The Dragon Guardian (Lochguard Highland Dragons 2)

Gina’s cheeks flushed and she raised her chin. “I’m clearly not a virgin, so I’ve seen a man’s penis before. I’m much more interested in some answers.”

Fergus’s dragon snarled. She shouldn’t dismiss our dick so casually. I can tell from her pupils she wants us.

Shut it, dragon. You’re as bad as Fraser.

Aye, and your twin brother has all the fun.

Gina poked his nose. “Well? I’m waiting.”

He chuckled, which only made the human poke him again. Not wanting Gina to carry out her earlier threat, Fergus answered her. “I know your name because I’ve asked the locals. You’re American, so you may not be aware of how the humans around Loch Shin view dragon-shifters.”

Gina waved a hand in dismissal. “My grandma lived here until she died and I’ve heard the stories about dragons being good luck. However, I have yet to be convinced any dragon-shifter is good luck, here or in America.”

Fergus’s job required him to gather intelligence and interview contacts. His years of experience told his gut she knew more about dragon-shifters than she was letting on.

However, Gina MacDonald wasn’t his assignment. Truth be told, Fergus needed to return to Lochguard in the next hour. The sooner he placated the human, the better. “Well, believe what you wish. Is my interrogation over yet?”

She shook her head. “You still haven’t told me why you’ve been watching me for the last six or seven weeks.”

Damn. He’d hoped she’d forgotten that bit. The thought of lying to the human didn’t sit well with man or beast, so he went with the truth. “I wanted to know your story.”

Gina blinked. “What?”

“Your story. I know all of the humans around this loch, lass. You’re new and I want to know why you’re here.”

She crossed her arms over her chest, which only plumped up her breasts. Bastard that he was, he glanced down at them for a second. He wondered how heavy they’d feel in his hands.

Gina cleared her throat and he met her gaze again. The female’s cheeks were even pinker than before. It took everything he had not to stare at her lips as she replied, “Then why not knock on my door like a normal person? Do you know how creepy it is to have a giant, black dragon watching your every move? Despite my experience with dragon-shifters, I had begun to wonder if you were going to eat me.”

His beast hummed. Yes, I wouldn’t mind eating her.

Fergus nearly choked. He was trying to think of how to reply to that when Gina cried out and placed her hands on her belly.

“Are you faking again?”

Gina drew in a breath and shook her head. Both man and beast kicked into gear.

He gently took hold of Gina’s shoulders and rolled them until she was lying on her back on the ground. Placing a hand on her belly, he felt the rippling of her abdomen. “We need to call you a doctor, lass. Can you stay here whilst I do that?”

Gina shouted, “No. Don’t call a doctor.”

He frowned. “Why not?”

He could tell when the pain passed because Gina’s entire body relaxed into the floor. After a few beats of silence, she met his eye. “Because the baby is half-dragon-shifter. If you call a human doctor, they’ll lock me up and eventually take away my son.”

Chapter Two

Gina had been working up the nerve for weeks to try to contact the one person who might be able to help her keep her baby, but had failed. She’d put off contacting Melanie Hall-MacLeod so long that she might not be able to seize a happy ending.

And despite the difficult life ahead for a human raising a dragon-shifter child, Gina desperately wanted to keep her son.

She cursed Travis for putting her into this predicament in the first place. His words of love and being her true mate had all been a lie. The second he’d known she was pregnant, he’d laughed and walked away. All he’d wanted was another child for his clan.

Tears prickled her eyes, but she willed them away. She wouldn’t cry in front of Fergus, even if it killed her.

The dragonman assessed her with his dark blue eyes. He still hadn’t responded to her secret. Just as she was going to ask for his thoughts, he replied, “I know someone who can help you.”

Fear gripped her heart. “But will they take my baby away?”