Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 71497 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 71497 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
“I could never be scared of my Kenzie.” Confused? Yes. “You’re going to be the cutest dragon ever.”
A fucking dragon.
That had so many odd things making a lot more sense, but it also got me started on a whole new list of questions.
And it was some kind of spell, not a ray gun.
“What the hell was going on over at Macy’s?” My question had Lorne shrugging but Alick looked like he was going to answer when Boyd interrupted.
“Why aren’t you handling this normally?” Boyd’s glare made the question sound a lot more reasonable than it really was.
“There’s no normal way to handle any of this.” Normal had long since left the building when it came to the whole fucking town. “I actually thought you guys were aliens, so some kind of leftover dinosaur evolutionary thing makes a lot more sense.”
“No, Daddy. I’m a dragon.” Kenzie roared, making me chuckle. “We came through a gate. I’m not a dino. I’m pretty.”
So dinosaurs were ugly?
That seemed like something we should come back to another time, so I tried to stay on topic. “A gate?”
It looked like Boyd didn’t trust Kenzie to explain because he charged right back in as he kept pacing. “Think Stargate technology and we got stuck here. There was an earthquake. It’s confusing, but we found the portal in the late sixteen hundreds Earth time.”
Earth time.
Yep.
“So you are an alien.” I loved being right.
Kenzie’s eyes got wide. “I am. Daddy, I’m an alien. You’re so smart.”
“You’re a very cute alien.” We both ignored the giggles and groans that came from his ridiculous friends as I gave Kenzie a quick kiss. “But you’ll have to let me know if I ask something that makes you uncomfortable or if this changes your limits, cutie. I can’t be a good Daddy unless we communicate.”
“I’m not listening to your limits conversation.” Boyd growled out his limit as the rest of them laughed.
“I want to hear it.” Lorne just couldn’t help himself.
“No. No.” Shaking his head as he managed to stop laughing, Alick was finally the serious one. “We have to answer Deputy Talon’s questions before we get distracted.”
Kenzie frowned for some reason. “Is that your real first name? I wasn’t sure if they were fucking with me because of the whole dragon thing.”
Had he ever said my first name?
“Yes, cutie. Talon is my first name. They weren’t fucking with you.” I gave him another kiss as Alick and Lorne laughed, and even Boyd cracked a smile that time. “But you just call me Daddy, so that doesn’t matter.”
“I told you we weren’t fucking with you.” Rolling his eyes, Boyd headed back over to the couch and flopped down between the two gigglers. “You guys are exhausting.”
“He’s very dramatic.” Kenzie patted my chest and rubbed his cheek on my shoulder. “Ignore it, Daddy.”
I’d already decided that was how I’d handle the crazy Dom, but it was nice to know Kenzie and I were on the same page.
“Just explain to me why you’re not even having a small freak-out over this.” Boyd’s more relaxed and definitely confused tone was better than the drama, so I didn’t ignore it.
“I’ve already had my grand freak-out moments. Several, in fact.” I shrugged as Boyd’s confused look evened out. “The first day I started, my boss blew up a coffee maker by zapping it with lightning or something.”
“He only does that when he’s frustrated.” Lorne was confusing and helpful all at the same time, but I didn’t let it distract me.
“Everyone’s eyes glow when they get worked up and some people in this town don’t fake human as well as they think. I get asked the craziest questions on a daily basis and that includes some from the FBI.” I’d gotten used to the crazy.
“If I’d met Kenzie on day one and he’d surprised me with the whole I’m a dragon thing on the third date, I might’ve reacted differently, but I’m just damned glad he’s not a little green alien.” There were so many other things that would’ve been worse than him being a dragon.
“He’s got a point.” Alick managed not to laugh as Boyd glared at him. “The humans in town have gotten used to most of it, but looking at it logically, he would’ve been an idiot not to know something was up.”
I’d just guessed slightly wrong.
They were different kinds of aliens than I’d expected…but they were definitely aliens.
I loved being right.
Chapter 16
Kenzie
“I’m supposed to make sure you don’t have any questions, Daddy.” Yawning, I curled up on his lap and snuggled against him…peopling and fooding had taken too long. “Boyd texted me. But…but I think that should wait. Oh, except…I think…”
Shoot.
Snuggling was bad.
Sitting up, I hid my other yawn even though it was sneaky and escaped. “I’ve got questions too, though.”
Daddy was trying not to laugh as he gave me a quick kiss. He almost looked serious but his lips were curling up and his eyes were smiley. “What kind of questions?”