Levity (Dragons of Ardaine Book 2)

Levity DRAGONS OF ARDAINE BOOK 2 ROE HORVAT Contents Content warnings Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Biting Heads 2. My Insolent Mouth 3. How to Kill a Dragon 4. Not a Dream 5. Seriously? 6. The Man and the Monster 7. What I Deserve 8. I’m a Good Boy 9. Tears 10. Lawrence to the Rescue 11. Lust 12. Mating and Procreation 13. What I Want 14. Distractions 15. No Fucking Way 16. Ghosts from the Past 17. Talk 18. The Dragon’s Eyes 19. Decision 20. Party 21. Heat 22. That Feeling 23. Dirty Minds 24. The Nap of All Naps 25. The Enemy 26. I Hate Flying 27. The Storm 28. Exhale 29. All the Whiskey 30. Inappropriate Epilogue Dragons of Ardaine Winter Sun Series Heated Touch Series Talk to me Insatiable? About the Author Also by Roe Horvat Levity First edition Published 2023 by Roe Horvat Copyright © 2023 Roe Horvat All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, without a written permission from the author. The licensed art material is being used for illustrative purposes only. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or business establishments is coincidental. Edited by Karen Meeus, 2023. Cover art by Roe Horvat, 2023. * * * * * * What’s the point of staying alive when you can’t live? Half-naked in the arms of an angry, domineering alpha, Leo negotiates the limits for what’s shaping up to be his hottest encounter ever. After months of hiding in fear, he’s giving in to his desires, and it feels glorious. Except things go horribly wrong, and not only do his ex’s goons attack him, but now he’s being kidnapped by what appears to be a mythical creature. Or maybe he’s gone insane. Because dragons don’t exist, do they? Davidson has finally found him. The one. His mate is gorgeous, tastes like heaven, and outright asks for a spanking. He’s also in acute danger, and Davidson must rescue him in dragon form, talons out. No wonder Leo is terrified of him. After their awful first night together, Davidson is determined to make things right and protect Leo with all his might. Levity is an omegaverse erotic romance about a cantankerous dragon and a broken omega who are terrible apart but perfect for each other. The novel features dragon shifters, mpreg, and power exchange. Content warnings This paranormal erotic romance features a relationship between a dragon shifter alpha and a human omega. The sexual interactions include impact play, discipline, punishment, and humiliation role play. The story contains shifted and half-shifted sexual interactions and male pregnancy with a graphic birth. Traumatic experiences of abuse by a previous partner are recounted as a character’s memories. Sex work and drug use are mentioned. The relationship between the main characters is loving and monogamous. Disclaimer Levity is a paranormal erotic romance inspired by MM omegaverse, featuring dragon shifters. The main characters are not fully human, and the described world is different from contemporary human society. While the story contains elements of power exchange during foreplay and sex, these are secondary to the inner rules of the paranormal universe created. The characters’ thoughts and actions are not meant to represent an ideal dynamic in a real D/s relationship but are both driven and limited by the paranormal world. The story doesn’t contain non-consensual sexual interactions. Acknowledgments My heartfelt thank-you goes once more to Karen, for her patience and wisdom. You are amazing! Thank you so much, Rannveig, for all the love you gave my dragons. You’ve made Leo and Davidson happier. Vinnie, we don’t always hit the ground running, but once we get going, we’re unstoppable. Love you to bits! I’m grateful to my dear patrons and beta readers for reading early versions of this story, loving it, and making it better. I owe my deepest gratitude to every kind, generous person who invested their energy into reading my drafts and advanced review copies, and who listened to my whines with empathy. Each and every one of you who reads, writes, publishes, promotes, and supports LGBTQ+ stories, thank you. Prologue Leo I should know better than to pick up calls from unknown numbers. A part of me hoped to hear from him, though. Not because I missed him and not because I wanted him back in my life. No fucking way. But I needed to know what I was up against. A certain threat seemed better than constantly looking over my shoulder and considering all the what-ifs. I clicked answer but couldn’t make myself say anything. “Leonard?” The familiar voice brought anger and disgust. And relief that I’d been right. “What do you want?” “Leonard, dearest, how are you?” “Cut the bullshit, Fabio. What do you want from me?” “I want you to come home, tesoro mio.” “I have a new home.” I looked around the hotel room and rolled my eyes. As far from a home as it could get. “I’m not coming back.” “I’ve always only done what you’ve asked me to do, Leonard. I’ve fulfilled your every wish. You will come back.” I laughed, but it must have sounded weak. “I won’t. Not ever. Leave me alone.” “I can’t do that, dearest. You’re not safe without me. You need me, and you know that. I can’t let you make mistakes and hurt yourself. And you will make mistakes, dearest. You always do.” Taking a deep breath, I suppressed the avalanche of swear words I wanted to hurl at him. “My greatest mistake was to ever come near you. I’m done.” “Listen, Leonard.” I used to find the demanding, accented baritone sexy, but now it made my skin crawl. God, he was sleazy. I felt tainted just listening to him on the phone. What did it say about me that I’d spread my legs for this man a hundred times? “You