His powerful energy carried the flush of heat straight through me. “Cut it out, or I won’t be able to get to sleep,” I protested.
“I have some frangers left—” he began, sounding hopeful.
“No way. I’m not risking you, no matter how badly you want to.”
If I don’t suck on your neck, we’ll be okay.He accompanied the mindspeak with a rush of pure heat.
I stumbled on the stairs.Matt, cut it out. We can’t.
He caught my elbow.Sooner or later, we’re going to have to figure this out, Angel. I’m not going to root only in my dreams.
Not for forever. But for now...
He sighed and held the door open for me. I walked past him into the hall, and he caught up and draped an arm over me as we threaded through the other students.Is Mari—
Yeah, I think so.I stopped dead. The thought of writhing with Matt in my dreams with the ogress only a few feet away was off-putting.
There is an extra bed in my room.His mental tone was distinctly casual.
I eyed him.
He held up two fingers.I bloody swear I will be a boy scout. I will stay in my bed, and you stay in yours. Uh, the Dragon’s.
We reached the dorms, and the point of no return, at almost the same instant. Matt’s energy, more powerful than I had ever felt it, hammered at me so that I could barely breathe.
He opened his door and swung it wide.
I turned to scoot Trix into my room. Stentorian snores rang out from within as I closed my door again.
Then I walked past Matt, and into his quarters.
* * *
Talakai’s bed smelled like him. Warm, musky, with a hint of ozone.
Dragon scent.
It was vaguely sinful to be lying in his bed. I had my back to Matt, who lay on his own across the room. He’d consumed three of my sleeping pills. I’d taken the last two.
By his breathing, he was trying very hard to get to sleep.
I’m just very hard.
Geez. The energy from him had me clenching my knees together. Keeping my hands off him wasn’t going to be easy. I tugged on the hem of the new gloves Cara had given me, making sure they were secure.
Feel free to rub those gloves all over me. I am irresistible.
And still awake. Go to sleep, Matt.
Trying. Hard.
I wrapped my arms around myself. Took a deep breath. Smelled Talakai, and my heart twisted. Where was he now?
I closed my eyes, felt the pills take hold, and steadied my breathing...
I was in the forest.
My anxiety dropped immediately. In dreams, I was safe, and so was Matt.
