider,” the man said, then looked over at Theo and waved his hand at him. “Much better than newcomer, you starve with him, eat well with Sam.”

Eden was silent for several seconds, clearly not sure what to say. “Oh, that’s nice to hear,” she finally said. “But I think I can feed myself, thank you.”

Sam shook his head. “I win you, you see,” he said, then gave Theo another dirty look. “He doesn’t deserve you; Sam does.”

Eden clearly felt trapped, but Peter came to their rescue. Sam is our best hunter,” he said. “All the women have been trying to catch his attention, and it looks like someone finally has, but we don’t trade women like property here. I would ask that you respect our tradition and give him a chance.”

“You mean……go on a date with him?” Eden asked, a horrified look on her face.

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