Page 78 of Luna: Posy 2

"Hug me, dragon?" I pooched out my bottom lip and gave him puppy dog eyes.

"Oh, my Goddess." He grimaced and laid his hand over his heart. "You can't, Posy. You can't use those eyes."

I wanted to giggle, but forced myself to hold it in and made my eyes bigger.

"Come here," he groaned and held out his arms.

"Bwahaha!" I cackled and jumped from Cole's arms to his.

That was hardly evil, Quartz linked me, his eyes rolling.He would have hugged you without the theatrics.

I know that, Quartz,I stuck my tongue out at him.I only wanted to play with him a little bit.

You mean play him. We need to work on your manipulation skills, little one.

Oh, yes, please! Just think of all the havoc I could cause with a few tricks!

Goddess, what have I done?he sighed.

"What are you and Quartz talking about behind my back?" Jayden's eyebrows drew together. "The two of you working together in secret cannot possibly end in anything other than tears for someone."

Quartz and I shared a smirk before I threaded my fingers through Jayden's thick, wavy hair. I had discovered that I loved playing with my boys' hair, and they didn't seem to mind at all. Well, I hadn't really messed with Mason's yet, but I was going to!

"Don't worry about that, my dragon. Anyway, Quartz told Lark he helped exorcize a demon. Were you scared?"

"It wasn't much of a risk with the witches there." He shrugged, although I could see in his eyes how pleased he was that he and his wolf had been chosen to assist. "They did all the work and needed Q more than me. I hardly did anything."

"It was still very brave. I'm proud of you, Jayden."

"You're so kind to praise us even though we did nothing special or beyond what's usual for us."

"It's honesty more than kindness."

Smooshing his cheeks together with my fingers, I chortled at his squishy, deformed lips, then kissed them.

By the time we separated, pink gilded the clouds as the sun began to set. Looking around, I saw we were the only ones still outside, except for Emerson and Angelo, who seemed frozen in place.

"Should we do something?" I pointed to them. "They're just standing there staring at each other."

"How come they're not kissing? Or at least hugging?" Ash tilted his head, as if a different angle would change what he saw. "They're not even talking!"

"I think they're both in shock," Jayden snickered.

"Leave them." Mason shrugged. "They'll figure it out.

"Come on, Posy," Cole said as he took my hand. "Let's go in."

"Wait a minute. I need to grab my bags."

"I'll get them," Mason volunteered. "I see your purse on the ground. What else do you have?"

"I can—"

"Please, little flower. Let me."

"Okay," I gave in. "My gray duffel bag is in the back of the car. That's all. Thank you! "

As he walked back to the SUV, Wyatt claimed my other hand, and Jayden and Ash led the way to where we were staying for the night. Mason caught up to us before we reached the building. Before going through the door, I glanced back and grinned.

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