Page 71 of Bully Billionaire Dragon

She nods.

“You are a dragon that can turn invisible?”

“Not exactly,” I start. “See this wetsuit?”

Taylor nods again.

“This wetsuit makes me invisible.”

“You’re wearing it now? Why aren’t you invisible?”

I try not to roll my eyes as I continue to explain, “When I shift into my dragon form, it turns me invisible. As a human, it looks like your average wetsuit. It even has a pocket to hold my clothes.”

I pull out the suit I wore to the courthouse from the small pouch to show her.

“I’m terrified yet amused by all of this,” Taylor confesses.

My heart aches for her, wishing I could have told her under better circumstances, but at least now she knows and doesn’t seem too scared.

“What terrifies you?”

“All of this. You being a dragon—”

“Dragon shifter,” I correct. “I am not an actual dragon, but I do have one inside me that I can shift into.”

Taylor shakes her head, “Whatever. The point is, I don’t understand how any of this is possible, but I witnessed it with my own eyes, so I know it is real, and that scares me. If dragons are real, what other scary creatures are out there?”

I want to pull her into my arms and give her comfort, but I’m afraid of making her even more scared.

“And that dragon who attacked us, who is that?”

“Carnelian. He is a dragon shifter who lost his mate and went insane.”

“Mate? He said that I was your mate. What does that mean?”

I swallow, trying to prepare myself to say this as simply as possible.

“Every dragon shifter has a mate or soulmate. It’s the one person who is made specifically for them and is who they are destined to be with.”

“And he thinks that we mated?”

“Yes.”

“Have we?”

I shake my head.

“We haven’t completed the mating ceremony, so no, we are not mated yet.”

“Yet?”

I pause, looking dead into Taylor’s eyes. “Carnelian isn’t the only one who thinks you’re my mate. My dragon does too.”

“And what do you think?” Taylor asks, eyebrows raised.

I have no clue what answer she is expecting, but I just know I have to be honest.

“I love you and know that you are my mate.”

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