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again. That had been the extent of their communication.
She almost felt… abandoned, for lack of a better word. However, it did give her some time to think, and that she was grateful for. She’d spent her life constantly surrounded by people telling her what to do, where to go and how to think, so being the master of her own domain for a while was a nice change.
Ruby certainly hadn’t had a hard life. Although her father had a bad reputation, and she was sure most of it was well earned, she’d never been subjected to its grittier side. She was Antonio Accardo’s only daughter, and that made her the apple of his and her mother’s eye. She’d been kept and pampered and surrounded by nothing but fluff all her life, and as she grew older, she couldn’t wait to get out of it.
And now, here she was, in her late twenties and still being pushed and pulled by her parents. It embarrassed her that she’d chosen to act out against it so late (wasn’t it something that teenagers were supposed to do?), but in a way, it had been liberating to do something so incredibly stupid that she would have been mortified to hear of it had it been any of her friends. Dumb? Definitely. Worth it? Well, maybe not… Unless she could count being whisked away by a mouthwateringly hot dragon as a bonus, in which case, abso-fucking-lutely.
Ruby was just about to delve deeper into the complex structure of the dragon wing, when Denna scampered into the living room, all smiles and smelling like pie as usual. Cillian had told her that Denna and the other servant, George, were both lizard shifters, and Denna had been more than happy to tell Ruby her life story. Ruby liked the two. They reminded her of her grandma and grandpa, though neither of them could have been more than sixty. They tended the keep and the Greenmeadows, when any were home, and it was obvious they loved doing it.
“Miss Ruby! Master Cillian is waiting for you outside. I think he has a surprise for you! Come quick,” Denna said, beaming happily as a conspiratory smirk clung to her lips.
“Oh? What surprise?” Ruby asked, uncurling herself from the chair and setting the book down.
She looked down at herself, judging the teal shirt and black yoga pants she was wearing, and decided that they would just have to be good enough. If she hadn’t made an impression on him by now, then it was a bit late to worry about her appearance anyway, right?
You’re not trying to impress the dragon. Never mind if he’s the hottest thing within a thousand miles of here. Maybe more, she chided herself, flustered by her body’s continuous lack of cooperation.
Whatever she did, she couldn’t help but get a little bit excited whenever she heard Cillian’s name being mentioned.
“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you!” Denna laughed, showing Ruby out.
“Can’t argue with that,” Ruby agreed with a smile and followed her dutifully.
CHAPTER NINE
Cillian
Cillian was uncharacteristically nervous. For a dragon, who made his living keeping a cool head and finding solutions to other people’s problems, he was surprisingly headless in a situation that could determine his personal happiness. The more he thought about it, the sillier it seemed. And every time he decided to pull the plug on his grand scheme to win Ruby’s heart, he’d stop and force himself to sit down and wait it out.
Patience was not a virtue he possessed. He was seated on a red checkered linen tablecloth on a grassy knoll overlooking the vast, expansive dark forests that the keep lorded over. Emerald Court was somewhere down there, just a tiny little spec in the sea of green, its golden roofs glinting in the sunlight. He’d always loved the view from up there. He hoped she would too.
He heard the faint sound of Denna’s voice in the distance, and when he got up to look towards the keep, he saw the little woman waving at him enthusiastically and then skittering off, probably giggling like a schoolgirl.
She almost felt… abandoned, for lack of a better word. However, it did give her some time to think, and that she was grateful for. She’d spent her life constantly surrounded by people telling her what to do, where to go and how to think, so being the master of her own domain for a while was a nice change.
Ruby certainly hadn’t had a hard life. Although her father had a bad reputation, and she was sure most of it was well earned, she’d never been subjected to its grittier side. She was Antonio Accardo’s only daughter, and that made her the apple of his and her mother’s eye. She’d been kept and pampered and surrounded by nothing but fluff all her life, and as she grew older, she couldn’t wait to get out of it.
And now, here she was, in her late twenties and still being pushed and pulled by her parents. It embarrassed her that she’d chosen to act out against it so late (wasn’t it something that teenagers were supposed to do?), but in a way, it had been liberating to do something so incredibly stupid that she would have been mortified to hear of it had it been any of her friends. Dumb? Definitely. Worth it? Well, maybe not… Unless she could count being whisked away by a mouthwateringly hot dragon as a bonus, in which case, abso-fucking-lutely.
Ruby was just about to delve deeper into the complex structure of the dragon wing, when Denna scampered into the living room, all smiles and smelling like pie as usual. Cillian had told her that Denna and the other servant, George, were both lizard shifters, and Denna had been more than happy to tell Ruby her life story. Ruby liked the two. They reminded her of her grandma and grandpa, though neither of them could have been more than sixty. They tended the keep and the Greenmeadows, when any were home, and it was obvious they loved doing it.
“Miss Ruby! Master Cillian is waiting for you outside. I think he has a surprise for you! Come quick,” Denna said, beaming happily as a conspiratory smirk clung to her lips.
“Oh? What surprise?” Ruby asked, uncurling herself from the chair and setting the book down.
She looked down at herself, judging the teal shirt and black yoga pants she was wearing, and decided that they would just have to be good enough. If she hadn’t made an impression on him by now, then it was a bit late to worry about her appearance anyway, right?
You’re not trying to impress the dragon. Never mind if he’s the hottest thing within a thousand miles of here. Maybe more, she chided herself, flustered by her body’s continuous lack of cooperation.
Whatever she did, she couldn’t help but get a little bit excited whenever she heard Cillian’s name being mentioned.
“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you!” Denna laughed, showing Ruby out.
“Can’t argue with that,” Ruby agreed with a smile and followed her dutifully.
CHAPTER NINE
Cillian
Cillian was uncharacteristically nervous. For a dragon, who made his living keeping a cool head and finding solutions to other people’s problems, he was surprisingly headless in a situation that could determine his personal happiness. The more he thought about it, the sillier it seemed. And every time he decided to pull the plug on his grand scheme to win Ruby’s heart, he’d stop and force himself to sit down and wait it out.
Patience was not a virtue he possessed. He was seated on a red checkered linen tablecloth on a grassy knoll overlooking the vast, expansive dark forests that the keep lorded over. Emerald Court was somewhere down there, just a tiny little spec in the sea of green, its golden roofs glinting in the sunlight. He’d always loved the view from up there. He hoped she would too.
He heard the faint sound of Denna’s voice in the distance, and when he got up to look towards the keep, he saw the little woman waving at him enthusiastically and then skittering off, probably giggling like a schoolgirl.
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