Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carrie Ann Ryan

Chapter

Thirteen

Ash

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The following morning, I stood on Rowen’s porch wondering what I should do. Nervousness ebbed inside me alongside the dragon I couldn’t quite name as it grumbled slightly before going to sleep. It was odd to think that, after so many years, I was more like Rome and Jaxton than before. I was a shifter. One who didn’t know how to control it and didn’t know if it would ever come back, but I was a shifter.

And I had no idea what that meant.

However, today was not about me, my soul, or my dragon. No, it was about the woman who made me want to tear my hair out, the one that I wanted to fall on my knees before as I begged for forgiveness.

And one I’ve wanted to yell at because she wasn’t taking care of herself. Well, if she wasn’t going to do it, then I was going to do it for her. I had been gone for too long, but now I was back. So, I would take care of her. Even if she resented me for it.

The door opened, and Rowen stood there in a short breezy dress, the copper fabric silky along her thighs. It had long bell sleeves and looked more like a house dress that she might pair with something fancier if we ever went out. Not that we did that. There was no time for anything along those lines these days.

“Why are you staring at me?” She looked down at her bare feet and legs and shrugged. “I thought I would look cute today because I’m not feeling great, but instead I just look weird.”

I reached forward, gripped the back of her head, and pulled her in for a kiss. She moaned into me, and I bit her lip, smiling as she pinched my side. “You look sexy as fuck. I was just thinking I hadn’t seen you in a short dress like this in years.”

“I tend to wear long flowing skirts, but I wanted to wear this one.”

She pulled me into the house, and I closed the door behind me. She looked down at herself, pulled at the ends of her dress. “I rarely get to wear cute clothes like this these days. Nowhere to wear it. Plus, I don’t like to show off this much skin.”

The collar of her dress went up to her neck, the lace playing peek-a-boo. The only skin she showed was far more thigh than I knew she liked to bear, and my mouth watered.

“I like it.”

“And I suppose that’s all that matters.” She winked, and it felt as if we were both playing a game where we figured out who we were now. “Honestly though, I’ve never worn it, I bought it on a whim, so I thought I would wear it at home while I’m looking at my grimoires.”

Interest piqued, I looked behind her. “What are you studying?”

“I’m just looking for ways to strengthen the wards and to stop Oriel somehow. He has more power than us because he can access the dark magics.

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