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“Where did you learn that?” Vi asked.
Randa shrugged. “The internet.”
“Umm…” I looked back at August again.
“Only if the bond seals permanently.”
Ah.
Right.
Sure.
“It’s new. I’m still trying to figure everything out,” I admitted, looking back at my friends again. “I’m going to have to move here until we deal with the bond thing. The dragons are going to communicate with the school, to make sure I can still graduate on time.”
“No one wants to piss off the dragons. I’m sure the university will do whatever he needs them to,” Randa said.
“How do you know he’s telling the truth?” Vi brought us back to the conversation at hand.
“I can feel it.” That much was completely and utterly true. “Fire appeared in his eyes when he touched me, and I felt the change in here.” I tapped the center of my chest.
It wasn’t my heart he had affected, but that was close enough.
After we made it through heat without giving in, and there were no dragons keeping a close eye on me, I’d tell my friends everything. Until then, what choice did I have but to play along?
“This is insane,” Vi protested.
“Completely and entirely,” I agreed.
“And romantic,” Randa offered.
We both flashed her incredulous looks, and she smiled.
Miranda was the artist of the three of us, so it didn’t surprise me that she could see the good in the situation. She didn’t fit the “moody artist” stereotype even slightly. She was calm, quiet, and more at peace than anyone else I’d ever met.
She threw out, “It is. Everyone knows how supernaturals are with their mates. If your bond becomes permanent, it guarantees devotion and loyalty. How does it get more romantic than that?”
“Ignore her,” Vi grumbled. “What are you going to do if he actually becomes your mate?”
“I have no idea,” I admitted. “We’ll figure it out if we get there, I guess. For now, I’m holding on to the hope that this is all over in a few weeks.
Vi nodded. “What can we do to help?”
“She obviously needs clothes.” Randa gestured toward me.
“Yeah, I need a lot of my stuff. I think the semester will end around the time all of this is over with, so there’s no point in leaving it at the apartment.”
“We’ll take care of it,” Vi promised.
“Thank you.” There was gratitude in my voice. I hoped they knew it was genuine.
Randa stepped closer to me. “All romance aside, do you feel safe with him? You know we can’t leave you here if you don’t. The last thing we want is a repeat of Dickwad.”
I bit my lip.
It hadn’t been long enough for me to feel genuinely safe or unsafe with August.
Especially considering he’d mentioned himself devolving.
