Epilogue. Christmas Day. I haven’t felt this excited waking up on Christmas morning since I was a kid. I get ready as fast as I can. Both Aunt Mariah and Jimmy smirk as they watch me shovel down my breakfast. It was good catching up with Jimmy last night after I got home. We are … More A Dragon For Christmas Epilogue: Christmas Day.
Chapter Seventeen. Returning Home. Olen drives us to the woods in the sleigh. Poplyn comes for a ride, wanting to be with Ashlyn to the very end. He parks near the trees that contain the portal. I help Ashlyn down and grab our bags out of the box on the back of the sleigh. Thistle … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Seventeen: Returning Home.
Chapter Sixteen: Dawning of the Light. Though the wedding didn’t go late, I hardly slept last night, replaying the kisses between Ashlyn and I over in my head. Even though I’m used to getting up early, I groan when Olen wakes me. His excitement is palpable while my eyes don’t want to open. Flint licks … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Sixteen: Dawning of the Light.
Chapter Fifteen: The Wedding. Although it’s his wedding day, Hemlin still works. Only half a day. He’ll be closed tomorrow and wants to make sure everyone can get their orders for Dawning of the Light. Olen is off with a friend, Flint in tow, and won’t be back until lunch like Hemlin, so I’m all … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Fifteen: The Wedding.
Chapter Fourteen. Border Control. One moment I’m falling, the next I’m standing in some building. Everything tilts before righting itself, nausea hitting me. “This is a misunderstanding,” I say, but no one listens—throwing me into some sort of cell, a cage really. When I get my hands on that little elf, I’m going to throttle … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Fourteen: Border Control.
The dragon merchant is no longer in the middle of the market. I find him parked by the last stalls, the crowd around him gone. I peer into the cart. There is only one dragon left, and two eggs. The dragon is cute. No bigger than a kitten, with sparkling purple scales and two little … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Twelve.
Chapter Eleven: A Trip To The Market. After breakfast the next morning, Ashlyn and I decide to go to the outdoor market beyond the next village. We need to buy a gift for Lyndaria and Hemlin for their wedding, and Christmas gifts for the others. The outdoor market is closer to the woods and the … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Eleven.