Dash scowled at her. What was she doing?
“You look like you could use a hug. But since I’m not sure you’d appreciate a hug, I thought a friendly pat might be welcomed.”
She was such an odd creature. “You’re trying to comfort me?”
“Of course. It’s what you do when someone’s upset. And you definitely look upset.”
Not in his experience. If he’d ever cried over anything, he’d been beaten until he stopped.You want to cry? I’ll give you something to cry over.
She duplicated his scowl. “You know, Dash. The oldthere, there.”
He bit back a smile at her conciliatory words. “I’m fine, Dragon.”
“If you say so. But really, you need to tell that to your face, because your expression says that you’re about to gut whatever or whoever comes into your path... or you ate something that didn’t agree with you. Either way, you’re starting to scare small children and one dragon in human form.”
He snorted at her peculiar humor that somehow made him feel better. It didn’t make sense. And he had no idea how it worked, but she had cheered him. “Really, I’m fine.”
He offered her a smile.
“That is even more terrifying, beast. You should go back to brooding.” She held her hands up like claws to her chest and screwed her face up. “You know, errr! Errr!”
Shaking his head, he laughed. She was... he had no words. He’d never met anyone else like her.
Without thinking, he pulled her close and gave her a light squeeze. “Thank you, Dragon.”
Tanis couldn’t breathe as she felt his arms around her. No one had given her a hug like this. It was sweet and heartfelt.
Most of all, it was warm. And it pulled her against a body that was rock hard and incredible. One that sent an unexpected wave of desire through her that was so strong, it left her breathless. Shaking.
The scent of leather and unicorn was unlike anything she’d ever experienced. Worse? She wanted to bury her nose against him and just inhale it until she was drunk from it.
Oh my God...
What was wrong with her? He’d be horrified if he had any idea what she was thinking.
Shewas horrified by what she was thinking. Swallowing hard, she put a little more distance between them. Because right then, the thoughts in her mind brought a heated blush to her cheeks. And this wasn’t like her. Sheneverhad these thoughts.
He’s a unicorn, Tanis!
More than that, he was the unicorn High King. But her body didn’t care. It suddenly had a mind of its own. And a hunger unlike anything she’d ever known.
One that was getting worse and not better.
What am I going to do?
She knew what shewantedto do. But that was even worse. He was being hunted and they didn’t have time to even think aboutthat.
Why did he have to look so damn masculine and handsome in those clothes?
Which made her wonder how much more masculine and handsome he’d be without them.
Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!
He’s a unicorn!
Tanis wanted to plug her ears. But it was the images in her mind that were betraying her. Over and over, she saw herselfpeeling that armor off him, piece by piece like a present she savored unwrapping.
Look to your right, Tanis! To the right!
