Never Fall for a Dragon (Mate Mountain, #1)

by Lola Glass

What did he mean, he was supposed to be guarding me? My phone rang again, and I answered it. “Where are you?” He didn’t bother with greetings or pleasantries. “I try to do a good deed by going out to buy you pastries, and this is how you pay me back? By vanishing? What the hell?” I bit my lip, hard. “Hello?” he demanded. “I’m here. Just… why are you calling me? And buying me pastries? And why do you think you’re supposed to be guarding me?” Someone passed me on the stairs, giving me a weird look when they heard the guard thing. I forced my feet to start moving again, carrying me up toward my old apartment. I was uncertain if my legs would actually make it up before my knees buckled, but they kept moving. “What do you mean, why? Didn’t August tell you?” “Tell me what? I thought we were good. He made it sound like he planned to stay last night—but when I woke up this morning, he was gone.” “He didn’t say goodbye?” “No.” My voice cracked a little. I wiped a few new tears away with a trembling hand. “Shit. Want me to kill him for you?” “I don’t think he wants anything to do with me, so there’s no point in that.” I finally reached the apartment and unlocked it. It was the middle of the morning, around 10 AM, so Randa would be at school and Vi would be asleep. “That’s bullshit if I’ve ever heard it. My brother’s an asshole, but he’s not a liar. If he didn’t say goodbye to you, it’s because he plans on coming back. The thunder took him away this morning.” “It’s sweet of you to li...