Total pages in book: 73
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
Oh.
“I don’t blame them. They probably had their reasons, but pushing away their past made it harder for us to understand things now.” Glancing at me, he shrugged again but there was something in his eyes that had my breath catching in my chest. “Like knowing what mates can do and how to explain it when you’ve found your mate.”
I felt my mouth open, but I couldn’t stop the fish out of water expression I was probably giving him.
“You are adorable.” Boyd tugged me closer and kissed my nose since my mouth was still hanging open. “An adorable dragon mate.”
“How do you know?” It would suck if he got that wrong. “I mean…”
I wasn’t sure what I meant.
“I knew you were special the moment I first saw you, but you looked so innocent and you were so focused on the practical side of the interview, I didn’t think you noticed me at all.” He gave me a stern glare that sent a shiver through me. “I might have to punish you for that.”
He’d punish me?
Like, spank me?
On my list, I’d explained I had questions before we could proceed with that, but we hadn’t gotten around to the questions yet.
It was hard to ask them with his cock in my mouth.
Yep, we needed to spend more time in public…oh, was that why Kenzie was always saying naughty things in public? Did he have trouble keeping his Daddy’s dick out of his mouth too?
That would explain a lot, honestly.
“I’m usually very good, Master.” Yes, we couldn’t forget that part. “But would it help to know that I thought you were so sexy and even when that council member with the dark hair that’s badly dyed…I don’t remember his name…well, that didn’t change even when he started talking to the loud lady about if she thought I could handle working with people who weren’t human.”
Boyd looked like he wanted to crash his head into a tree. “We practiced what to say. We really did.”
Poor Daddy.
“They thought I was in the bathroom. I think?” They’d probably thought they were being very careful. “They seemed very excited about my ideas for the library, though, and it didn’t sound like I’d get eaten.”
That’d really been one of my only concerns.
Boyd was shaking his head. “The deputy thought we were aliens.”
“That makes sense too.” I’d have probably gone there if they hadn’t sounded like it was a fairy tale kind of conversation. “I never thought you were aliens, though.”
I’d known they were magic from the very beginning.
That was much better than aliens…and I’d rather be eaten than probed.
“Every time I think we’re getting closer to fitting in, someone does something stupid.” Boyd’s gruff tone made me want to tell him that it would get better, but I didn’t want to lie to him.
One of my patrons had floated every time she’d sneezed.
Yeah, it wasn’t going to get any better.
“Maybe we just tell tourists that everyone used to belong to the circus?” I’d seen some big acts over the years and they’d looked like it could’ve been magic. “People believe what they want to believe, so it would probably be fine.”
But cell phones.
Okay, he might have a point about the whole not encouraging tourists thing, but that wasn’t a very happy conversation, so I changed the subject.
“When did you know? Like, really know?” Now I was the one swinging his hand like we were kids.
He flashed me a sexy grin. “You can hear me when I’m in my dragon form. You seem to think you’re talking to yourself, so you keep mentally brushing me away. I wasn’t sure how to point it out.”
I was back to looking like a fish again.
“Shoot.”
Daddy was back to snickering.
I really was very easily distracted.
Before I could even open my mouth, Daddy’s finger came up and he shook his head. “No, we’re not going home. I’m going to take my mate out on a date and then we’ll go back to his place…and if he can manage to keep his mouth off my dick when I take my clothes off, I’ll shift and prove it to you.”
Ugh.
“You’re so mean.”
Boyd rolled his eyes. “Yes, taking you out to dinner so I can brag about what a wonderful mate I have is terrible.”
I was glad we were on the same page because he was going to owe me a wonderful present for making me wait.
Chapter 22
Boyd
“We’re being stared at.” Stefan was trying to whisper, but his near giggle made him louder than he thought.
Leaning against him in the booth, I actually managed a whisper. “Because you’re cute.”
And that had the giggle escaping.
“We’re just really nosy. Kenzie said so.”
Mr. Kennedy needed a hobby.
“Kenzie’s right.” Stefan didn’t bother whispering that time. He went pure local and stretched up to lean over the back of the booth. “You’re very nosy. Would you like to come volunteer at the library for a few hours a week? You need a hobby, Mr. Kennedy.”