Page 50 of Love Bites Extra Hard

And she was going to hate me.

I’d probably never see him again after that.

I bit my lip.

Suddenly, I didn’t want to spend the day pressed up against him. I didn’t want to let myself care about him any more than I already did. I wanted space. Lots of space.

But he needed sleep, and I’d promised to lay with him.

So, I finished my food and reluctantly took off everything but my panties. I couldn’t help my sigh of contentment as I leaned against his side, draping one of my legs over his thighs. His hand slid over my ass in his sleep, and squeezed lightly.

My throat swelled.

What if I didn’t want to let him go?

What if I started feeling more for him?

Would he ever consider mating with me and forgetting his fated mate?

I couldn’t ask him to do that, of course. She would be perfect for him, and I was just… me.

But maybe, if we were together long enough, it could become a possibility.

Of course, I didn’twanta mate. I liked being single. Being single was safe.

It was ridiculous that being with Talon had somehow managed to feel even safer. I grabbed my phone off the place I’d left it on the bed behind me, and lifted it up, resting it on Talon’s chest.

I checked for service, and my heart soared when I saw that I had it.

Finally, I could talk to my sisters. Maybe texting with them would make things feel normal again. Maybe I would remember all the reasons I didn’t want a mate.

I’d missed a shit ton of messages in our sisters’ group chat while I’d been in the castle, and I read every single one ofthem. It took ages, and I laughed so hard I cried during one of the conversations. Talon didn’t even budge, though his hand tightened on my ass a little.

When I finally got to the end, I sent a message of my own.

Me

I have phone service now

Thank you for amusing me with your texts today

Clem

OMG

FINALLY

WHERE TF ARE YOU?

Blair

You know she’s at the dragons’ castle

Clem

I thought we were supposed to pretend not to know it existed?

Izzy

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