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“We needed a moment out there.” I wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pressed my lips to the top of her head.
She looked back up at me, eyes bright. “We really did. At least I did. I don’t stink anymore, and I got dessert.”
Lykem came around the corner, nearly running into us. “Did you bring me dessert?”
Dawsyn laughed and nudged my side with her elbow. “I don’t know. Did you save anydessertfor your friend?”
“No.” I deadpanned, not enjoying her sense of humor in the slightest.
“Sorry, Dragon Boy,” Dawsyn joked. “Maybe next time.”
“Maybe never,” I muttered.
Lykem seemed more confused than ever, but thankfully let the conversation end there. “We’re going to go back out there. Do the two of you want to come?”
Dawsyn answered first. “Yes. Are we checking on the structures?”
He nodded. “And getting some flour for Greta. She’s out and says we won’t have food tomorrow without it.”
“Best not to piss off the cook,” I agreed.
“Oh, and Ceera gave me this for you.” Lykem handed Dawsyn a bag.
When she opened it, I got a glimpse of a toothbrush and a comb. The latter was in her hand before she even finished saying thank you. “My hair was going to be a rat’s nest tomorrow if I didn’t brush it.”
Lykem glanced at me. “Wolves are weird.”
“She could still kick your ass,” I said as Dawsyn quickly untangled her hair.
He barked out a laugh. “We’ll have to test that theory soon.”
My chest rumbled. No, we wouldn’t. I didn’t think my dragon would survive seeing another man put hands on our mate anytime soon. Even if it was all in good fun.
ChapterSixteen
DAWSYN
Outside of the annoyance caused by the tie I still had to Knox, I was finally feeling like myself again. The dragons were kind, and helping them brought me a sense of peace I hadn’t felt in years.
Peace like I used to have in the pack before my “help” began to feel forced…expected. Through reflection in the few weeks I’d been away from home, though, I understood that most of it had been on me and not the pack. Or even my parents.
I had allowed myself to be labeled “the alpha’s daughter.” I could have changed things without leaving, but I didn’t regret my choice. Even with all the hell that had happened, I had found my mate and understood more about who I wanted to be, all within the short time I’d been gone.
After we’d saved one building, we found the others that had been hit were a lost cause. The group of six that had come this time decided to split up, and I gladly stayed with Cillian, especially after he suggested we stop by his house to check for any useful supplies.
It was only a few blocks from where we’d been, and when he’d pointed to the small structure, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling.
Cillian felt bigger than the whole world to me at times. He commanded so much attention and space. Yet, his home was more of a cottage and not at all what I expected.
The tan exterior was framed by dark wood, and there were two windows centered outside the wooden door. Grass grew tall within the yard, threatening to take over the stone pathway, but there were no flowers or bushes. That part at least made sense to me.
He opened the front door and stepped back for me to go in first. “After you.”
I entered his home to find minimal furniture and open spaces. There was a living room on my left. A fireplace surrounded by dark stone filled the middle of the main wall, and only one couch sat in front of it. A coffee table was positioned between them with a deck of cards on top.
“You play games?” I asked, intrigued by this fact.
He shrugged and glanced to my right. “Before all this, it could be boring here at times.”
