“God no,” Anton murmurs, steeping even closer even as he pulls his hand back, slipping it into his pocket. “Beatrice is not my mate - it’s impossible, June, she’s the most boring person I’ve ever met –“I scoff, angry again. “Lots of people don’t like their mates when they meet them, Anton,” I snap.
I gasp, appalled, starting to wriggle against his arm.He grins down at me, enjoying the hell out of himself and keeping me locked against him. “If,” he continues, “it was a sexless marriage of political convenience, of course.”I go still, staring up at him. Because…what?“Yeah, because it’s not go
My toes curl and I bite my lip, my wolf telling me to do fucking ridiculous things – like vanish all of my clothes – and his too – to bite him – to sink my teeth deep into his skin and taste his blood – somewhere high on his neck so everyone can see that he’s mine –Fucking mine –But Anton slips a
“Junie,” Anton says, laughing a little, wrapping his hand gently around my wrist and tugging my hand away from my mouth. “What? What is it?”“Tony,” I whisper, still horrified, my throat tightening with my guilt. “I – there’s no wish anymore – I ended the stupid fucking Game which means there’s no m
“And then you really sealed the deal when you poured your wine all over his shoes,” Anton murmurs, again pressing his lips to my skin once more before tilting me back up so he can see my face. Little laughs still pulse through me as I shake my head at him, sliding my hands down to my nose so I can s
I give a sad little cry of disappointment when Anton moves his mouth from mine.“Nooo,” I whine, tightening my arms around his neck, pulling him back to me.Anton laughs, his shoulders tightening, resisting. “Juniper, you’ve got to sleep –““No I don’t, I’m magic –“He laughs harder now, grinning at
Anton sits down on the couch and tugs me down with him. Then he curls his arms around me, pulling my back to his chest, and we lay down, all snuggled up.“Love you, June,” he whispers, his mouth so close to my ear that I’m sure I’m the only one who could hear it.I smile, well pleased, and snuggle b
“Oh geeze,” I say, my eyes fixed on my sad little slug ex, perched there in Faiza’s hand. I take a big gulp of my coffee and then set it aside on the table, looking around at my friends for perspective.But Anton, Orion, and Laila just look at me with wide eyes and blank faces, letting me take the l