Chapter 78

Jessica

“Grayson, did you just come out of my sister’s bedroom?”

I roll my eyes and snatch the sandwich out of Pierce’s hand. The stupid motherfucker locked me in his arms last night and spent it with me. I try very very hard because if I did fall asleep, if I let myself drift off even for a second–l

don’t know what he’d do.

Touch me?

Question me?

Kill me?

I don’t know. And I don’t want to find out.

And apparently, confessing to touching Riot wasn’t enough. Wasn’t enough for him to drop it, to back off, to stop looking at me like I’m his problem to fix. Or own. Or punish.

“Jess,” Pierce tries again, brow furrowed. “Seriously. What’s going on with you two?”

“Nothing.”

He gives me a flat look. “Nothing?”

Grayson gets up, hovering beside me before I feel him leans down and kisses me in front of my brother.

Grayson gets up, hovering beside me before I feel him lean down, his stubble grazing my cheek before his lips

capture mine.

When he pulls back, there’s an amusement in his gaze.” “I think your definition of ‘nothing‘ needs some work, baby.”

I don’t think my face can get any redder and I wish I did not just wait for him to wake. Pierce is muttering a series of

curses while I blink trying to process why Grayson is acting this way?

Is it because my birthday is near?

He told me last night, he’ll claim me.

He always tells me he’ll claim me and make me his Luna.

I won’t lie but hearing his version of what happened that night with Aria didn’t really convince me.

He’s hiding something.

And while he’s standing here acting like the devoted mate–to–be, I can smell the anxiety rolling off him in waves

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confident exterior. Two can

to your room today?” I ask, squirming under his gaze. “Please?

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first but I know what he’s doing. I try not to think of anything but his hands on mine,

no–

“No.”

freeze when Grayson

you mean

say anything but he moves his hands on my waist, putting me

who’s still frowning like

and prepare

me. ” Don’t knock

“Pierce!”

his full attention to Grayson. “I’m serious. You have

be Luna before

Damn it.

talking about this infront of

my neck. It feels like he doesn’t have a plan to answer Pierce and

hold but he’s still

waving my hand between them. “And

not make a comment. They just

sandwich and

go of

snorts in

trying to draw away from him. “I have to go train and you have to go do

ago when I’m begging him to take me to his room.

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he’s already moving to sit in the chair and pull me into his lap. He’s very clingy. Extra clingy. And

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my chin and makes me look in his feral eyes. It’s still morning and I’m still angry but forgive me moon goddess if I’m

“You…told me no.”

Grayson scowls. “So?”

other hand slides inside my shirt, just staying on my stomach as if he knows the effect of his touch on me. I can’t help but to groan, burying my face on the crook of his neck. That

moment, I don’t want to fucking think of anything but his hands

do it

his chest. “Stop

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