Dragon's Gap: Set Includes Stories 6-7 Plus A Christmas Surprise by L.M. Lacee

Author:L.M. Lacee [Lacee, L.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PrivotelConcepts Publishing
Published: 2018-12-23T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN:

N ext morning Ocean was in agony, her hands were more swollen than she could remember them ever being before. She lay with her eyes closed and tried to close her hands into fists. The pain made her suck in a breath and almost cry out. She must have broken more than one or two knuckles, it felt like she had broken every one of them.

There was no way she could feed Parker or change her like this, she felt disappointed and mostly ashamed of herself. She had thought the days of self-indulgent punishment were over.

How responsible was she, there was more at stake now than just her. In her anger and hurt feelings, she had forgotten. She sat up slowly keeping her eyes closed and swung her legs to sit on the side of the bed. Sighing again as she remembered that crying was not her friend, it left her swollen and red eyed. She pried her sore eyes opened and was instantly confronted by two sets of blue eyes.

“What happened?” Paige demanded of Ocean who bowed her head. “I am so sorry girls.”

“For what?” Kadee asked.

“Who hurt you?” Paige demanded again. Ocean shook her head. “No one honey... no one. I box. You know what that is.”

“Sure you hit people.” Kadee answered.

“Well yeah, I don’t actually hit people. I hit a punching bag.”

“And you did that last night?” Paige asked wide eyed.

“Yes.”

“Your hands look bad.” Kadee told her with lots of sympathy in her voice. She was positive she could feel the pain coming from Ocean’s hands.

“I wish I could say they do not hurt, but I cannot.”

“I made you coffee, can you hold it?” Kadee asked as she held a cup in her hands. Ocean realized they must have been awake for a while. She had not heard a thing, either they were very quiet or she had fallen into a deeper sleep than she had planned. Another reason for her not to do this again.

She nodded. “Yes, I can, thank you Kadee.” She took the cup and not for a minute would she show them the pain that small action caused her. She sat and sipped as Paige asked. “Why do you do that to yourself?”

Ocean closed her eyes and said softy. “Anger, unresolved anger and hurt.”

“Was it your family or the Dragon Lord because I don’t think it is wise to get that angry at dragons?” Kadee said with a frown of worry on her face.

“Yes and no. It was just stupid.”

Paige motioned for Kadee to hush as she said. “We will see to Parker if you tell us what to do.”

Ocean nodded as she sipped her coffee. Kadee and Paige bustled about looking after Parker, heating her bottle. Paige changed her and tried not to make a face as she did. Then she sat and started to feed Parker as Kadee went and changed into clothes in the bathroom. When she came out and was putting her shoes on, she said. “Ocean?”

“Yes Kadee.”

“There was a huge, and I mean huge lion lying in front of the door this morning, when we woke up.

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