Dragonfly Ignited by Aimee Moore

Author:Aimee Moore [Moore, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Chains of Gold

When dawn pierced the darkness of my dreams, I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. Mindrik was still asleep, his back to us. I shifted, sucking in a deep breath on a stretch, and a noise sounded in Dal's throat as he shifted and his hand roamed my body. Desire flared up anew, and I wished that Mindrik was not laying ten feet from me so that I could indulge in Dal's touch.

Dal's hot hand stopped at my breast, kneading and pinching in places that shot pleasure to my core. The throbbing heat of lust flared to life within me, and I let out a sigh, rolling on my back to see him better.

But Dal gave me a soft smile and rolled onto all fours above me. “It is time to wake,” he said in a neutral voice. And with that, he rose.

“Cruel,” I whispered.

But when my glance brushed down over his pants, I noticed that he was just as affected as I. And the sight did nothing to quell my desire for him. He looked down at me, and I smiled and turned away, rising as well. We woke Mindrik, who seemed to be in a better mood, and went to fetch our mounts.

But when we got to them, we suffered another disappointment.

Dal said on a sigh, “They lasted longer than I thought.”

I stared in horror. What had been our mounts only hours ago were now piles of thin leather, bones, and orange and brown goo.

“What happened to them?” I asked, my face aghast.

“That is not natural,” Mindrik said.

“Without nourishment, they fall apart. Stronger than any creature the Kraw have encountered, but when weakened, they cannot even feed Kraw dogs.”

“Did it hurt them to die like that?” I whispered.

“I cannot say.”

“There is no way in this world or the next that dying like that is not painful.” Mindrik turned to Dal. “Is there any part of Kraw life that is not born of misery?” And without waiting for an answer, he stomped off toward the road.

I cast a sad look at Dal and turned away, hiking my bag over my shoulder and following Mindrik. Dal stayed a moment longer before following us.

“How much longer until we are at the capital?” I asked.

“Not long now, maybe two days,” Mindrik said. “The air has much more water in it as we travel further. The coast nears.”

He was right, the wind, when it blew, seemed to clear away a lingering mugginess that clung to our skin these days.

Or perhaps I was just heated around Dal.

I sighed, raising my hair off the back of my sticky neck, trying to ignore the cramping hunger in my gut. “It's going to be a long two days without food.”

“I will catch what I can, but we must accept the possibility that there is nothing left alive to eat.”

He was right, of course. The two days of travel were punctuated by long rest as our bodies grew sluggish. Two days became three. Dal offered to carry me, but I held my head high and refused.

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