Cowboy Dragon’s Mate by Aurora Storm

Nikki Chantain is on the run.
San Dugan, Texas is supposed to be just another stop along the road to freedom, but a chance encounter leaves her stranded—and in the arms of a tall, dark, and arrogant stranger.
He’s gorgeous, and their connection is magnetic, but there’s more to it than that. Some secret that he won’t share. Something deep. Something…hard…and she isn’t sure she’s ready to know what it is.
Shane Magnus is a cowboy, and a gentleman.
Being a protector is in his blood, and the moment he lays his eyes on Nikki’s beautiful, broken face, he knows he has to help her. What he doesn’t expect, is just how much she needs him—or how much more he needs her.
He wants to let her into his life and tell her all his secrets. But if she’s going to love him, she will need to love all of him.
Both sides.
Because he does have a secret—and it’s covered in scales…