Free Violca's Dragon by Leilani Love

high school.”
     
    Kati looks away, biting her bottom lip. Chase notices that she and Violca have the same nervous habit when they get nervous. When Violca does it, he has an urge to kiss it, but with Kati he finds himself feeling protective. “It was okay,” she replies quietly. Chase wonders what happened to her today and makes a mental note to ask Eryk and tell him to stick to her like glue.
    Looking over at Violca, he sees she has taken a deep breath and is watching Kati. Violca glances in his direction, giving him a fake smile before Sari and Angyalka start to ramble on about their days. Chase tries not to smile when Angyalka tells a story about a boy who was picking on her and how she threatened to punch him in the nose if he ever pulled her hair again.
    “Angel, you know if you punch a kid you will get in trouble. Next time make sure you tell a teacher, okay?” Violca says.
    Chase sees that she is trying not to smile as Angyalka pouts.

Chapter 15
     
    Chase hangs out with the two younger girls while Violca and the older sisters make tacos. He is surprised by how much he enjoys dinner and how much fun he has watching the girls interact with each other. The girls are all very different and have their own distinctive personalities. Although Eva seems to be more of the outgoing type, he has a funny feeling that when Angyalka becomes a teenager she will probably give Violca the hardest time. Sari and Kati are a bit more serious than the rest, and he can’t shake the feeling that Kati would smile more if he could figure out what is bothering her at school and fix it.
    When everyone is finished, he follows Violca into the kitchen, carrying a few of the plates from the table.
    She smiles at him. “Thank you, I can get these.”
    “I can help, after all this is the second night in a row I had a home cooked meal.” The rest of the girls come in carrying more dishes. “How about this, I wash and you dry since I don’t know where anything goes.”
    Eva comes in with the last of the dishes and smiles brightly at him. “Wow, very sexy Chase.”
    Violca blushes, giving Eva a look that causes her to bust out laughing. Chase winks at Eva. “I think I still need to get a ‘Kiss the Cook’ apron, but if you guys have those yellow rubber gloves…”
    Laughing, Eva shakes her head. “I will make sure to put both on the grocery list if you promise to come back and eat with us.”
    “Deal, just make sure you get a large.”
    Still blushing, but with a smile on her face, Violca says, “Eva go make sure Angel and Sari have their homework done.”
    Eva winks at Chase before heading down the hall. Shaking her head, Violca puts away the leftover meat and cheese while he starts the dishes. They work together quietly to finish up and wipe down the counters. Violca leans against the counters watching him for a moment. “Thank you for the help.”
     
    Violca grins when he comes over to her. She notices his movements are almost predatory, his eyes narrowing, and she swears she can hear the faint sound of a growl as he approaches her, putting his hands on either side of her, caging her in.
    “Thank you for having me over for dinner.”
    Violca feels her breath catch, her eyes glancing down at his full lips before coming back up to meet his eyes that seem to be more gold then brown. This close, she sees gold flecks in his eyes and she licks her lips nervously. His eyes darken and he leans forward, brushing his lips against her, his hand sliding from the cabinet up her arms to cup her cheeks and he slowly deepens the kiss, his tongue coming out and slowly entering her mouth. She whimpers, her arms sliding up around his neck as their tongues duel.
    Hearing someone clearing her throat, Violca jumps away from Chase, who puts his head against her shoulder. She can feel his shoulders shaking and she tries not to smile when she realizes he is trying not to laugh out loud. Looking over his shoulder she sees Kati standing against the