Page 21 of Into the Dawn
“She seems to be…processing. She just keeps staring at us.”
“I think you broke her mind,”Dominic commented blandly.“Too bad. She is a very good cook. Try the stew. It is delicious.”
Ronan shoved a spoonful into his mouth and had to agree. Reaching for the large loaf of bread, he broke it in half and handed one side to his brother.
“I do not understand. She knows we are not human, so why is she having a difficult time dealing with the fact we confirmedit?”Dominic asked.“Is it the shifter part or the beings from another planet that has her shutting down?”
“Either or both. The Sun God warned us humans as a race are not ready to meet beings from other planets. Are you going to finish that?”
Dominic snorted in derision.“Of course, I am.”
When both males finished their bowls of stew, Abby finally snapped out of it and retrieved the pot from where it had been simmering over a small fire that she controlled with a dial.
“Were you just speaking to each other telepathically?” she asked as she refilled both of their bowls.
“Aye, we were,” Dominic answered. “This is really good.”
“I’m glad you like it.” She paused, then added, “I have more questions.”
“We figured you would. But I also have one of my own,” Ronan stated. “How did you know we are not human?”
She snorted out a laugh. “Seriously?”
They both nodded.
“We need to know so we can blend in better,” Ronan explained.
That made her laugh again. “I hate to break it to you, but you are always going to stand out. You’re tall, really muscular, and extremely good looking. That is always going to draw attention here.”
“We cannot change that,” Dominic noted.
“Right.” She bit her lip as she held back another laugh. “Added to that, most human men don’t grow their hair out that long. Oh, and then there’s this one other thing. The fact that your skin practically sparkles in the sunlight. It’s not as noticeable indoors, but it was kind of a dead giveaway that you were...unusual. That’s why I thought you might be vampires at first. The whole sparkly skin got my thoughts twisted and…never mind that.”
Dominic frowned. “We sparkle?”
“Actually, it’s not really a sparkle. Your skin sort of glistens like it is covered with gold dust. I mean, some people do that for aesthetics here, but it’s not really an everyday thing. It would probably be better if you avoid other people during daylight hours if you don’t want them to know you are different. My second guess was going to be that you were angels, but alien dragon shifters are way cooler.”
Ronan gritted his teeth together in frustration. Silas should have dimmed their skin when he hid their fangs and their glowing eyes. Or perhaps the god hadn’t known their skin would glisten under Earth’s sun. Either way, it felt like he had deliberately set them up, sort of like sending them into battle without a weapon.
When he returned to Arcadia, he was going to…thank the god.
Despite the difficulties they’d encountered, if he ever got the chance, he would thank the God of the Sun for sending them to Earth. Because without him, they wouldn’t have a chance to save their mate.
And that, more than anything, was worth facing whatever challenges lie ahead.
Chapter Seven
Kylie woke feelingbetter than she had in a long time.
She was tingling with a pleasant sensation that was a welcomed reprieve from the soreness and pain that usually wracked her body upon awakening. It almost felt as though she were floating, yet she knew she was still lying on the bed in a comatose state.
Despite her magical slumber, her body finally felt like her own again.
And she knew exactly who to thank for that.
Even though she couldn’t move or open her eyes, she was aware of what had been happening since she’d taken her first sip of the magical tonic. Truthfully, she hadn’t thought it would actually work when she drank it. That had been an insane spur of the moment decision. She just figured she was either having some strange, elaborate dream or that she’d died and had been taken to the afterlife.
Boy, had she been wrong.
