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My stomach clenched.
What if it was August?
That was ridiculous, though. I had August’s number. The one he’d use in Scale Ridge, at least. And if he was saying goodbye from Mate Mountain, he wouldn’t bother calling me. He’d just text.
And he wouldn’t have had to sneak away.
Even if he was being dragged off to prison, the other dragons would’ve let him say goodbye to his mate.
Although… we hadn’t sealed the bond.
I wasn’t his anymore, and he wasn’t mine.
I let out a slow breath through my nose.
Everything was going to be okay, somehow.
I hit the button to ignore the phone call, and slipped out of my car. My bag went over my shoulder, holding the few things I’d brought with me. My apartment key was still on the loop with my car’s, so I didn’t have to dig for it.
My phone rang again, and I ignored it again, without letting myself consider what might happen if I answered.
My legs were still shaking.
A text came through as soon as that call went to voicemail, and I didn’t have the heart to ignore it.
I was halfway up the first flight of stairs that led up to my third-floor apartment when my feet paused as I read the message. One of my hands remained on the stair rail, just in case my shaky legs decided to give out without warning.
Unknown
ANSWER YOUR PHONE, EL
I’M SUPPOSED TO BE GUARDING YOU, DAMMIT
I bit my lip and wrestled with my options. I could ignore the message and move on with my life… or I could figure out who was texting me.
There really weren’t many options as far as who it could be. Not many people on the planet called me El.
Me
Who is this?
Unknown
Eli
My throat swelled.
What did he mean, he was supposed to be guarding me?
My phone rang again, and I answered it.
“Where are you?” He didn’t bother with greetings or pleasantries. “I try to do a good deed by going out to buy you pastries, and this is how you pay me back? By vanishing? What the hell?”
I bit my lip, hard.
“Hello?” he demanded.
“I’m here. Just… why are you calling me? And buying me pastries? And why do you think you’re supposed to be guarding me?”
