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“It’s more comfortable here,” Starla said. “Besides, I thought you’d all be out at your meetings.”
I forgot they weren’t taking the trials. “Not till seven.”
“We’ll wait till then before we get naked,” Jamal said.
“I am never sitting on that couch again,” Makayla said.
“You might not want to sit on any of the couches then,” Starla said.
“Okay, TMI,” Makayla said.
“Seriously? You have your own rooms,” I said.
Jamal shrugged.
I shook my head but kept a smile on my face. “Fair warning, I’ll be coming back through here in a few minutes.”
“You have till seven,” Jamal said.
“Come on,” Makayla said. “We better hurry.”
The two of us burst into laughter as we left the common room and headed to our dorms. "I am never going to look at those couches the same way again,” Makayla said.
“Me neither,” I agreed.
“Raven, you got a minute?” A deep voice said from behind me.
His voice sent a shiver down my spine in a good way. I turned to see Ben crossing the common room toward us.
“I won’t wait up,” Makayla said. “See you later.”
I waved to Makayla then turned back to my shifter. “Everything okay?”
“Can we talk?” he asked.
“Sure,” I said, unlocking my room. “Come on in.”
I held the door open for him and he walked in. I followed, then closed the door behind me. “What’s wrong?”
“I know I told Luka I’d let it go, and I’m trying. I really do trust you. I want to let you do it all on your own, but I can’t stop worrying,” he said.
My brow furrowed as I stared at my mate. He looked distraught and uncomfortable. The two of us usually fell into such easy understanding but that wasn’t happening right now. It was heartbreaking to feel him like this. “Ben, what exactly are you talking about?”
“The whole fae thing,” he said. “I don’t want to bother you about it, but are you keeping things from us? I don’t want you going off to be the hero. I want to help.”
I let out a breath and closed the distance between us. “I’m not hiding anything. I just haven’t heard from him.”
Was it possible that my alpha was feeling left out? I had been spending a lot of time with the twins doing homework lately since our classes were similar. And there was my dream time with Luka. I really hadn’t made much time for him in the last few weeks and I felt terrible.
I caressed his cheek, feeling the rough stubble under my palm. “Ben, thank you for worrying about me.”
He grabbed my hand and pulled it to his mouth, pressing his lips against my fingertips. “You know how much you mean to me, right?”
I nodded. “And you know I feel the same about you.”
The whole room seemed to heat up and I clenched my thighs together against the rush of arousal that was spreading through me. Ben’s lips brushed against my fingers, one at a time, kissing as he moved along.
He took hold of my other hand and repeated the kisses. My breath hitched and I found myself internally begging for more. It felt like teasing. Giving me those gentle kisses. It was so unlike his usual aggressive nature when we were intimate.
