Her Dragon To Slay(28)

“Yes, I can see why you’d think so.”

“I’m not even going to think about how badly you were hurt and how quickly you healed. I know Granny’s liniment is good but damn that has never happened before.” She leveled her patented one raised eyebrow look at him, trying to be intimidating. After all, that look had scared more than one person but not Rayne. He just looked at her like she was adorable. If she wasn’t mistaken, he looked like he wanted to kiss that look right off her face.

Kyndel felt the muscles under her hands begin to bunch and recognized the gleam in Rayne’s eyes. He meant to distract her again and as good as that sounded, she really needed to get some answers from Mr. Sexy as Sin. After all, he’d promised to answer all her questions when he was done resting. Well, he had obviously not been resting for the last hour or so. She had muscles that would attest to the fact that they had been truly worked out, so he could take the time to answer her questions.

She jumped off Rayne and deposited herself on the far end of the couch, crouched with her back against the arm. Only when the gleam in Rayne’s eyes turned to heat, did she realize she was sitting there completely naked, arms crossed under her breasts, displaying them like an offering to the man that could make her pulse thunder with just a look. What the hell was the matter with her? She never sat around naked. No one ever saw her without at least some type of clothing on, she was covered at all times but with this man it didn’t even enter her mind. She was comfortable displaying her ample body for him. The look in his eye said he was enjoying the view. If his erection, growing by the second, was any indication, he really really liked what he saw. She snatched one of Granny’s handmade afghans off the back of the couch and tucked it around her, successfully covering her nudity.

It was Rayne’s turn to lift his eyebrow and stare at her. She watched as his thoughts danced across his face. She had a feeling it had to do with concealing her nudity from. If the fire that was burning in his eyes was any indication, he would have her naked twenty-three and a half hours out of the twenty-four a day and the majority of those he would have his hands and other body parts touching her. He laughed out loud, confirming her suspicions about his thoughts. He crossed his arms over his chest, mimicking her early pose. She arched her eyebrow even higher indicating she wasn’t easily intimidated either. His smile grew and she bit the inside of her cheeks to keep from smiling back.

Kyndel couldn’t take another second of their battle of wills. It was completely unnerving that he could sit there totally naked looking at her like she was Christmas dinner and he hadn’t eaten in a week. She did the first thing she could think of to stop their standoff, she blurted out some of the questions that had been running through her head since she agreed to bring a total stranger into her home, “Why do I feel so comfortable with you, Rayne? Why do I feel like I’ve known you my whole life? What is it that pulls me to you? This isn’t normal. I’ve never felt this way with anyone before. Not even my family. What it is about you that I find so irresistible?” Her questions came out like bullets. She couldn’t hold back, they were plaguing her. By the time she finished she was out of breath, she gulped air and looked at Rayne. All the questions she’d promised herself, just moments ago, not to worry about were now out there waiting to be answered. She sat trying to calm her racing heart, impatient for his response. She knew without a doubt, he could and would clear up all her confusion. It was just another thing she had no idea how she knew, but she damn sure did.





CHAPTER FIVE




Rayne pulled air into his lungs and thought for a moment. He stared into Kyndel’s expressive eyes, every emotion displayed for his inspection. It was his job to answer her questions and reassure her everything would be alright, better than alright, it was going to be amazing. All he had to do was make her listen and understand without completely freaking out or worse, calling the authorities before he could make her see reason. He took another breath preparing himself for the inevitable conversation about to take place when Lance’s voice sounded in his head.

“Rayne, we’ve got trouble!”

“What’s happening, Lance?”

“The hunters are closing in on your location. I don’t think they know you’re there. Your magic seems to be holding but they are covering three sides of the city and more are swinging around. I think they are on a fishing expedition but it’s still too close for comfort.”

“Thanks for the heads up. I’m handling a situation here. We’ll rendezvous in one hour.”