“Eat,” I commanded.
His gaze slid over to me. I stood there and let him look me up and down. The sadness in his eyes turned into a smoldering blaze, which took me aback.
“You’re going to steal her away from me,” he said, his voice low and accusing.
I snorted. “That woman is more work than I would want to put in. If I’m going to settle down, it’s going to be with a soft dragon woman who can rear wyrmlings for me.”
That had been the plan before I’d had to run from my home. Now, I wasn’t so sure. Women didn’t fit into my life anymore. I was lonely and in need of a gentle touch if the way I reacted to Ness proved anything.
I wasn’t going to ask her to quench that need, though. I would move on from here after I helped her. Once I left this place behind, then I would consider what I wanted in life.
That was, so long as I escaped this city before Morgan caught up. If my brother arrived while I was still here, there might not be any need to consider my future.
“I don’t want Ness.”
I hated the way the words felt like a lie. My beast growled at me. I told it to shut the hell up, but it persisted. Rolling my eyes at her friend and my beast, I turned to leave. I had to get away from these shifters. They would drive me insane eventually.