Single Daddy Dragon (Return to Bear Creek Book 15) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2018-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven – Sapphi

“You’re going back to your apartment?” Sapphi asked, when Alex told them the new information he’d gleaned from his landlord.

“Yes. If I can leave Archie here with you.” Alex searched the faces of the people in the room.

“Of course,” Harlan answered.

“Dad!” Sapphi shook her head at Harlan. “Alex can’t just leave. What about waiting for Kim?”

“I don’t think she’s coming. Whoever was after Kim, followed me, I’m certain. That’s why I left my car and came here on wings.”

“That’s why you were hiding out in Carter’s cabin.” Sapphi asked. “Why didn’t you say?”

“Because I wasn’t sure.” He dragged a hand through his hair. “Part of me wondered if Kim had a breakdown of some kind. I left because she asked me to keep Archie safe. I believed they were in danger. I was certain I was followed, but then when I arrived here…”

“You slipped back into the normal world, and figured you had imagined the whole thing?” Harlan finished.

“Yes. Things like this don’t happen to ordinary people.” He stalked around the kitchen, beating himself up for not taking this more seriously, for not trying harder to get Kim to safety, too. “But since talking to Mr. Schimel, I’m convinced the answer is back in Kim’s apartment. If I don’t do this, I’m going to spend my whole life with this hanging over me.”

“When do we leave?” Sapphi asked, nursing a cup of coffee between her hands.

“No, I’m going alone,” Alex insisted.

“I don’t think so!” Sapphi told him firmly. “And don’t you try to talk me out of it either, Dad.”

“Oh, I won’t. I know that look. You might not have the same blood as Fiona running through your veins, but you are every inch her daughter.” Harlan glanced at Ruby, who giggled. “Don’t tell Fiona I said that.”

“I won’t,” Ruby replied. “Your cooking is better than Mom’s. And I don’t want to see one of the last remaining dragons roasted over a fire.”

“She’d skin you alive first,” Sapphi agreed, a secret smile hidden from the others.

“It looks as if I don’t have a choice,” Alex said. “Will you be ready to leave tonight?”

“We could leave right now,” Sapphi insisted.

“I planned to fly, not drive. If we fly, we could be there by morning.”

“Fly.” A new thrill of excitement coursed through her veins. Sapphi had never flown further than the top of the mountains, and down toward Wolf Valley. “How long a flight is it?”

Alex made the mental calculation. “Approximately three hundred miles. We’ll have to fly a more circular route to avoid the most populated areas. But we should easily make it in five or six hours, with a stop or two along the way.”

“Right. I’ll pack an overnight bag,” Sapphi said. “Or will we be staying longer?”

“A couple of nights, maybe more. But we can travel light and buy what we need once we’re there.” Alex took his car keys from his pocket. “I’ll drive back into Bear Creek and collect what I need from the hotel and inform them I’ll be out of town for a couple of days.

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