Page 40 of The Dragons’ Eternal Mate

“Good morning.” I shot him a small smile, unsure of what to say or do.

When it came to Bastian, my emotions were all over the place. I loved this man, and I knew that, but I was still kind of peeved at how he’d treated me, if also understanding of the why. So, yeah, a total mess of emotions was apt.

“You know, we—oof!” He was cut off when I threw a pillow directly in his face, and he gaped at me in utter shock. “What was that for?”

“I just felt like it.” I shrugged. “After all, you have treated me like ass for several months. You were owed a bit of retaliation.”

Bastian thought about that for a moment, looking at me intently as he cocked a brow. “I agree. Now, breakfast.”

He slipped out from under the sheets, still completely naked. I averted my eyes. Even though he’d been inside me a matter of hours ago, I couldn’t look at him with a straight face.

It didn’t help that it was the first thing in the morning, and he was very… firm.

“I… Uh…”

Bastian chuckled. “It will still be there for you to do whatever the hell you want to in a few hours, once you have eaten, mate.”

“Whatever I want?” I smirked at him.

He nodded with a wicked grin. “But first, breakfast.”

I took his hand as he led us into the bathroom. When he turned on the shower, I gave him a look that was somewhat heated. But he simply glowered at me, his jaw flexing as I fought to keep my hands to myself and my eyes above waist level.

“No funny business until you’re taken care of,” he said, tugging me under the water.

“So, in like fifteen minutes?” I teased, not hiding my grin.

“You’re lucky you have four mates.” Bastian shook his head, but there was no mistaking the smile behind his stern expression. “You would never be satisfied otherwise, would you?”

My face flushed as I leaped to defend myself. “No! I am perfectly well satiated. But I also really enjoyed yesterday and wouldn’t mind, you know, repeating it. Often.”

Bastian leaned down, cupping my face. “If we have it my way, there are going to be multiple repeats of what we did last night. But only when you are fed, showered, and well-rested.”

I looked up at him from beneath my lashes. “Then we can do it on the bathroom counter?”

Chuckling, he swept his thumb over my lip. “Yes.”

“All right, I guess I’ll comply.”

Giggling to myself, I stepped under the stream of perfectly warm water. I wasn’t surprised when Bastian joined me, but the fact that all his hands did was lather me up with soap was quite the shock. I had no idea where he was getting the resolve because I was ready to throw down right there against the tile.

“You’re really going to leave me hanging?” I made a pleading face at him as he reached for the showerhead to rinse me off.

An evil smile spread across his face, making those eyes of his absolutely smoldering. He leaned forward, brushing his lips across my ear as he whispered, “Yes. Deal with it.”

Growling playfully, I flicked water at his face, but Bastian just laughed and got me squeaky clean.

As I went to get out, I took a moment to admire how my dark-haired Alpha looked with the water raining down over his skin as he rinsed off, the long locks forming rivulets that ran all the way down to his long, proud erection.

“Go grab clothes, mate.” Bastian eyed me, and I swallowed hard. “Before we both get ideas and are stuck in bed all day.”

“And we’re sure we don’t want that?” I chewed on my lip.

Bastian chuckled darkly. “Shoo.”

I stepped out of the shower reluctantly, grabbed a towel, and wrapped it around myself. I used another to squeeze the water out of my hair before walking to the dresser to get clothes for the day: a comfy tee and leggings. My go-to.

“Yoohoo! Breakfast is here!” a playful voice announced as Nix bounded into the room, holding a tray overloaded with food.