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.

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

is warm from his dragon transformation, and

you

so cocky.”

just know how perverted you secretly can be. After we had sex and ended up cuddling?

muscles, so what? I wasn’t doing it

the

and Lucas chuckles before facing the other direction. His face buries in the sheets, and I put one leg on

from his shoulders down. I try not to blush as he sighs in contentment beneath me. I wasn’t prepared for this

a while, Lucas dozes off, giving me the privilegie to touch him wherever I want. And I do. My fingers move

murmurs into the pillow in a sleepy

this – just being here with Lucas and…hanging out,

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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 steady breathing, the heat radiating from his skin, and the faint musky scent–all of it creates a bubble around us, shutting out the rest of the

a whisper, “you don’t have to stay

your muscles…” I start, but he cuts

“I’d rather you get some sleep. You’ve been through

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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

the darkness, my hand absentmindedly tracing circles

wrap round me securely, pulling

a warm blanket. As I drift off to sleep with Lucas‘ heartbeat serving as my lullaby, I smile at how safe I feel with Lucas.

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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