Chapter 132

Skylar

“Can you please, please massage me?” Lucas whines the second we make it back to his mansion.

I’m exhausted and fall flat on his bed without responding. We have defeated too many demons to count and are done for tonight.

Daisy and Xavier have taken the night shift.

Lucas pokes my butt, making me squirm. “Babe?” he asks as he sits down beside me.

“What?”

“Could you please spoil me? Fighting as a dragon all day has left my muscles feeling sore.”

I blush after he has finished his sentence. I know that we are mates and that we have marked each other already, but being this

intimate is new to me. I’ve never had a boyfriend before and honestly? I’m terrified of ruining things.

I’m also hot and bothered by just the thought of placing my hands on Lucas‘ gorgeous muscles.

“Alright,” I mumble, my face still buried in the sheets. The mattress shifts as Lucas stands and then again as he lies down in my

place.

me and my heart pounding in my chest. Lucas is lying down on his stomach but turns his head to grin at me, his blue and red eyes sparkling with mischief. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to,” he teases.

a hand on his muscular arm. His skin is warm from his dragon

you would.”

so

can be. After we had sex and ended up cuddling? I can

shut up! I accidentally suckled on your pectoral muscles, so what? I wasn’t doing it on

eyes crinkle by the

direction. His face buries in the sheets, and I put one leg on either side of him as

start slow, working my fingers into his muscles from his shoulders down. I try not to

I do. My fingers move of their own accord, exploring the defined

pillow in

this – just being here with Lucas and…hanging

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my own eyelids grow heavy. The gentle rhythm of my hands massaging his tense muscles lulls me to a state of calm that I never thought was possible, considering the chaos that surrounds us. His

whisper, “you

but he cuts me

rather you get some sleep. You’ve been through a lot

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halt their ministrations as his words sink in. He’s right, of course. We’ve fought harder today than we ever had before. My body aches in agreement, fatigue suddenly weighing heavily on my shoulders. Slowly, I slide off him and nestle myself against his side, my head finding comfort in the crook of his arm.

I whisper into the darkness, my hand absentmindedly tracing circles on his firm

yawn. His arm wrap round me securely,

battles ahead, I feel peace settling over us like a warm blanket. As I drift off to sleep with Lucas‘ heartbeat serving as my lullaby, I smile at how safe I feel

before sleep claims me is the feeling of Lucas pressing a gentle ki*s to the top of my head, his hold on me tightening just slightly. At that moment, I think we both know that whatever happens next, we have each

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