Taming the Dragon (Loved by the Dragon, #3) by Vivienne Savage

Author:Vivienne Savage [Savage, Vivienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dragon-shifter, dragons, dragon shifters, shapeshifters, billionaire, alpha, alpha male, fated mates
Publisher: Payne & Taylor
Published: 2015-09-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Prior visits to Saul’s mountainside estate had prepared Marcy for a sprawling mansion tucked within an island. What she found instead provoked contradicting feelings of pleasure and disappointment. Teo didn’t live in a majestic manor; he dwelled in a spacious bungalow nestled between the trees. Solar panels gleamed from the roof as they approached the modest one-story home.

Marcy lingered on the stone walkway and tried to find bits of Teo in the architecture. “I thought it would be bigger,” she admitted.

“Is my home dissatisfying?”

“No,” Marcy blurted out quickly. “It’s very nice. I thought you’d go for large and roomy like Saul.” Where the hell does he keep his hoard around here? she wondered.

“Hahaha, no. This is a home for my servant and guests such as you. Oftentimes visitors come when it is necessary to pretend I am human.”

“So... you sleep in your hoard.”

Teo nodded, confirming one was nearby but out of her sight. She didn’t think it could be below ground under the house, so she twisted to scan the surroundings. A tall peak covered in thick green foliage rose up from the center of the island, dominating the skyline.

“It’s there, isn’t it?” I hope that’s not some sort of volcano.

“Astute observation, Marceline.”

“I will go home if you call me Marceline.”

“Saul addresses you as such.”

“Yeah, well, he’s allowed. No one but Saul and my mother call me Marceline.” Even if it actually sounds sexy coming from you, big guy.

While lacking the wealthy design of Saul’s multi-million dollar estate, Marcy found a certain charm to its quaint interior. She removed her shoes and stepped forward as Kekoa hurried to meet them.

Teo and his apparent manservant spoke in a flowing, lyrical language she didn’t understand, then the man stepped forward to take her bag. She shook her head and waved him off after a friendly smile.

“What language was that?” she asked once Kekoa was gone.

“Hawaiian. I met him on the island of Maui nearly fifteen years ago. He was a child then.”

“So his mother allowed you to just take her baby?”

“His mother had been killed for her teeth and her fins.”

“Oh.” She hadn’t expected such a sad story.

“Did you believe I had stolen a child?”

Chagrined, Marcy nodded and let out a brief, nervous chuckle to relay her discomfort with the situation. Every time she thought she had a bead on him, he proved her wrong.

Am I looking for flaws so I have a reason to ditch him and tell Chloe this was a dumb idea? The thought flit through her mind, a sudden realization that twisted her insides. She was trying to doom Teo to fail before he ever had his chance.

Teo surprised her a third time with a personal tour. Part of her had expected their path to head to the bedroom straightaway, certain he’d invited her only for the sake of fulfilling his long-forgotten sexual appetites.

“I entertain many business partners and humans here, so you will find no shortage of human comforts. Through this doorway, you will find the kitchen.

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