Split or Swallow (Split or Swallow, #1)

by Lindsay Straube

Tem turned to him, running her fingers through his hair and studying his face. It was fascinating to see the similarities between Caspen’s human form and his true form. His hair was the exact same deep black as his scales; the angle of his eyebrows perfectly mimicked the triangular shape of his basilisk face. It was like she was finally able to see every part of him—to understand him on his most authentic level. She gazed at him for a long time. Caspen didn’t try to kiss her. He merely let her look, exercising his seemingly endless patience as she traced her fingertips gently along his temple, then his cheek, then his jaw. “Beautiful,” Tem said. Caspen smiled. “That is what I say about you.” “Well. It goes both ways.”