Chapter Six
Col slipped from beneath his sleeping mate and moved to kneel in front of the stone fireplace. He used the small knife at his belt to cut thin slices of the game from the roasted haunch. He’d have to remember to ask her at some point what the antlered deer-like creatures on this world were called.
The savory aroma of the meat filled the cabin and made his mouth water. He hoped his mate would be pleased. He’d eaten the rest of the animal as a dragon and saved the juicy leg to cook and share with her. The fat on the outside had turned clear and had a nice black crisp edge, signaling that it was thoroughly cooked.
He breathed slowly, still trying to assure his dragon, Naomi was safe and sound. He’d been careless, and it’d almost cost him everything. Everything that truly matter
