rest that body and mind of yours. If you fuck up, it could cost us everything.”
“If you fuck up it could literally cost us everything. Think long and hard about it before you go and give that dishy little dragon shifter a screw. The consequences of that action will definitely come back to bite you in the ass, and I know you’re not into that.”
“Farewell, Nicholas.”
Nicolas smiled at him, and faded from view.
He stood up; somehow, he had to go upstairs and smooth things out between him
and Grania. He was going to have a time of it, since her stubbornness more than equaled or surpassed his.
“You can sleep downstairs tonight.”
He stopped at the foot of the stairs. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t want you within a few feet of me. I can feel the blood rising inside of me. I need to sleep—and calm my passions.”
“Calm your passions? I don’t understand what the hell you’re talking about.”
“The Mating Fire—you do recall our conversation about that?”
“Oh, God. You were just wounded—how could you possibly be in the mood to
consummate our relationship?”
“It’s not that I’m in the mood, you silly bugger! It’s because I can’t help myself!
I’m being magnetically drawn to you—it’s like denying your want to drink water!”
“Well, I guess you’re going to have to call upon the deepest recesses of your self-control.” Cautiously, while she considered and deliberated on her reaction, he started to make his way up the steps.
DRAGON’S HEART Marly Mathews 170
“I don’t like your friend. He isn’t sympathetic when it comes to my kind.”
“I can’t imagine why—I mean, Nicholas’s father was murdered by a dragon
shifter.”
“Murdered? Impossible.”
“Possible. Quite. He has the proof. He doesn’t need you telling him he’s mad.
It’s been proven, and the dragon shifter responsible was brought to justice. Our form of justice.”
“Like the kind you meted out on James and Orion?” A catch entered her voice,
her face got even paler. She was still being deeply affected by his actions earlier.
“You have to learn to let go of what I did—if you don’t—you’re going to have
difficulty bridging the gap being erected between us! You will hate me and love me at the same time.”
“I can live with that. And, even if I couldn’t it doesn’t look like I have a choice in the matter. No one has ever been able to fight the mating fire—I’m not pretentious enough to think I can accomplish what my betters could not.”
He now stood directly outside of her bedroom.
“Your humbleness becomes you, Grania.”
“You can stop right where you stand, Dylan. Do you think I am an imbecile? I will not allow you to cross the threshold into my inner sanctum.”
“You talk like you are an actual dragon, and I’m the slayer crossing over into your cave.”
“I think not. You are not here to hurt me. Even I’m not that foolish—you are here to woo and hopefully in your mind, win me. I think however, that we’ve seen enough excitement for one day. I am exhausted. I need my rest now—the ointment is telling me to rest.”
“A magical healing agent like that was created by strong magic indeed.”
“You said yourself that we dragon shifters possess our own kind of magic—it
would seem that our healing enchantments might even rival the healing magic of your kind.”
“You know, when we have children, we will have to decide on a new name for
them.”
“Will we? You seem to be planning for the future. I advise you to not make any rash plans, especially when I am getting ready to take a shower and you stand waiting outside of my bedroom door.”
“I could easily break through the spells guarding this door.”
“And, then, you would be faced with a fire wielding pissed off dragon shifter.”
“I can conjure the hot flames as well.”
“Aye, but I can use them far more effectively.”
He hesitated, listening to the silence that
“If you fuck up it could literally cost us everything. Think long and hard about it before you go and give that dishy little dragon shifter a screw. The consequences of that action will definitely come back to bite you in the ass, and I know you’re not into that.”
“Farewell, Nicholas.”
Nicolas smiled at him, and faded from view.
He stood up; somehow, he had to go upstairs and smooth things out between him
and Grania. He was going to have a time of it, since her stubbornness more than equaled or surpassed his.
“You can sleep downstairs tonight.”
He stopped at the foot of the stairs. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t want you within a few feet of me. I can feel the blood rising inside of me. I need to sleep—and calm my passions.”
“Calm your passions? I don’t understand what the hell you’re talking about.”
“The Mating Fire—you do recall our conversation about that?”
“Oh, God. You were just wounded—how could you possibly be in the mood to
consummate our relationship?”
“It’s not that I’m in the mood, you silly bugger! It’s because I can’t help myself!
I’m being magnetically drawn to you—it’s like denying your want to drink water!”
“Well, I guess you’re going to have to call upon the deepest recesses of your self-control.” Cautiously, while she considered and deliberated on her reaction, he started to make his way up the steps.
DRAGON’S HEART Marly Mathews 170
“I don’t like your friend. He isn’t sympathetic when it comes to my kind.”
“I can’t imagine why—I mean, Nicholas’s father was murdered by a dragon
shifter.”
“Murdered? Impossible.”
“Possible. Quite. He has the proof. He doesn’t need you telling him he’s mad.
It’s been proven, and the dragon shifter responsible was brought to justice. Our form of justice.”
“Like the kind you meted out on James and Orion?” A catch entered her voice,
her face got even paler. She was still being deeply affected by his actions earlier.
“You have to learn to let go of what I did—if you don’t—you’re going to have
difficulty bridging the gap being erected between us! You will hate me and love me at the same time.”
“I can live with that. And, even if I couldn’t it doesn’t look like I have a choice in the matter. No one has ever been able to fight the mating fire—I’m not pretentious enough to think I can accomplish what my betters could not.”
He now stood directly outside of her bedroom.
“Your humbleness becomes you, Grania.”
“You can stop right where you stand, Dylan. Do you think I am an imbecile? I will not allow you to cross the threshold into my inner sanctum.”
“You talk like you are an actual dragon, and I’m the slayer crossing over into your cave.”
“I think not. You are not here to hurt me. Even I’m not that foolish—you are here to woo and hopefully in your mind, win me. I think however, that we’ve seen enough excitement for one day. I am exhausted. I need my rest now—the ointment is telling me to rest.”
“A magical healing agent like that was created by strong magic indeed.”
“You said yourself that we dragon shifters possess our own kind of magic—it
would seem that our healing enchantments might even rival the healing magic of your kind.”
“You know, when we have children, we will have to decide on a new name for
them.”
“Will we? You seem to be planning for the future. I advise you to not make any rash plans, especially when I am getting ready to take a shower and you stand waiting outside of my bedroom door.”
“I could easily break through the spells guarding this door.”
“And, then, you would be faced with a fire wielding pissed off dragon shifter.”
“I can conjure the hot flames as well.”
“Aye, but I can use them far more effectively.”
He hesitated, listening to the silence that
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