Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3) - Adrienne Woods Page 0,51

could climb off easily, but found him in crouching position right next to me. He tapped the side of my face gently.

Cara took us to the trees and found the biggest one she could for me to turn back into my human form.

“Speak to you later,” I said.

“Always, Sugar. Enjoy.”

“It’s not like that.”

“Whatever, honey.”

I laughed. I couldn’t hide anything from her. No matter how hard I tried. She was inside of me and part of me, and she would always know my deepest secrets.

It took not even a full minute before I was back inside my human skin. I pulled on the robe and found Blake sitting on the bench with his knees under his chin.

I sat down with him and for a long time we just stared at the waterfall.

“It really is a beautiful place, how did you find it?”

“Don’t know. It was the night before Nicole tried to claim me. I couldn’t sleep and I had to find a way to clear my mind.”

“I like it.”

“That’s why I brought you here, idiot.” I bumped him softly.

He smiled.

It was quiet for a couple of minutes. We just looked at the ducks and swans swimming in the opposite direction to the waterfall.

“I’m going to take a swim.” Blake jumped up. He bent down before me with both his hands leaning on the bench right next to my sides. His face came really close and I thought this was it, it has to be.

“Join me.” He raised his eyes once and ran toward the waterfall.

I closed my eyes as he took off his robe. What was he doing to me? He’d made it so clear that first day not to fall in love with him and here I was, lost and head over ass.

I breathed out like a horse and shook my head softly. For some reason I couldn’t stop grinning. I followed him to the waterfall and saw how he came up and shook his hair out of his face. My eyes rested on his big shoulders, and muscular arms. The sign of the Rubicon was inked into his skin. Why did God have to make them so beautiful?

He found my eyes and I looked away. “C’mon Elena, the water is perfect.”

“I’m not getting in there.”

“You still have a thing about naked bodies?”

I gave him a sarcastic, raised eyebrow stare. “Do your thing so we can go home.”

“No, come have a swim. Otherwise I’ll get out and come and fetch you myself.”

I jumped up. “Okay, fine.”

He laughed and turned his back to me. I quickly took off my robe and climbed into the lake. It was cold and I had to suck for breath. “I thought you said it was warm. It’s freezing.”

“Oh, c’mon. It’s not that cold. Just swim around it will get warm in a minute.”

I dove down into the water and the closer I got to where he stood the warmer the water’s temperature got. It must be a dragon thing, but then again, I was a dragon too. So it must be a Blake thing.

I came up inches from him and was thankful that the water wasn’t that clear, but still I hugged my body tightly, scared that he would see my features.

He just shook his head.

I splashed him with water which he didn’t expect, and did it a couple of times again.

He laughed as his hands tried to block some of it, and my heart started to pound as he made his way toward me. I let out a yell and started to swim away, but he caught my ankle and pulled me closer.

The last time someone did that to me, it’d turned into a kiss, but Blake wasn’t Lucian. He dunked my head under the water.

We played around for a while before we both swam to the edge. When I tried to get out he pulled me back in.

I stared at him and found his eyes closed, all the playfulness was gone and something else lingered on his face which I never thought I would see. He was sad and scared. He looked as if he was in some sort of pain. “Are you okay?”

He shook his head and opened his eyes. Peacock-blue irises stared back at me. My stomach flipped and my heart felt as if it was inside my throat.

How could one guy’s look do that to a person?

He came closer and I did the same. I closed my eyes and could feel his soft warm breath on my skin. My hand