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Stellan huffs. “Don’t call him cute. My brother has a big enough crush on you already.”
I just grin, not making any promises. Besides, Evander doesn’t have a crush on me. He already sees me as a big sister.
“Trust me, he doesnotthink the same way of you and Natalia,” he says.
“No. Because I didn’t spend his childhood bullying him like Natalia did.”
Stellan laughs. “Don’t let Natalia hear you say that.”
I grin, saying nothing. I’m pretty sure Natalia doesn’t need me to tell her that she’s bossy to the point that some might consider it bullying. Besides, Ilikethat about Natalia. She’s so bold and pretty much everything I’m not. I envy that about her.
“I’m glad you’re nothing like my sister.”
I shoot him an annoyed look. “Can you at leastpretendlike you can’t hear what I’m thinking?”
And even though I’m glaring at him, I’m sure the color of my eyes give away that I’m not actually annoyed with him.
“I can alsofeelyour emotions.” Stellan opens up the door to our room and motions me to walk in first.
“So that’s part of the mate bond. Is there anything elseI need to know?” I turn around to face him as he follows me inside. I’m the least bothered by him feeling my emotions because he could already read them from my eyes anyway.
“I can feel you fromanywhere. Which means I also know where you are at all times,” he says. “I will admit, I’m relieved. If I’m away from you and a dragon shifter comes after you again, I’ll be able to feel your panic through your emotions. If there is a next time, I plan to be there before you get a brain injury.”
I snort.
A brain injury? Hardly.
“It was just a bump.” I put my hands on my hips, looking him in the eye.
He doesn’t say anything. He just puts his arms around me and pulls me closer. “I don’t care if it was just a bump—I never want to see you injured again. My heart can’t take it.”
I don’t bother pointing out that, as a dragon shifter, his heart is plenty strong. Mostly because I like having his arms around me and I’d prefer that we stay like this. All day, actually.
Stellan pulls back slightly so he can look at me. “I like where your thoughts are going.”
I bury my face in his chest, hoping to hide my reddening cheeks. Stellan’s chest rumbles with laughter.
Uh, what did I say? Embarrassing.
“I’ll teach you how to block your thoughts from me,” Stellan says.
“Really?” I glance up.
He nods.
I squeeze my arms around him. “Thank you.”
Some things shouldn’t be said aloud.
“But I’m still mad at you for dragging me to see yourdad when I first woke up. That’s so embarrassing.” Especially considering the subject matter.
Stellan rubs a hand at the back of his neck. “Uh, about that… everybody is going to know that we’ve completed the mate bond.”
“WHAT?”
Stellan
I didn’t know it was possible to be this happy.
