True of Heart (The Draegan Lords Book 1) by M. L. Rhodes

Author:M. L. Rhodes [Rhodes, M. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945514012
Publisher: Kellesborne Press
Published: 2017-03-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Something woke Gaige. He didn’t know what. And for several moments he lay still, his mind and body sluggish, not sure where he was, what time it was.

The incredible heat from the hard body pressed against his backside brought him back to reality with a surge of warm emotion. Keiran. They lay spooned together, Keiran’s chest against his back and his groin pressed against Gaige’s ass. One of his arms rested lightly across Gaige’s waist.

A low, vibrating hum cut through the silence, and he suddenly realized it was the sound that had awakened him. What the…?

He leaned up on his elbow to survey the room. Dim gray light seeped through the tent canvas; it must be dawn.

He heard the sound again. And then it hit him what it was.

Oh shit! No.

Trying to move as fast as he could without waking Keiran, Gaige slid out of bed. He found his pants and shirt near the bathing tub, pulled them on, fastened his belt around his waist, and slid his feet into his boots.

The vibration had started again, and bursts of heat flared out of the leather belt pouch.

Damn, damn, damn! Of all times, why now?

He untied the flap on the tent door and slipped outside into the damp, foggy dawn. Glancing around, he spied a dense thicket of delik trees well away from the tent and made for it. His mind spun with possible stories he could tell Byram, because to have the high sorcerer contacting him again this soon meant his patience had worn thin more quickly than expected. And that couldn’t be good. Damn.

Gaige crouched behind the trees and made certain he couldn’t see the tent from his position, which meant should Keiran wake and look out, he wouldn’t be able to see Gaige either.

With his heart pounding like a doomsday drum, he pulled out the small gray seeing stone. It was so hot to the touch it burned his palm. It immediately expanded into the iridescent sphere with which Gaige was all too familiar.

Before Gaige could even speak, Byram’s dark eyebrows drew together over stormy, obsidian eyes and he said, “Did you think to ignore me, Panther?”

“I was asleep and didn’t realize you were trying to reach me, Your Most Eminent Highness.” The ridiculous honorific tasted like acid on his tongue, but he managed to get the words out without hesitation.

Byram glared at him, causing Gaige’s pulse to thunder. He forced himself to take slow, calm breaths and not give away anything.

“I will not be ignored. You will sleep with the stone on your presence from now on. Of course, only time will tell how long you remain free and alive enough to need it.”

Gaige’s heart stuttered. “Meaning?”

“Meaning there was a draegan raid last night and some of my most valuable property was stolen. I want it back. And I want the draegans responsible to burn.”

“What type of property, Your Most Eminent Highness?”

“None of your business,” Byram snapped.

“If I don’t know what was stolen, how can I help you get it back?” Gaige remarked, keeping his voice smooth and matter-of-fact.

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