alias he used to live among humans. His real name was Evangelos, according to her research. Besides, the oracle was never wrong.
Rounding the corner to the front of the garage, she cloaked herself with an invisibility spell her mother taught her when she was a teen. She wasn’t ready to face the man. First she had to be sure he was her father.
Evan made an appearance at one of the bay openings. Ash’s heart stilled for a brief moment as she stared at him. His black hair brushed the tops of his shoulders, but when he lifted his gaze in her direction, he stole her breath. His eyes were identical to her own.
With a single thought, she teleported back to her hotel room in the nearby town, Dahlonega, and sat on the edge of the bed, her hand over her mouth. A single tear rolled down her cheek. Okay, Ash, calm down and think.
Rising to her feet, she left the room to head down to the restaurant connected to the hotel. She needed to think, but didn’t feel like being alone. A public place would help, she hoped. So many questions whirled in her mind. Did he know he had a daughter? Did he even want one?
She shouldn’t have come. Damn, she was such a chicken.
Ten minutes after taking her seat, the all too familiar presence of a dragon drifted into her awareness. A moment later, Ty sat in the chair across the small round table from her, his lips set in a thin, firm line. Ash sipped her herbal tea and sat back in her chair.
“I expected you sooner,” she said after lowering her cup.
He leaned forward and growled, “Can we go somewhere more private?”
Well, there was a first. He’d actually asked. “I came here to think.”
After she set her cup down, he reached and gripped her wrist and tugged her closer. “I will not ask again.”
Yep, he was pissed. Movement behind him caught her eye. The waitress slowly advanced toward them, concern making her brows dip. Ash smiled wide and leaned into Ty, nipping his bottom lip. A low growl rumbled from his throat. His dragon was so close to the surface, she felt him reach out to her without the use of her empathy.
When the waitress stopped at their table, Ash held Ty’s gaze as she spoke to the woman. “Can you have my breakfast sent to my room?”
After a brief pause, the waitress answered. “Of course, miss.”
Once the server walked away, Ty stood, still holding onto Ash’s wrist. She jerked her arm from his grasp and left the restaurant to head to her room. To her surprise, Ty was quiet along the way. However, she could feel his gaze behind those shades boring into her back.
After entering her room, she turned to face him, arms crossed. Ty let the door slam behind him as he crossed the short distance between them. Holding out a hand, she stopped him at arm’s length. He leaned forward so her palm flattened to his chest. Heat seeped into her flesh and spread up her arm. “What is your problem?”
He growled and removed his shades. His left eye, the good one, shifted to match the right eye so the dragon looked out both of them. Ash raised her brows. Did he seriously think he could intimidate her?
After a brief moment, he said, “I looked for you and you weren’t there.”
“I needed my space. Besides, it’s not like you care anyway.”
He moved too fast for her to track, which was pretty damned fast. Within a breath of time, he had her back pressed to his front and one large arm locked around her chest. “I care too damn much. My dragon won’t allow anything less. I crave you every second of the day. When you weren’t in the mansion, I had no choice but to track you down.”
His admission cut through her, making her muscles tense up. The dragon might want her, but the man did not. Just like pouring alcohol into an open wound. Why was she so damn weak when it came to him? Pushing the feeling of rejection away, she twisted out of his hold and faced him. Surprise made his eyes grow round for a brief moment, then his lips curled into a sensual, hungry
Rounding the corner to the front of the garage, she cloaked herself with an invisibility spell her mother taught her when she was a teen. She wasn’t ready to face the man. First she had to be sure he was her father.
Evan made an appearance at one of the bay openings. Ash’s heart stilled for a brief moment as she stared at him. His black hair brushed the tops of his shoulders, but when he lifted his gaze in her direction, he stole her breath. His eyes were identical to her own.
With a single thought, she teleported back to her hotel room in the nearby town, Dahlonega, and sat on the edge of the bed, her hand over her mouth. A single tear rolled down her cheek. Okay, Ash, calm down and think.
Rising to her feet, she left the room to head down to the restaurant connected to the hotel. She needed to think, but didn’t feel like being alone. A public place would help, she hoped. So many questions whirled in her mind. Did he know he had a daughter? Did he even want one?
She shouldn’t have come. Damn, she was such a chicken.
Ten minutes after taking her seat, the all too familiar presence of a dragon drifted into her awareness. A moment later, Ty sat in the chair across the small round table from her, his lips set in a thin, firm line. Ash sipped her herbal tea and sat back in her chair.
“I expected you sooner,” she said after lowering her cup.
He leaned forward and growled, “Can we go somewhere more private?”
Well, there was a first. He’d actually asked. “I came here to think.”
After she set her cup down, he reached and gripped her wrist and tugged her closer. “I will not ask again.”
Yep, he was pissed. Movement behind him caught her eye. The waitress slowly advanced toward them, concern making her brows dip. Ash smiled wide and leaned into Ty, nipping his bottom lip. A low growl rumbled from his throat. His dragon was so close to the surface, she felt him reach out to her without the use of her empathy.
When the waitress stopped at their table, Ash held Ty’s gaze as she spoke to the woman. “Can you have my breakfast sent to my room?”
After a brief pause, the waitress answered. “Of course, miss.”
Once the server walked away, Ty stood, still holding onto Ash’s wrist. She jerked her arm from his grasp and left the restaurant to head to her room. To her surprise, Ty was quiet along the way. However, she could feel his gaze behind those shades boring into her back.
After entering her room, she turned to face him, arms crossed. Ty let the door slam behind him as he crossed the short distance between them. Holding out a hand, she stopped him at arm’s length. He leaned forward so her palm flattened to his chest. Heat seeped into her flesh and spread up her arm. “What is your problem?”
He growled and removed his shades. His left eye, the good one, shifted to match the right eye so the dragon looked out both of them. Ash raised her brows. Did he seriously think he could intimidate her?
After a brief moment, he said, “I looked for you and you weren’t there.”
“I needed my space. Besides, it’s not like you care anyway.”
He moved too fast for her to track, which was pretty damned fast. Within a breath of time, he had her back pressed to his front and one large arm locked around her chest. “I care too damn much. My dragon won’t allow anything less. I crave you every second of the day. When you weren’t in the mansion, I had no choice but to track you down.”
His admission cut through her, making her muscles tense up. The dragon might want her, but the man did not. Just like pouring alcohol into an open wound. Why was she so damn weak when it came to him? Pushing the feeling of rejection away, she twisted out of his hold and faced him. Surprise made his eyes grow round for a brief moment, then his lips curled into a sensual, hungry
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