The Fablestone Clan by Sophie Stern

Author:Sophie Stern
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance shifter, action adventure shifter, romance shifter bundle, dragon shifter romance, shifter bundle
Publisher: Sophie Stern
Published: 2019-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Julie

THIS BANTER IS GETTING me fucking wet. Am I seriously doing this? Playfully flirting with a guy that’s actually a shape shifting monster? Okay, get it together, Julie. It’s been a while, but has it really been so long that you’re going after a guy that’s...okay, well, he’s built like he was carved out of fucking stone. So, yeah. I really am. I really am flirting my damn heart out because right now, laughter is the only thing keeping me going.

I know that if I stop to think about what’s really happening, I’m going to completely freak out. If I take too long to consider that I was this close to dying, I’m going to lose my damn mind. Nicole could have turned her weapon on me and shot me. She could have gotten me with one of those darts. She could have gotten me with a fucking bullet.

The fact that I’m alive right now is kind of a joke.

I should be grateful, but right now, I am so fucking tired.

I sit with the dragon guy, laughing with him, telling jokes and stories. Minute-by-minute, his feeling begins to return. I ask him if he wants me to put more of the ointment on him. Maybe it would speed the process. He tells me no, though. He thinks it would be best to try to save some of it. If there’s a chance we’ll need more of it in the future, he wants it to be available.

Who knows how long it will be before the dragons can collect more?

“Lucky is a terrible organization,” he says.

“I figured.”

“No,” he whispers, and I get the feeling he doesn’t want Nicole to hear what he’s going to say. That’s fine. She’s basically asleep, anyway. How someone can pass out while they’re completely tied up and gagged, I don’t know. She is, though, and while there’s a part of me that knows she could be faking it, there’s another part of me that’s deeply satisfied with this knowledge.

I don’t want her listening, either.

“They’re really bad,” he repeats.

“They hurt you,” I whisper, realizing what he’s trying to say. “No,” I clarify. “They hurt your clan.”

He just nods.

I reach for his cheek and I stroke it softly. The dragon looks at me, his eyes softening at the touch, and I realize we’re both enjoying this. Perhaps it’s wrong to be offering physical comfort to this stranger in the woods, but I think we both need it.

“I’m sorry,” I whisper.

A single tear slips from his eye, and I wonder what it is that these monsters did to his fellow dragons. More importantly, I wonder how long the dragons have been fighting Lucky. This man seems tired. He seems done. He seems like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders, and I don’t like that he has to feel that way.

“Tell me your name,” I whisper. It’s not a request.

“Lawrence,” he says. He doesn’t hesitate. It’s the truth.

“I’m Julie.”

“I know,” he smiles softly. “I heard you.”

“You were watching?” I ask, cocking my head.

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