stretch, but whatever. “And if you ever think of doing something like this again, if you ever try to harm another person again, you’ll see what I’m really capable of.” Then Alistair tightened his grip on the older one’s throat. “And if you or your partner even think of her again, ever, you’re dead.”
The man gasped while nodding, and Alistair released him. “Get out of here.” He watched them scramble to their feet, shaking visibly, and shouted after them. “And if you tell anyone you’ve seen us, you’re dead! Anything I don’t like, you’re dead!” Just to make his point, he waved his hand, launching their broken guns at them and hitting them in the back, enjoying the way they stumbled.
When they’d disappeared in the forest and he heard the start of whatever vehicle they’d been driving, he smiled in satisfaction.
Nothing like making someone nearly pee themselves for bothering you.
He saw Bridget standing a few steps behind him, shaking her head. “I don’t get why you get so insane about me.”
“What do you mean?” he asked, walking to the door and holding it open so she could go inside.
“I mean, it’s like you don’t have feelings for me. Even the physicality we’ve had, you made it clear it was just to show me a good time. To have fun because maybe there’s attraction.”
“There is definitely attraction,” he said.
“But your reaction to someone threatening me, it’s just really unreasonable. I mean disproportionate.”
“What is the appropriate response to someone aiming a weapon at my business partner?”
Her expression shuttered. “Business partner?”
“Yes,” he said, knowing he was a coward for not saying more. But how could he tell her about his feelings? That would only be selfish, considering he knew he wasn’t ready for the type of life she deserved.
She sighed. “You get that jealous over a business partner ? You threaten to kill people for just thinking about them?” She shook her head. “You’re crazy.”
She walked inside and into the kitchen, and he stood there trying to figure out what to say.
“I… I’ve never had a partner,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going on with me. I just know I want to protect you. Yes, maybe it’s crazy. Maybe you make me feel crazy. What do you want me to say?”
“I want you to be honest,” she said. “How do you feel about me?” She leaned on the kitchen doorway, and he felt his heart skip a beat at how right it felt to share a home with her. Even one as humble as this.
Even though it was nothing like he’d ever wanted before.
But if he admitted how he was feeling and it was just an odd reaction to being free or them being stuck together and ended up breaking her heart, he’d never forgive himself. It was best to downplay it until he truly figured it out.
Plus, he didn’t feel anything romantic from her. She was digging into his feelings but wasn’t sharing any of her own.
“I’m attracted to you, obviously,” he said.
“Go on.”
“And I’m your friend, which is saying something because I’ve never had many true ones.”
“Is that it?” she asked.
“And I suppose I do want to kill anyone who looks at you. Is that normal friend behavior?”
“No,” she answered.
“Damn,” he said, slumping on the couch. “I don’t know, then.” He gave her a haggard look. “Look, I don’t know what to tell you. Last night was amazing. One of the best of my life. But I don’t know where this is going. And the feelings you’re asking about? I don’t know if I’m capable of them. I can feel anger, jealousy, but those aren’t noble emotions.”
She sat on a chair she’d pulled in from the kitchen. “I have a crush on you,” she said flatly.
“A what?”
“A crush,” she said. “I like you. And I think you like me… more than you want to.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to; it’s that we’re too different. You’re a human, and a good one. I’m a dragon. A
The man gasped while nodding, and Alistair released him. “Get out of here.” He watched them scramble to their feet, shaking visibly, and shouted after them. “And if you tell anyone you’ve seen us, you’re dead! Anything I don’t like, you’re dead!” Just to make his point, he waved his hand, launching their broken guns at them and hitting them in the back, enjoying the way they stumbled.
When they’d disappeared in the forest and he heard the start of whatever vehicle they’d been driving, he smiled in satisfaction.
Nothing like making someone nearly pee themselves for bothering you.
He saw Bridget standing a few steps behind him, shaking her head. “I don’t get why you get so insane about me.”
“What do you mean?” he asked, walking to the door and holding it open so she could go inside.
“I mean, it’s like you don’t have feelings for me. Even the physicality we’ve had, you made it clear it was just to show me a good time. To have fun because maybe there’s attraction.”
“There is definitely attraction,” he said.
“But your reaction to someone threatening me, it’s just really unreasonable. I mean disproportionate.”
“What is the appropriate response to someone aiming a weapon at my business partner?”
Her expression shuttered. “Business partner?”
“Yes,” he said, knowing he was a coward for not saying more. But how could he tell her about his feelings? That would only be selfish, considering he knew he wasn’t ready for the type of life she deserved.
She sighed. “You get that jealous over a business partner ? You threaten to kill people for just thinking about them?” She shook her head. “You’re crazy.”
She walked inside and into the kitchen, and he stood there trying to figure out what to say.
“I… I’ve never had a partner,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going on with me. I just know I want to protect you. Yes, maybe it’s crazy. Maybe you make me feel crazy. What do you want me to say?”
“I want you to be honest,” she said. “How do you feel about me?” She leaned on the kitchen doorway, and he felt his heart skip a beat at how right it felt to share a home with her. Even one as humble as this.
Even though it was nothing like he’d ever wanted before.
But if he admitted how he was feeling and it was just an odd reaction to being free or them being stuck together and ended up breaking her heart, he’d never forgive himself. It was best to downplay it until he truly figured it out.
Plus, he didn’t feel anything romantic from her. She was digging into his feelings but wasn’t sharing any of her own.
“I’m attracted to you, obviously,” he said.
“Go on.”
“And I’m your friend, which is saying something because I’ve never had many true ones.”
“Is that it?” she asked.
“And I suppose I do want to kill anyone who looks at you. Is that normal friend behavior?”
“No,” she answered.
“Damn,” he said, slumping on the couch. “I don’t know, then.” He gave her a haggard look. “Look, I don’t know what to tell you. Last night was amazing. One of the best of my life. But I don’t know where this is going. And the feelings you’re asking about? I don’t know if I’m capable of them. I can feel anger, jealousy, but those aren’t noble emotions.”
She sat on a chair she’d pulled in from the kitchen. “I have a crush on you,” she said flatly.
“A what?”
“A crush,” she said. “I like you. And I think you like me… more than you want to.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to; it’s that we’re too different. You’re a human, and a good one. I’m a dragon. A
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