Page 29 of The Fated Mate Bandit

I shake my head. “I wasn’t paying attention. I was too busy wanting to bleach my eyeballs because I just saw my brother having sex.”

“You’re the one who wanted to know,” he says.

The truth is, I do remember who was fucking whom because it was surprising. The first time I’d caught him with an omega, so it made sense that Coin was on top. But the second time he was with an alpha, and it was still the same thing.

“You like to top,” I say.

Coin nods.

“But you don’t wish you were an alpha?” I clarify.

He shakes his head.

“And people have a problem with that? Why?”

He glares at me. “Oh, c’mon, Silver. What if Lucas wanted to top you every time?”

I can’t imagine Lucas topping me. He’s always been so sweet and submissive in bed. Not that I would mind if he wanted to take charge now and then, but our respective roles during sex have always felt natural and clear to me.

“Then why don’t you just date omegas?” I ask.

He rolls his eyes. “Because I’m not attracted to most of them. Occasionally, I’ll meet a guy like Lucas who I’m really into, but that’s rare. And most of the time they’re only attracted to alphas.”

“I’m sorry.” I had no idea dating was so complicated for him.

I pull into the gym parking lot and take a spot near the front.

“You need to put your paws on Lucas or let him go,” Coin says.

“I’m trying, okay?” I admit, even though I probably shouldn’t. Apparently, I’m shit at keeping anything that’s going on with Lucas a secret.

“What do you mean? You’ve really offered to put your paws on him?” Coin asks.

“Yeah. He, um, doesn’t think it would be fair to me.”

“Are you serious?”

“I know,” I say. “I got him to agree to a temporary trial bond for a month. I have until then to prove to him that I really love him.”

“Do you?” Coin asks.

I nod.

He lets out a slow sigh. “Okay.”

“I’m sorry, Coin.”

He shakes his head. “Don’t be. I’m genuinely happy for you. He’s a great guy.”

This is the thing about Coin. He’s an asshole, but he’s still a good person underneath his tough exterior.

“Do you want to come in and work out with me?” I ask.

“Absolutely not. Give me your keys and I’ll come back to get you when you need a ride home.”

I reluctantly hand over my car key. “Fine, but you can’t tell anyone else about the trial run, okay? I wasn’t supposed to say anything about it.”

“Then don’t,” Coin says. “I sure won’t. But it’s definitely not a secret to anyone sleeping in that house last night that you and Lucas are fucking. You’re going to have to tell them something. Especially Link. He’s a nosy bastard.”

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