Page 135 of His White Moonlight
“I was sent to an all-girls boarding school when I was twelve.Before that, I hung out with Aiden and Karter, whom I completely view as my brothers.I saw Bennett briefly in the months between when he graduated and I left.Beyond that, I’ve had very little contact with men.”
Miranda’s stare went from disbelief to amusement.“So you’re a virgin?”
“Worse.I’ve never even held hands—at least romantically.”
“By the moon…”
“Yeah.So you can probably see why the prospect of going to that extreme would be my last resort, right?”
“Wow.Okay.”
She remained thoughtfully quiet for several minutes.When our order was called, I grabbed it, and we headed out to the sidewalk again.
“Still want to help me?”I asked.
“I’m not sure I know how now.”
“By answering any question I have as honestly and as accurately as you’re able.”
“All right.What questions do you have?”
“Is there any way to switch his interest to another woman?”
She snorted.“Do you think we wouldn’t have already done that if there was a way?”
“Is there any way to make him disinterested in me?”
Her gaze swept over my clothes and hair.“I feel like you’ve already given that one your best effort.”
Other people might have found her rude, but I could see the humor in her eyes, and it matched my own.
“Don’t forget you bought me clothes just like this.”
“I shopped to match your fashion sense, not mine.”
I made a dismissive sound.“So we can’t switch his interest or turn it off.I’m down to two options, then, excluding the failsafe.”
“Don’t leave me in suspense,” she said as we neared the park.
“Until I know I can trust you, I’m going to have to.I don’t want to ruin my chances.”
“Okay.I guess just let me know when you need something then.”
“Any chance you’d be willing to risk an ongoing lunch date with me this week?”
“Sure.”
She sat on a park bench and started opening her sandwich.I did the same.
“What do you want me to tell him when he asks me what we’re talking about?”
That she was smart enough to realize that he’d do that and asked what answer to give ahead of time gave me some hope.But I knew not to trust it.
“Tell him I've asked about all the different ways to kill a shifter without them seeing it coming.”
She slowly smiled as she bit into her sandwich.
CHAPTER TWENTY
