Drakon's Tear by N. J. Walters

Author:N. J. Walters [Walters, N. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, protector, overcoming odds, paranormal, paranormal romance, Contemporary, Russia, bodyguard, shifter, shifters, pnr, drakon
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Vasili wanted to keep kissing Abigail, but the clock was ticking away, and the station in Omsk was getting closer. It took effort to push back his anger. His dragon was furious that he hadn’t been able to protect her from what had happened. The fact he hadn’t even known she’d existed was irrelevant. There was no logic when it came to dealing with that side of him. Primal and fiercely protective, his dragon roared at the thought of anyone harming Abigail.

“Why did you come to Europe?” He was curious, wanted to know everything there was to know about her. After all she’d been through, it would have made more sense for her to want to stay home, close to her family.

She shrugged and tried to turn away, to look toward the window, but he tugged her back around.

“I couldn’t stay. I didn’t feel safe at home anymore.”

There was an underlying thread of hurt in her voice that made his heart ache. Home was important. Home was everything. It wasn’t just a place, but a feeling, a sense of belonging, of safety and community. She’d had that taken from her by an act of violence. “I’m sorry.”

“Me, too.” She blinked several times. Her eyes were luminous, but she shed no tears. She rubbed her finger over a small stain on her jeans, as if trying to erase it. “It was the house we grew up in after our parents died. Our grandpa raised us, gave us a home.”

He watched her intently, giving her all of his attention. He wanted to make her pain go away but didn’t know how. He kept silent, hoping she’d keep talking.

“He taught us everything about buying and selling. We spent our childhood going to estate sales, yard sales, thrift stores, and antique shops.” Her gentle smile soothed some of his anger. She’d had so much, and it had all been ripped away from her.

Every little detail about her past was catalogued and tucked away like a precious gem in his memory so he could pull it out whenever he wanted. “What else did he teach you?” He was sorry he would never be able to meet the man.

Not everyone was willing to take in orphaned children, even if they were related. He knew that from experience. He’d had family, but after his mother died, they’d all turned him away. That would have been a death sentence to a human. Even for him, it had been a struggle to survive at first.

Abigail continued her story, pulling him away from the morose thoughts of the past. “Grandpa taught us to follow our own passions and dreams, no matter if they weren’t exactly considered normal. He told us the only person we had to live up to was the one we looked at in the mirror every morning.”

Vasili was glad she’d had such a wise man to guide her through her youth. “You have a camera with you.” He’d noticed it in the bag she guarded so closely.

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