Page 45 of Never Feed a Dragon

I’d been sure I was feeling her pleasure when she tightened around me, but what if I was wrong?

I had to grip the edge of the bathroom countertop I was leaning over just to stop myself from striding into the shower and demanding the truth.

When my breathing steadied enough that I could get the words out, I finally asked.

“Spaghetti?”

“Yeah?” Her voice sounded slightly more relaxed.

“Did you fake your orgasms?”

There was a moment of silence.

A long, tense moment.

I gritted my teeth against the urge to step into the shower with her again.

“I’m not the kind of girl who fakes orgasms, E,” she finally said. “Didn’t you feel my body responding? You should be well-acquainted with the signs of a woman’s pleasure.”

“Why?” I couldn’t prevent the irritated question from escaping.

“Because you obviously have plenty of experience in bed.”

I clenched my jaw.

My mate thought I’d been screwing my way through Scale Ridge, hoping a mate bond didn’t appear?

That hurt.

It was my fault she assumed the worst of me, but that didn’t make it easier.

Telling her the truth would require admitting I’d finally fucked her because I wasn’t willing to lose her to another man, and tired of waiting for our bond to appear.

A bond she didn’t want.

So, I stayed quiet.

“Why would you even ask me that?” Her voice was frustrated.

“You’re upset with me. I’m trying to figure out why.” My words came out more gravelly than I intended.

She didn’t reply to that.

A few minutes later, the water shut off.

I grabbed a towel off the hook nearby, and stepped to the edge of the shower. She didn’t seem to want my eyes on her body, so I stayed far enough back that I couldn’t see her as she accepted it.

“Thank you.” Her voice was quiet. Slightly surprised.

I itched to tell her how badly I’d wanted her.

How long I’d dreamed of having my name on her lips. My mouth on her body. My scent on her soft, sexy skin.

But I stayed silent, giving her privacy even though that was the last thing I wanted to do.

I was just going to have to accept the space between us for the moment, because there was no way around it.

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