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certain he would become unpopular after his weyr found out who I was.
My crazy new friend clapped with glee and then placed her slim, well-manicured hands on either side of my face. “You’re in luck! He’s at this exact table. What a wonderful coincidence.”
Her smile was contagious and she almost made me comfortable. Again I reminded myself, looks were deceiving. Trusting strangers made you sloppy. I had no time to be careless—there was too much at stake. This silly woman might seem kind, but in reality it could be a façade.
“I don’t believe in coincidences,” I said as I gently removed her hands and moved to a seat with my back against the wall.
“Neither do I,” she admitted as she joined me and scooted close. “What do you think of some of the dresses here tonight?”
Her nose was scrunched, but her eyes twinkled with naughty delight.
“Well, um…I just got here and…” I started, not sure how to respond. My dress was scandalous. Where were we going with this?
“This is a party,” she huffed. “Half of the women here looked like they walked out of a Victorian painting. I mean I loved living in the Victorian era, but come on that was centuries ago.”
I was correct about her age.
“Well,” I said as diplomatically as I could. “Some of the gals could have checked the calendar year as a style guide.”
“Agreed.” My benefactor nodded curtly and then turned her focus on me. “It’s wonderful to see a new face. I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Elaina. Welcome to the Resistance.”
“Thank you and, um…I’m a friend of Seth’s,” I replied with a wince of embarrassment at my lack of manners. Telling her my name could end the evening quickly. I needed Seth here for back up and to vouch for my character. Shit. Where was he?
The beautiful creature stared at me with shrewd eyes for a brief moment and then smiled. “Well, Seth’s friend , it’s nice to meet you. He should be along shortly. Tell me what you think of the gala.”
I let out an inaudible sigh of relief that she didn’t press for more information and didn’t call security on me. These Dragons had the same goal as I did and I didn’t want to have to kill them to save my own hide. As unsettling as it was I felt happy being amongst my own people again.
“I find it curious you’re having a party at all,” I told her truthfully. “It would seem that this would make you sitting ducks for my…for the monarchy.”
“Oh my dear,” she said kindly as she took my hands in hers. “When you don’t know if there will be a tomorrow, you must live today to the fullest. And we have outstanding protection here.”
She winked and gave me a thumbs up. I found myself grinning at her. She was a lot smarter than I had originally thought and she reminded me a bit of my mother. If the security was anything like what was in the parking lot, she was correct. No one had ever come up behind me before and lived to tell about it.
“Speaking of protection, you have a very um…overzealous guard outside,” I said carefully, not wanting to insult anyone and end up a pile of ash on the floor.
“Yes,” she laughed and nodded. “He’s quite a character that one. However, there were far more out there than just the one you met.”
“How do you know which one I met?” I asked, confused.
“Darling, you’re a beautiful woman. He wouldn’t have let any of the others near you. He’s quite territorial that way,” she confided with a smirk that seemed vaguely familiar.
Did I know her? I didn’t think so, but when you live for almost 500 years you meet a lot of Dragons. And when you’re the daughter of the most evil Dragon King alive, you meet more than your share. I couldn’t place her. Odd.
“So the over-sexed jerk in the parking lot was an anomaly?” I asked with raised brows and a smirk of my own.
Elaina’s giggle turned my
My crazy new friend clapped with glee and then placed her slim, well-manicured hands on either side of my face. “You’re in luck! He’s at this exact table. What a wonderful coincidence.”
Her smile was contagious and she almost made me comfortable. Again I reminded myself, looks were deceiving. Trusting strangers made you sloppy. I had no time to be careless—there was too much at stake. This silly woman might seem kind, but in reality it could be a façade.
“I don’t believe in coincidences,” I said as I gently removed her hands and moved to a seat with my back against the wall.
“Neither do I,” she admitted as she joined me and scooted close. “What do you think of some of the dresses here tonight?”
Her nose was scrunched, but her eyes twinkled with naughty delight.
“Well, um…I just got here and…” I started, not sure how to respond. My dress was scandalous. Where were we going with this?
“This is a party,” she huffed. “Half of the women here looked like they walked out of a Victorian painting. I mean I loved living in the Victorian era, but come on that was centuries ago.”
I was correct about her age.
“Well,” I said as diplomatically as I could. “Some of the gals could have checked the calendar year as a style guide.”
“Agreed.” My benefactor nodded curtly and then turned her focus on me. “It’s wonderful to see a new face. I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Elaina. Welcome to the Resistance.”
“Thank you and, um…I’m a friend of Seth’s,” I replied with a wince of embarrassment at my lack of manners. Telling her my name could end the evening quickly. I needed Seth here for back up and to vouch for my character. Shit. Where was he?
The beautiful creature stared at me with shrewd eyes for a brief moment and then smiled. “Well, Seth’s friend , it’s nice to meet you. He should be along shortly. Tell me what you think of the gala.”
I let out an inaudible sigh of relief that she didn’t press for more information and didn’t call security on me. These Dragons had the same goal as I did and I didn’t want to have to kill them to save my own hide. As unsettling as it was I felt happy being amongst my own people again.
“I find it curious you’re having a party at all,” I told her truthfully. “It would seem that this would make you sitting ducks for my…for the monarchy.”
“Oh my dear,” she said kindly as she took my hands in hers. “When you don’t know if there will be a tomorrow, you must live today to the fullest. And we have outstanding protection here.”
She winked and gave me a thumbs up. I found myself grinning at her. She was a lot smarter than I had originally thought and she reminded me a bit of my mother. If the security was anything like what was in the parking lot, she was correct. No one had ever come up behind me before and lived to tell about it.
“Speaking of protection, you have a very um…overzealous guard outside,” I said carefully, not wanting to insult anyone and end up a pile of ash on the floor.
“Yes,” she laughed and nodded. “He’s quite a character that one. However, there were far more out there than just the one you met.”
“How do you know which one I met?” I asked, confused.
“Darling, you’re a beautiful woman. He wouldn’t have let any of the others near you. He’s quite territorial that way,” she confided with a smirk that seemed vaguely familiar.
Did I know her? I didn’t think so, but when you live for almost 500 years you meet a lot of Dragons. And when you’re the daughter of the most evil Dragon King alive, you meet more than your share. I couldn’t place her. Odd.
“So the over-sexed jerk in the parking lot was an anomaly?” I asked with raised brows and a smirk of my own.
Elaina’s giggle turned my
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