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“Are you okay?” he asks.

“I’m great. Are you okay?”

“Definitely.” He grins at me. “You didn’t have to do that.”

“I only did what you did for me,” I point out, trailing my fingers over his chest, feeling the taught muscles there and creeping down lower.

He captures my hand in his and lifts it to his lips to kiss it. “How are the snakes doing?”

“Okay, I think. They feel fairly calm.”

“Maybe the answer to keeping that way is orgasms.”

I snort. “You don’t think someone might have talked about that in one of the books about gorgons?”

“Maybe. But I’m willing to do some research with you into it if you want.” He leans in and kisses my neck, causing me to let out a small moan.

“I don’t think it’ll go anywhere,” I manage to get out.

“Maybe not, but it will be fun,” he promises.

My eyes close and I push myself against him as he explores. Because he’s not wrong, it will definitely be fun.

CHAPTER 14

Nati

I headinto the dining room, pleased to see that Anja is already sitting with Cethin, meaning that Meic is almost certainly going to join them.

It’ll mean putting up with Afan, but I suppose that’s unavoidable, especially now I’m properly dating Meic. It’s not like he’s going to suddenly stop spending time with one of his best friends, and I wouldn’t want him to either.

I take my seat next to the empty chair and flash a smile at my roommate.

“Hey,” she says. “You got in late last night again.”

My cheeks flame red. “Mmhmm. Meic and I had a date.”

“Again? That’s the third time this week, and it’s Thursday.”

“Because you and Cethin were any better when you started dating?” I ask, then check around to make sure no one else is paying attention. “And I don’t believe you haven’t been taking him back to our room without me there.”

Anja laughs and flicks her silvery-white hair over my shoulder. “No comment.”

I shake my head in amusement and turn my attention to eating. It’s been a long morning, and I don’t want to go into my afternoon lessons without having something first.

“Hey,” a familiar voice says, making my heart skip a beat.

“Hi,” I look up to find Meic standing beside me.

“Is this seat taken?”

“I was saving it for you.”

“Eurgh, nauseating,” Afan mutters from next to Cethin.

I ignore the merman. I’ve heard plenty about his views on fated mates from Meic. He and Cethin are convinced their friend will change his mind once he finds his own fated mate, but surely fate wouldn’t be that cruel to whoever it is he’s meant to end up with?

Meic takes a seat. “Ah, wing day, my favourite.”

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