Waking the Dragon (Dragon Ruins Book 1) by Rinelle Grey

Author:Rinelle Grey [Grey, Rinelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-07-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

The strange conversation required enough concentration that it helped her calm down. That, and every minute that no more lightning hit the ute. Hopefully, the dragon was far behind them now. She wasn’t sure the vehicle could take a second blast.

She snuck another look at Taurian, staring out the window, his face in shock.

His story was crazy, insane, unbelievable.

Yet the other dragon attacking them was undeniable proof. It had to be true.

“Are you all right?” she asked softly.

He didn’t even look at her. “They must all be dead. There can be no other explanation. If they were still alive, they would have come for me.”

“Your family, you mean?”

His eyes turned on her, their golden hue dulled. “Yes. All of them are gone.”

The pain in his eyes was more intense than anything she’d ever seen before. But she could understand it. She’d been there. Easing off on the accelerator a little, she reached out a hand and rested it over his. “I’m sorry,” she said quietly.

He put his other hand over hers and, once again, she was startled by how warm his hands were – she was instantly aware of exactly where they were touching and everywhere they weren’t. She shouldn’t be reacting this strongly to a simple touch, and she nearly snatched her hand away. Instinct, and the thought of the expression on Bruce’s face when she hadn't immediately answered his proposal, told her she should indeed pull back. But when some of the shine returned to his eyes, she didn’t have the heart to withdraw the comfort.

That’s all it was, comfort for a fellow, uh, creature, in pain. She had no personal reasons for wanting to keep touching him.

She wanted to ask a million questions, suddenly curious to know everything about him, his clan, and the centuries old war. But now wasn’t the time.

Those questions would wait until they were safe. If they ever were.

“Do you think the dragon will follow us into town?”

Taurian stared at her, his face blank for a moment, until her words registered. He shook his head. “I don’t think so. He’s injured, and will probably take a day or two to recover. And if your tribe have never seen a dragon, then they have continued to avoid human contact. I don’t think he’ll break that to come after me. Not in dragon form at least.”

Crap. Of course. If he was anything like Taurian, he could look perfectly innocent. “Would you recognise him in human form?” she asked.

Taurian’s immediate nod gave her a measure of relief. “Yes, I would recognise him instantly, by scent even if he tries to disguise his looks. Don’t worry, he won’t sneak up on us.” He paused, then out of the blue asked, “What’s your name?”

“Karla.”

“Karla.” The way he said her name was throaty and warm, and totally unique. “I like it.”

For some reason, she shrugged. “It’s just a name.”

“No, it’s your name. And that makes it special.”

What the hell? He’d better not be getting any ideas. “I have a boyfriend,” she said quickly.

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