Total pages in book: 127
Estimated words: 119764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 599(@200wpm)___ 479(@250wpm)___ 399(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 119764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 599(@200wpm)___ 479(@250wpm)___ 399(@300wpm)
“No one will ride you,” my mate croons to the horse. “No one will eat you. You are safe. We have many friends here for you. Be calm.”
The horse snorts at him as if it doesn’t quite believe him, but it calms down a little.
“You are with friends,” Murr continues, keeping his hand out toward the horse. “We will look for your family and bring them here.”
“We will?” I whisper, surprised at this newest revelation. Murr usually flies off in the mornings to find something to eat and to find meat for our cats. Murr doesn’t hunt the herd, because he wants them to trust his presence.
“We will,” he says firmly. “If he has family, we want to find them. We want him to be safe with those he loves.”
My heart squeezes. He’s got such a soft spot for lost animals. “I guess we can go looking for horses today after breakfast.” I’m not sure how we’ll bring them back with us, but one thing at a time.
I’m filled with love for my dragon mate. Murr is the best person I’ve ever met, human or drakoni. The kindness in his heart is endless, from the smallest kitten to the largest, crankiest horse. He never judges them for snapping or hissing. He simply tries to understand the reasoning behind it and make their lives better.
He’s certainly made mine better. That day we ran into each other in the parking lot changed everything for me. I’d been so tired of other humans at that point, sick of everyone but my daughter. Meeting Murr had taught me that I wasn’t dead inside. That I could still fall in love despite losing faith in my fellow man.
Or maybe it’s because he was a dragon instead of just a man. Him having scales and wings put him in different territory. Teaching him English made us slow down and really think about what the other person was saying, was thinking.
Being with him has changed everything, and I’ve never been happier. I’m even thinking about babies. Maybe not right away, but…I know we’d be safe and protected and always have full bellies, because Murr would never let anything happen to us.
Watching him try to befriend the horse just confirms this for me. I love that he wants to protect everyone and everything he meets. It’s his kindness and generosity that brought us together. If he hadn’t been interested in meeting us that first day, we’d have never gotten where we are.
I’m lucky my dragon loves strays.