Bound to the Dragon (Lost Dragons Book 5) by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Mercy

Dante.

Mercy lifted her head from where it was slumped over the table, staring down at Dante’s mugshot.

She couldn’t explain why, but a sudden fear shot through her heart, making it beat wildly. She pulled in a deep breath, preparing herself for an impending panic attack... but this felt different, somehow. Blinking, Mercy shook her head, the momentary feeling dissipating.

She looked back down at the mugshot, biting her lip. Even if Dante hadn’t straight-up told her that it was him, there would have been no way for her to deny it. The photo was in black and white, and grainy from having come through a fax machine, but it was him. Somehow, his eyes, even indistinct as they were, seemed to see her, as if looking into her very soul.

Swallowing, Mercy turned to the next page, reading through the charges. Affray. Possession of illegal firearms. Menacing. Intimidation.

She understood the words, but she couldn’t see how they connected to the gentle, protective man she’d been getting to know. The man who’d come to her defense when Garrick’s men had tried to threaten her. The man who’d told her he’d protect her no matter what. The man who’d sat and read to Jessa’s reading circle children. The man who’d soothed and comforted her through her panic attack, and made her feel safer and more loved than she had in years – maybe more than she’d ever felt before in her life.

It didn’t seem possible, but the proof was right in front of her.

But he said... he said he wasn’t that man anymore. That that was in the past, and he’s left that life behind...

Mercy squeezed her eyes shut, her head pounding.

Can I really believe that?

She didn’t know right now. But she did know that if Dante’s talk of trying to make up for what he’d done and trying to find a second chance was real, then she had to at least listen to him and hear him out.

Swallowing, Mercy stood up, suddenly regretting that she’d told Dante to leave. More than anything, she wanted to talk to him, to find out more about who he’d been in the past – and who he was now.

I have to find him. I have to know.

Standing, Mercy raced to the kitchen door. It had only been a couple of minutes – Dante couldn’t have gotten too far. She ran through the kitchen and burst out into the alleyway behind the restaurant.

“Dante!”

There was no one there. Mercy didn’t realize just how much she’d been expecting to see his imposing, muscular form until she came out in the alley only to find it empty.

Her heart pounding, Mercy dashed up the alleyway and out into the street, her eyes searching for Dante’s figure among the few people out and about in the morning.

Nothing.

“Dante!” She didn’t care about the quizzical stares she attracted as she raced up the street, frantically calling Dante’s name. She pushed between people in the more crowded areas, searching for him.

But it was as if he’d disappeared into thin air.

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