Page 30 of All's Fair in Love and Magic

“Like what?”

“Like you don’t say what’s on your mind unless someone bugs you repeatedly.”

“No one has ever bugged me repeatedly to find out what’s on my mind before.”

Oh.

Well, that was kind of sad.

“Not even your mom?” I asked.

“No. She always said that if someone doesn’t offer you their thoughts freely, they’d like to be left to them.”

“My mom likes to say that people are like eggs. They don’t taste good unless you get inside the shell.”

Liam snorted. “Is she still alive?”

I nodded. “If the coven realizes she knew what I am, she’s going to come here.”

“We’ll have room for her, of course.”

“Thank you. She can help with the wards or something.”

“Is she a spell witch?”

“Oh, fuck no. She’s a potion witch. They’re known for their supreme friendliness and lack of a filter. They’re horrible gossips. Spell witches are more like your mom sounds. Quiet. Secretive. Content to do their own thing. Potions are perfected with the help of other witches, unlike spells.”

“I didn’t realize there was a culture around the different specialties.”

“Mmhm.”

“What are rune witches like?” Liam asked.

I eyed him. “You’re trying to crack me now?”

“Like an egg.”

I couldn’t hide a smile. “Rune witches, like charm witches, are between the extremes of spell and potion witches. Charm witches are usually more fun though, and rune witches are usually more laid-back.”

Liam studied me.

I ate a few more fries.

“You never told me what you were thinking,” I pointed out.

His ears reddened again. “Yesterday, when the female demon touched me. You walked away.”

I nodded, popping another fry in my mouth.

“I just wanted to make it clear that she’s never touched me before. None of the women in the resort have. Any time a dragon touches a woman at all, he risks creating a mate bond. So he doesn’t. I didn’t know if the same rules applied to me, but I was never willing to risk it. That’s what I was thinking. That I hoped you knew.”

“I didn’t. Thanks for telling me.” I popped another fry into my mouth. “You seemed pretty experienced last night.”

His ears reddened again.

More steam came off his arms.

“The concept isn’t difficult. Neither is the anatomy.”

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