Loved by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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It was early winter, but already the weather was cold. Snow lay on the
ground, and the rivers and lakes were covered in a thick layer of ice. Keira
stood at the edge of the frozen river watching the five wolves on the opposite
bank. She and Aaron, her husband of three months, had just been in the
village, visiting her parents, but they had stopped in the forest before
continuing their journey home to Storbrook. The wolves were huge; big gray
beasts, with yellow eyes that stared at her alert and unblinking in the dull
light of dusk. They watched her with an intense hunger, but made no move to
cross the icy wasteland. At the front of the pack stood the alpha male, his
posture tall and erect, while a smaller female stood at his side.
They were
gaunt, the deprivations of winter obvious in their dull coats. The male stood
still, growling low, but his eyes were focused not on Keira, but on the
creature that stood behind her. The breeze shifted slightly, blowing away
from Keira and towards the wolves, and the ears of the male rose upright as
he bared his teeth, his growl becoming louder. The female moved nervously
at his side, but her eyes were on Keira, and after a moment she took a
tentative step forward. The male’s growls grew louder, but the she-wolf
ignored him, moving cautiously across the ice.
Keira could feel the hot breath of the wild beast standing behind her, its
hulking presence an impenetrable barrier to her escape. It was infinitely more
dangerous than the wolves, but Keira felt no fear. Instead, her attention was
completely focused on the small pack across the river, and she watched them
curiously. The alpha male was watching the beast nervously, but the female,
clearly not familiar with the threat, continued to pick her way across the ice.
Keira was well aware of her precarious position – if the wolves managed to
reach her, she could be ripped to shreds. But she knew that the beast behind
her would attack the wolves before they got that close. The she-wolf was
growing bolder, her tentative steps becoming more confident as she stood
near the middle of the river, where a thin channel of water cut its way through
the ice. A low growl rumbled through the air behind Keira, and the female
paused, her eyes seeking out the threat as she sniffed the air.
She glanced
back at her mate, still standing on the riverbank, but before she had a chance
to retreat, a burst of flame shot over Keira’s head. The blaze caught the
wolf’s coat, and with a yelp she turned and ran, bounding between the other
wolves and disappearing amongst the trees as the rest of the pack turned and
followed.
“You set that wolf alight,” Keira said, her eyes still on the retreating
forms.
“Don’t spare it too much pity,” the dragon said. “It would have killed
you if given a chance. Besides, it will soon seek relief in the cool snow,
which will put out the flames.”
Keira turned to look at the dragon. “Like other wild beasts, it was just
looking to assuage its hunger.”
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