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“That’s enough of an answer,” Vi said. “We’re staying.”
They couldn’t stay, though.
Not when we were dealing with the lust of heat, and lying about the way the magic worked.
So I had to convince them otherwise.
I wasn’t a fantastic liar, so I called for help. “Brynn? Can you come here for a second?”
She joined our huddle a moment later, leaning in. “What are we talking about?”
“Elodie dated a vampire a year ago. It ended when he put her in the hospital. What guarantee do we have that this won’t go the same way?” Vi asked. As always, she didn’t beat around the bush.
Brynn’s eyes sharpened. “August would sooner take his own life than physically hurt Elodie. Dragons protect the people that matter to them, period. And until their bond is either broken or cemented, El is at the top of that list. He won’t hurt her—and he’ll make damn sure no one else does either.”
There was a short pause before she added, “It’s physically impossible for most supernaturals to hurt their mates. Dragons included. And until the bond is broken, that’s exactly what they are.”
There was a moment of silence before Randa said, “Well, that settles it. Let’s go grab her stuff. Her hair looks sad.”
“It does, doesn’t it?” I glanced down at the gnarled strands.
“Extremely,” Randa agreed.
“Since when do you let people call you El?” Vi asked, looking over at me.
Her anger and worry had deflated with Brynn’s words, too. I could only hope they were genuine.
“Since Brynn asked while I was overwhelmed by the fact that I’m temporarily mated to a dragon shifter.”
Vi snorted.
Randa smiled. “Or permanently.”
“Don’t push it,” I warned.
She laughed, grabbing Vi’s arm. “We’ll be back in an hour or two with your things. Love you.”
“Love you too.”
I was quiet as I watched them climb back in the car and drive away.
“So we have an hour or two to put the house together enough that they won’t be worried when they see it,” Brynn said.
“Longer. When Randa says an hour or two, it means three or four. We always joke that she does everything as ineffectively as possible. As soon as there’s a time-limit on something, she slows way down.”
Brynn smiled. “They seem like good friends.”
“The best.”
A shadow moved over us, and I didn’t have to look back to feel August step up behind me. His hand landed on my hip, and the grip felt possessive in a way that made me shiver.
“Tell me Dickwad’s name,” he said.
“How did you hear that?” I didn’t look back at him.
Honestly, I wasn’t even surprised he had.
“Shifters have good ears. Give me his name.”
