Page 47 of Bully Billionaire Dragon

“Of course not.”

“Why not? You said you really connected?” Damon questions me.

I glance at Damon, and he has an unreadable smirk on his face.

“Because that would be unprofessional,” I explain.

Lex nods before he stands up.

He walks toward me and sets a paper down in front of me.

“What’s this?”

“Our court date. It’s set for next week.”

“What do you mean?”

“Did he stutter?” Damon snaps.

I look down at the court summons.

Lex is right. KobiTech is requesting we meet them in court on Tuesday, and Taylor’s name is in bold as their lawyer.

What in the world is going on?

“Did you fuck her?” Lex asks again, this time in my ear.

Everyone is looking at me, and I can tell that I’ve gone as white as a ghost.

“You don’t understand. She might be my mate,” I confess.

Lex takes a step back and Nic gasps.

“What do you mean, might?” Pat asks.

“My dragon preens whenever she is around, and he thinks she’s my mate.”

Lex nods as he takes another step back.

“So you did sleep with her?” Liam ponders aloud.

“Yes, but I swear, I had to. She’s my mate,” I plead.

Everyone looks at me with sympathy.

They have to understand, I couldn’t help myself. Taylor is mine and I am hers.

“She must not think so if she is still suing us,” Pat mutters.

Lex agrees, “Why would she still sue us if you slept together? It doesn’t make any sense.”

“I woke up and she was gone,” I explain, and hurt is present in my tone by the shakiness of the word 'gone.'

“Oh, TJ,” Nic says, standing up.

They all look at her.

“You must be hurting,” Nic says to me as she embraces me. “Being denied by your mate like this. Maybe she is just overwhelmed by what’s going on, so she fled.”

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