Page 43 of To Ignite a Dragon's Desire

The chemistry between Lucan and me was insane, but he hadn’t made a real move since I’d been here. We’d shared a few kisses and touches, but nothing that screamed, “I want to be your mate.”

I was thinking about taking matters into my own hands if he didn’t do something soon.

It’d been almost a year since I’d gotten laid—which caused some great fights with my ex—but I was excited to brush the dust off my vagina and take her for a test drive again. Just once, at least.

Yet I knew sex with Lucan wouldn’t be a one-night-stand type of thing. It was frustrating because I wanted to take care of these urges before I decided if I was making decisions about the future with the right body parts.

If I was being honest with myself, since meeting Lucan, I didn’t even want to look at anyone else. My comfort TV characters paled in comparison to the giant dragon shifter. Sure, Malachy was also hot, but he was no Lucan.

No one was. And that scared me.

“Nobody else will want you.”Drew’s words in my head took me by surprise, but I shook them off, forcing myself to look at my reflection in the mirror.

“Screw you,” I said out loud. “You don’t know anything about me.”

I was done being told I wasn’t good enough.

I’m hot. Strong. Capable. Smart.

I turned to look over my shoulder, getting a view of my rear end in the mirror. Lucan was checking it out earlier and he seemed to like what he saw, so I decided to like it too.

I filled the tub and dumped in some honey lavender bubble bath. Once it was full, I slipped into the sudsy warm water. My muscles instantly relaxed as I breathed in the calming scents.

Heaven.A girl could get used to this.

My phone buzzed and I groaned.

I needed to get a new number. Lucan would help me with that.

Or you should stop depending on him for everything…

I took a deep breath of the calming lavender and gathered enough courage to just do it. I’d answer and tell Drew to fuck off. To leave me alone and never call again.

Suds rushed over the rim of the tub as I reached for my phone on the floor, not giving myself time to second-guess my decision.

Relief rushed through me when I saw Willow’s name on the Facetime.

I sank back into the water as I answered.

“Look at you living your best life.” Willow whistled as her smiling face filled the screen. “Must be nice to be a dragon’s mate.”

I chuckled nervously. “Not a mate.”Yet…The unsaid word hung in the air, but Willow was tactful enough to know I didn’t want to talk about it. “Speaking of that, how’s Ember doing? I haven’t heard from her as much as you.”

“I barely see her anymore either.” Willow sighed. “If she isn’t working on the prophecy with Kieran, then she’s off riding the dragon or…” she whispered, “ridinga dragon.”

“I can’t wait to ride a dragon someday,” Harper’s wistful little voice came from somewhere offscreen.

I burst out laughing at the horrified expression on Willow’s face.

“Why’s Aunt Riley laughing so hard?” Harper asked.

I laughed harder.

Willow chuckled along with me as she shook her head. “No reason, honey. Go finish your snack while I talk to your aunt.”

I took a few deep breaths to compose myself.

Willow was still smiling. “It’s been forever since I’ve heard you laugh like that.”

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