Page 67 of The Mating Game
“But not sex.”
“Not sex.”
Not yet, my brain taunts.
It’s something that has been playing on a loop in my head since last night. Thoughts of how close we got, how much wehavedone—and what more we might do if this continues.
But mostly…I can’t stop thinking about how much the thought appeals to me more and more every time I touch Hunter.
“Oral?”
“I’m not telling you that,” I scoff.
“At least tell me you touched his penis.”
“Please stop saying ‘penis,’ ” I grouse. “But…yes. I did.”
“Fuck me. That’s perfect,” she sighs. “Did you see his knot? That’s really the only thing they have going for them in my opinion.”
“Wait, you know about the knot thing?”
She goes quiet for a moment, her voice softer when she says, “Perry’s dad was an alpha.”
“Why didn’t you ever tell me?”
“I don’t exactly like talking about him. You know that. And it wasn’t really relevant until now.”
And I do know that. I feel guilty for bringing it up, even inadvertently. I know how sore a subject Perry’s dad is for Ada. I try to steer the conversation away from him.
“I didn’t even know knots existed until last night.”
“And? How was it?”
I blush furiously, remembering the way I touched him.
“It was…” My face flames further, thinking about how unbearably hot it was to touch him like I did. “It was interesting.”
“You’re going to have to get me a picture of this guy soon. I need a face to put to the fever dream.”
“Sure, I’ll just ask my hookup shifter teacher for a selfie so I canshow him off to my friend. That won’t make me look like a weirdo at all.”
“But a very cute weirdo,” she teases. “You said you talked too, right?”
“We talked about the lodge a bit,” I tell her. “I get the sense things aren’t doing as well as they could be.”
“I mean, I don’t have to remind you that it’s basically Nowheresville.”
“But I was thinking about my friend Nate atTravel Quarter,” I venture. “He covers places like Hunter’s lodge all the time. Little hidden gems.”
“And you’re thinking of saving the day, huh?”
“I don’t know…I just thought it’s the least I could do. He and Jeannie are so great. I don’t want to see this place fail. I don’t think I’d be able to sleep at night if we did all this work and the place still went under.”
“Out of the goodness of your heart, huh?”
“Well, yeah. What other reason would I have?”
“I think youlikeHunter.”
