Page 61 of Cruel Daddy Dragon

“So I wasn’t really sure about anything!” she titters, “It all just happened!”

“Thank you,” Lena says, then looks at me, “It was the same with Cyrus and me. It was all a big whirlwind of emotions, and then we were in love.”

“What happened?” Julie asks, looking between us.

“Rufus confessed his love to Sarah,” Lena says before I can stop her.

“Oh, my god!” Julie says excitedly.

“I just… don’t know if I want to say it back,” I say.

“Then don’t,” Julie says, “Just because he says it doesn’t mean you have to say it back. I didn’t tell Kaius I loved him back right away after he told me he was falling in love.”

“You didn’t?” I ask.

“No, it was whenIwas ready,” Julie replies.

I nod. My stomach is still a little tight in anxiety, but I feel just a little bit better. Maybe Ididn’tneed to panic…

I look up. I can see the shape of Rufus through the door.

When I’m ready…

Chapter 20 - Rufus

“So,” Kaius says with a large smirk, “what were you and Sarah arguing about?”

“Huh?” I grunt.

“She’s looking at you funny,” Kaius chuckles, “Trouble in paradise?”

“Oh…”

I can’t help but hang my head a little bit. Kaius stops laughing. I see Milo elbow him with a sharp gaze, and Orion averts his gaze.

“Oh, okay,” Kaius says, “Is it actually bad?”

I look up, and I’m meeting the gaze of all four of them. I think for a moment and then beckon to Kaius. Kaius’s eyebrows raise up and he starts following me.

“Is he going to punch him in the face?” Milo whispers to Kaius.

“I ain’t stepping in, just in case he does,” Orion chuckles.

I walk far enough away from them so they can’t hear us anymore and then turn to Kaius:

“Okay, I need to be real with me for a sec, Kai,” I say, “Like, please, I need to talk to you seriously and no bullshit, no jokes—all right?”

“Oh, damn,” Kaius says, “All right.”

He's at least looking at me seriously. I have to suck in a deep breath before I confess to him:

“I told Sarah I loved her, and now she’s acting really cold with me,” I say, “And I don’t know what the fuck to do about it.”

“Oh,damn,” Kaius says again.

“I’m only talking to you because you also have a fated mate,” I tell him, “I don’t know what to do about it now. I just told her in the heat of the moment, and she… she hasn’t really talked to me since. I’m worried that I’ve ruined it. I went too fast, and I blew it.”

“Whoa, hey!” Kaius says, “Don’t plan your funeral before you die, Bro.”

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