Page 51 of Never Flirt with a Dragon

If we couldn’t fight heat, which seemed pretty damn likely, I was going to have to figure out a way to win over my mate’s twin sister.

Even though she happened to hate my younger brother.

Maybe we could find a way to bond over that.

Who was I kidding? I was the guy you called to fix the broken shit, not to make new friends.

I didn’t have the energy to learn new recipes at the moment, so I didn’t respond to Viola’s messages.

Then I started pacing the living room.

Staying sane with a door separating me from my female was nearly impossible.

I continued pacing until my instincts took over and had me storming toward the bathroom.

I couldn’t be away from her any longer.

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RANDA

My peaceful bath was over almost as soon as it started. Jasper barged through the door, his flaming eyes dark as he looked around the bathroom for threats.

I clamped my legs together and covered my tits with my arms automatically, but he hadn’t noticed my nudity yet.

His body position told me his mind was probably in dragon mode again. So common sense and logic were not steering the ship.

“I’d like privacy when I’m bathing,” I said. My voice was calm, though my heartbeat was erratic.

“No.” Jasper didn’t even consider it.

I sighed.

His expression remained stony.

Considering the way he’d touched me earlier, I really shouldn’t have been self-conscious of my bare body, either.

But… I still was. Just a little.

He’d never seen me naked before, and he hadn’t reacted to the sight of me. So, that was awkward.

His phone started ringing in his pocket, but he made no move to grab it.

Or answer it.

His gaze was fixed on me, and it was intense.

Maybe he was reacting after all.

He never talked a whole lot when he was really beastly, so I guess I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions so quickly.

His phone stopped ringing.

After a moment of silence, it started up again.

He still made no move to answer it.

And he was still staring at me like I held the answer to all of life’s questions.

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