Page 32 of Surge of Storms

“Love Drunk,” he repeats, turning his cone to catch the drippage from the other side.

The other three guys are grinning, watching Zane’s hopeless attempt not to make a complete mess. A group of girls on the sidewalk ahead of us all freeze. Their gazes sweep over my men and blushes stain their cheeks. They adjust their low tops and short skirts and then strut toward us, their goal obvious.

“Like hell,” I mutter, getting ready to go full dragon mate on them.

Aydan chuckles. “What’s the problem? You know we only have eyes for you.”

The jealousy inside me eases.He’s right.Instead of being mad, I should just enjoy the show.

I watch in amusement as none of my men even look in their direction. My heart squeezes. There’s a sea of dirtbags out there who get a good girl then proceed to text other women, get phone numbers, and step out on their girls every chance they can get. How did I end up with four such perfect guys?

I’m a lucky girl.

One of the girls stops, and with wide eyes framed by long fake lashes, touches Evander’s arm. “Aren’t you Evander Pierce? The billionaire?”

My hand curls into a fist.This girl is about to lose her arm.

With a complete straight face, he says, “Nope,” then steps away from her touch.

I calm and my amusement returns.Damn natural jealous instincts.

She frowns. “Are you sure? You look just like him.”

“I’m sure,” he tells her coldly.

She pouts for a minute before her expression shifts into a smile once more. “Well, me and my girlfriends are going to Tipsy to get some drinks. Would you guys want to join us?”

Aydan doesn’t miss a beat. “Sorry, we have a girl.” He wraps an arm around my shoulder.

She gives an awkward laugh. “Well, not all of you.”

Granger puts a hand on my waist. “What can we say? A woman like her needs more than one man.”

My face feels hot as all their gazes lock onto me. I try to shrug, but Aydan's heavy arm makes it hard to do. Still, I try to silently communicate to my guys that all of this is unnecessary. Random girls on the street don’t need to know about our situation. All they need to know is that my men belong to me.

Zane steps in front of me, still licking his ice cream like the hot, crazy man he is. “You females are sniffing up the wrong tree. We are taken.Verytaken. You cannot even begin to compare to our Samantha.”

They look embarrassed. She mumbles, “You could have just said no,” and they take off at a rapid pace, all signs of their sexy strutting gone.

When they’re out of sight, I laugh. “You guys are ridiculous.”

“Are we?” Granger asks. “Because you seemed to enjoy that just as much as we did.”

I smile. “Let’s finish our ice cream and get a drink.”

We do. Then Aydan has to take Zane into a restaurant to wash his sticky face and arm. Watching Aydan walk inside with a sigh and a smile makes my whole chest ache.These guys would be amazing dads.

I consider what I know about dragons. It’s strange to think that even with all the sex we’re having, we may not be able to have kids, because dragon females having babies is so incredibly rare. I’d never thought much about kids before, but now that the possibility of me having them seems unlikely, I feel like I really want to have them.

At least I have adult sons out there I can meet.It’s an unsettling notion, and not the same as being pregnant and having a baby. Hell, they could even be older than me, which is even stranger to think about.

When Zane and Aydan return, we keep heading down the sidewalk until we spot a jewelry store. It’s one of those fancy ones with security doors you have to be buzzed through and ridiculously beautiful jewelry in the window. I linger for just a moment, finishing my ice cream and looking at some big amethyst earrings. My gaze slides over all the shiny metal and gems, and I feel warm inside.So pretty.

“Want to go in?” Evander asks, suddenly at my side.

I laugh. “No. We don’t need to do that.” But even I can hear the longing in my voice.

Evander goes to the door and waves at the people inside. A second later, a security guard opens the door for us. Evander grins and motions for us to come in. I decide what the heck and follow him inside.

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