Fire and Sassy by Francis Rondon

Author:Francis Rondon [Rondon, Francis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MT Worlds Press
Published: 2020-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Cesar Alvarez opened the door a crack and peered through. The dim light from the fireplace hit him from behind, shadowing his face. His unfriendly expression turned to confusion as he recognized his former employer.

“Raul? What are you doing here?” he asked. He opened the door wider and motioned them to come in. “Sorry, I don’t get visitors. Have a seat.”

Raul looked around the cozy, rustic space. It was open, with the entire living area in one room. The fireplace in one corner radiated heat to the whole cabin. A double bed stood in the opposite corner, a mound of quilts jumbled on top. The rest of the room consisted of a sink with a small counter, a small round table with two chairs and a couple of armchairs with a footstool. Books lined the built-in shelves on either side of the fireplace. A ladder near the kitchen led to a loft in the ceiling.

Raul sat at the table, while Cesar and Alda took the armchairs.

“It looks great, man. You’ve done a lot since the last time I was here,” Raul said. Alda seemed mesmerized by Cesar, and hadn’t taken her eyes off of him since they first arrived.

“Thanks, I did it all myself. It’s my chance to get away from the world,” Cesar answered. He looked curiously at Alda. “But it seems you’re bringing the world to me. Is she your mate?”

“Yes.”

Alda coughed and her eyes widened.

“No!” she exclaimed. “I can’t have a mate!”

Anger and denial rose in Raul. Both he and his wolf were ready to howl in protest. Was it possible that Alda didn’t know that they were fated? Something was holding his dragoness back, and he was going to find out what it was.

She was his, and nothing and no one would take her away from him. The pain of living without his mate once he’d found her would be too much to endure. He would spend his life with an empty void that no other person could fill.

His father had once confided that his mother hadn’t been his true mate. He had liked her, and had settled down with her because he had wanted a family. His mother had known and after eighteen years, she had left because she had wanted more, a true emotional connection that she hadn’t gotten from Roger. Roger had never blamed her, and knew it had been the right choice for her.

“I see the issue’s not settled yet,” Cesar said to Raul with a warning tone, “Some things never change; dragonesses are on a whole other level.”

“Thanks for the advice. But we’re not here for that,” Raul said. “This is Alda; she’s come a long way to find you.”

Cesar turned to Alda, now slightly wary. “Is that so? I haven’t had much dealings with dragons, and what I did have, didn’t turn out very well,” he said.

“My name is Esmeralda, but on the mainland, I call myself Alda Drague. I’m from an island inhabited by female dragon shifters. I believe you’ve heard of it?” Alda asked.

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