Abducting Abby: Dragon Lords of Valdier Book 1

Chapter 5

Abby was just setting the table when her strange guest appeared. She let out a sigh of relief when she noticed he was dressed. The clothes hung on him, and the pants were more like long shorts than pants, but at least he was covered.

Abby smiled and motioned for him to sit down at the table. "I hope you don't mind something simple. I don't have any meat in the house. I'm a vegetarian. I made you one of my special veggie burgers with some chips. Would you like iced tea? It's unsweetened, but I have sugar if you want sweet tea, milk, water, or coffee?"

Zoran frowned as he listened. He understood part of what she said. He wondered how she could not have meat in her home. Was she too poor or did she not have a man to hunt for her? He watched as she stood looking at him with wide, nervous eyes. His eyes were drawn to her lips. She was biting her lower lip as she stared at him. He moved slowly toward the table and sat hiding a smile when she suddenly let out her breath.

"I would like what you drink," Zoran replied in his language, waiting for the female to respond.

When she frowned at him again, he felt a flash of frustration. He was able to understand her perfectly, but she seemed to not understand him. He pointed to the glass in front of her and then to his. Understanding lit up her face as she smiled at him showing off a set of dimples in each cheek that had Zoran groaning with pleasure as her face transformed. She was breathtaking when she smiled. Her eyes lit with an inner light, and she seemed to glow. Reaching over, Abby poured iced tea into his glass.

"It really is very good," Abby said hesitantly, nodding to the sandwich on his plate. "I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Abigail Tanner, but everyone calls me Abby. This is my home." Nodding toward Bo, who was sound asleep on the rug, she added, "That is Bo. He is the one who found you. He is visiting me for a few days while a friend of mine is visiting her family."

Zoran watched as Abby spoke softly. He liked the sound of her voice. It was soft and husky and made him think of wild things and warm sheets.

"I am called Zoran," Zoran said, pointing to himself before he picked up the sandwich. He took a sniff of it before taking a bite. His eyes widened, as he tasted the blend of spices. It was unlike anything he had ever eaten before but was very good. He took another bite nodding his head as he chewed.

Abby smiled again. "Zoran. Welcome to my home," Abby said softly.

They spent the next hour trying to communicate. Abby was puzzled how Zoran could understand everything she said, but she couldn't understand him. When she asked about it, he pointed to his ears and said a word. Abby finally figured out it was some type of device that translated what she was saying. When she pointed to the gold bands around his wrist and the one around his neck, he said something else she couldn't understand.

Abby felt like she was playing a one-sided game of charades. It was very frustrating for her and she felt for him, as he wanted to ask her questions, but she didn't understand what he was asking.

Bo finally decided it was time to go outside, and Abby got up from the table to let him out only to be pinned to Zoran's broad chest again. Abby looked up into the dark gold eyes, wondering what she had gotten herself into. Abby flushed when she saw the dark look of warning in Zoran's eyes.

"It's okay. Bo needs to go outside, and I need to check on Gloria. No one else is here. I live alone. Would you like to see where I found you? We still have plenty of daylight if you would like to go up to the meadow where your ship is." Abby stared up at the man who held her so tightly.

"Zi." Zoran was confused. Why did someone as lovely as Abby live alone? Surely it was too dangerous for her to be left unprotected. Who took care of her? Who made sure she had food and supplies?