Definitely not him, right?!
Right?
But more than thinking about something impossible, maybe Riley should've reconsidered calling over the dragon who was already about to leave.
Because now that Kael had turned around, Riley's brain finally remembered how to self-destruct.
For one, that face.
That annoyingly calm, sculpted, and totally deceiving face that had been very, very close to his just moments ago.
And that mouth.
That absolutely unfair, treacherous, and lethal mouth.
His hands twitched and his knees locked as he remembered all the sage teachings he'd thrown out today as he tangled with that mouth.
Including his pride. Especially his pride, since Kael was now looking at him—the fool who had made the mistake of stopping the dragon for the children's sake.
Kael looked at him as if asking, "What?"
And Riley, the recent pride of Eryndra's oddest creatures, only managed to blurt out, "W–Where are you going?" as his brain attempted to catch up.
