Page 51 of Love Bites Extra Hard

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Not with Avery

But… AVERY! How’s it going?

Zora

And who the fuck bit you?

My eyes widened, and my hand lifted to the scar on my neck.

I’d sent them a picture to show them that I was fine and unmated, but I hadn’t realized the scar would show. I’d gotten too used to it.

Me

It’s a long story, but it’s going well

Zora

No dodging questions when you’ve been gone for an entire month

I grimaced.

Of the five of us, I was the most private. There was no doubt about that. There were so many things about my life that they just didn’t know. I kept them close to my chest, to keep me safe.

I knew I didn’t need protection from my sisters, but it still felt too risky to share everything. Too… intimate, I guess.

There wasn’t a way out of sharing this, though. As soon as they saw me with Talon, they’d know we were hooking up. We weren’t exactly discreet.

Me

Alright, fine

I might be sleeping with Talon. It’s casual, though. That’s not why he brought me here, it just happened

And before you jump to conclusions, he’s looking for his fated mate, so he’s not going to mate with me

Clem

OMG

OMFG

NO WAY

Izzy

Holy fuck

Blair

Are you serious?

Zora

Can’t say I saw that coming

Clem

We can work around the fated mate thing. If he falls in love with you, he’ll pick you

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