Just as the elves, Dove and Ryper were about the true nature of their relationship. It’d been hard these last couple of days avoiding their personal questions as they made plans for how best to invade Dash’s lands and regain his army.
Neither of them was willing to elaborate on the nature of what existed between them. Mostly because they didn’t know themselves.
They really didn’t discuss their relationship when they were alone.
She was too afraid to ask because she knew better. Even if he wasn’t the High King, he was a unicorn. She was a dragon. Her current body was only temporary.
Once she returned to being a dragon, there would be no way for them to have any kind of relationship. At least not a physical one.
Her father would kill her if he ever found out, and there was no telling what he might do toor demand fromDash. Dragons were forbidden to cross species. They were barely allowed to mate outside their clans, and only then for political reasons that had to be sanctioned by their councils.
She could only imagine the scandal this would cause in Indara. A dragon princess with their unicorn High King. Her life would be the least of what they’d take.
Not that it mattered. They were leaving today to march toward Licordia where the dragon slayer was in hiding.
And where Meara sat on Dash’s throne.
A sudden knock sounded on the door, startling her.
Bolting upright in her arms, Dash came awake with a curse, ready to fight.
They both laughed as they realized no one was crashing through the door to attack them.
Dash placed a kiss on her forehead then pulled a fur over her. He grabbed another to wrap around his lean hips before he went to answer it.
Tanis reached for his tunic on the floor to pull it over to her. It was tangled with his belt and dagger. As she separated them, she noticed something odd.
The ornate black dagger that he carried. The way the early morning light caught the engraved design of it highlighted the center spiral design.
The center spiral design...
It’s his wand.
She gasped in shock. Though it was hidden in the design, it was unmistakable once seen.Veryclever. Especially since the black leather of the hilt wrapped around part of the horn to protect and disguise it. No one would see it, even though it was right there.
In plain sight.
Glancing at the door where he stood, she quickly set the dagger aside and shrugged his tunic on before he caught her inspecting it.
He’d be furious if he knew she’d discovered his weakness. Wouldn’t he? Yes. Yes, he would. She was sure he would.
Act normal.
She wrinkled her nose and cursed herself silently. Why did she always do this? She knew she couldn’t really act nonchalant when she was trying to. Her panic rose to a frantic level.
Distract yourself.
Like that was easy.
At least that was her thought until her gaze went to Dash at the door in his near naked state. The fur had slipped so that the curve of one buttockswas mostly exposed to her.
Yeah... That was... very, very nice.
Smiling, she cocked her head to better appreciate the sight he made.
That definitely distracted her and took her mind off everything except how wonderful he’d tasted last night.
He closed the door, then turned back toward her, and frowned. “Are you all right?”
