Chapter 21: Promise

Aeris rolled over onto her side and murred softly. She had to be dreaming. She didn’t just spend the afternoon with Windor and they didn’t have their first intimate moment together. But seeing the Ravager next to her and their lingering musk in the air told her it had been real. A feeling of excitement and freedom filled her, leaving her feeling lighter than air. The day had gone much more pleasantly than she expected, and she wasn’t going to complain.

Windor’s smiling face greeted her. “Hello.”

Aeris smiled back. “Hi.” She leaned forward and licked his snout. “I love you.”

Windor licked her snout in return then rolled over and stood up. He yawned and stretched, spreading his wings and flapping them slowly. A cool breeze washed over Aeris’s scales, and she realized how hot she was. After stretching, Windor folded his wings against his body and turned to her. “I have to go to work. Are you going to be okay here alone?”