I dreamed of a hot shower, from which I emerged afte an hour. Adrian was sitting on the bed with a thoughtful expression on his face. I walked over to him and tightened my grip on his shoulder.
- Is everything okay between us? - His eyebrows were furrowed and his gaze was completely focused on me. I tilted my head gently to the side to let him know that I had no idea what he meant. - I... Okay, I'll put it another way. I won't beat around the bush. Do you and that sorcerer have a thing? - he's jealous. I only realized it when his question rang out. I also have a point to make, if we've already started talking about relationships.
- Romantically, no.
- After what I saw today, I don't know whether to believe you. - He gruffed and twisted his face into a grimace.
- Hey! - He got hit in the occiput. - I'm not asking how many girls you've slept with, but I have heard that you're pretty good at these things. - I snarled. - If you are so interested in my sex life, you should know that I have never slept with him. Although you're probably interested in everyone so you can slap them for touching me, huh? I thought we were starting to trust each other without accusations, but this situation means we're still nobody to each other. For your information, I've never been intimate with anyone. It was close once, but nothing happened, and the whole relationship ended badly. - I was angry at first. Now I was just disappointed and drained of all other feelings. I had had enough, so I left without looking back.
Is this very different from the norm? That being this age I had never had sex? I won't say, there have been a few handsome gentlemen with whom something could have happened, but I always found something against them and eventually I always gave up. We all crave sex, even me, but until now I had never found the right person. Adrian moves every part of my body and mind. Whenever he is near, I feel his presence and his gaze. His touch. When he is around I feel like I am wrapped in a warm blanket. He is the first person I feel so secure around. Comparing how I feel about him with the feelings I had for Timpur... It's like comparing heaven and earth. I don't think I ever loved him the way I should have. Maybe it was just sexual attraction? Or, I found a person who had similar feelings to mine? Something like a soul mate, but on an emotional level? I'll never know. What was once there, won't come back. I was halfway to the elevator when I felt Adrian's arms tighten around my waist.
- I'm sorry. - He whispered, resting his forehead against my shoulder. - I'm jealous as fuck. I'm afraid you'll run away from me and never come back because I said or did something wrong. It feels like I'm stepping on glass that could very easily shatter into pieces. That scares me the most. Add to that the fact that we are not mated and everything works on me like a red rag to a bull. I trust YOU. Whereas I don't trust the unpaired idiots who hang around you or will hang around you. And there's nothing I can do about it. - He placed a kiss on the hollow of my neck. We went on like that for a while without words, because everything had already been said. Finally, I turned to face him.
- Now I understand how you felt, but you didn't have to react so harshly right away. In the future, just talk. A relationship should be based on talking, not on misunderstandings or guessing things or making up unrealistic scenarios. If we won't be able to talk about what's bothering us, we'll have arguments and quarrels until we end up hating each other. I won't bite you if you ask me politely. - I kissed him gently on the lips and then smiled slightly. I noticed a burning heat in his eyes and at that moment he attacked my lips with his own. I put my arms around his neck and we stood like that in the middle of the room losing oxygen. At some point, he grabbed me by my knees and, with a pause for breath, continued to abuse my mouth. He headed back to the bedroom and, once we were in, he laid me down softly on the sheets. He traveled down my neck with kisses and stopped at the end of the neck column, but quickly moved to another spot closer to my throat.
- Dri... mark me. Let them know this one is no longer available. - He raised his head and looked me in the eye so I sent him a tentative lift of the corners of my swollen lips.
- Are you sure about this? You... - I closed his mouth with another toes curling kiss. Our clothes, piece by piece, landed on the floor. At that moment I was intoxicated by his scent, which works better than the strongest drug in the world. The feel of his skin against mine sent sparks along my spine.
- I know we've already had our ups and downs. We're just getting to know each other. It's just that I already love you. I fell in love with you from the first sight of your amazing eyes. - He paused for a moment to confess what was on his mind. We spent the rest of the night making love as if the world was about to disappear. We gave in to the feeling that defeated all rationality.

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I'll see you soon... I heard a male voice in my mind, making me snap out of my sleep. I looked at the boy next to me, but luckily I didn't wake him up with that. I was concerned about the voice, but after seeing Dri's blissfully sleeping face, everything flew out of my mind. Although just the memory of our late night gymnastics made me warm all over.
- Do you like what you see? - He sleepily asked and lazily opened his eyelids, shamelessly looking at my naked form. He rolled over onto his back and began to run his fingertips over my back, which he had access to because I was sitting up and he was lying very close, right next to me.
- Mhm, very. You ask as if you're not aware of it. - I snorted, to which he started laughing. I planted myself down on bed and twisted to my left side pressing my figure against his. Once I was settled and comfortable, I began to draw circles on his torso as he ran his fingers back and forth over my marking, as if in disbelief that I had actually become his mate. After a moment of pleasant silence, I gained myself to speak the words that had been hanging over me since yesterday.
- I love you too. Maybe it was hard to read it from me, because let's not pretend, I've been sending you mixed signals, but... You're the key to my heart Dri, remember that. - I gave him a kiss on the cheek. He wrapped both arms around me and my head rested under his chin.
- This may not be a good time to start this conversation, but I would like you to take over Luna's duties as soon as possible. I suggest that we start introducing you to the most important things today, and we'll gradually incorporate the rest into your new schedule. - I nodded and snuggled into him even tighter, and after a while I started to drift off.

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It was almost eleven in the morning when we rolled out of bed. We started to get painstakingly slowly ready to go downstairs and announce to everyone that from now on I am officially Adrian's partner. Unfortunately, our idyll was interrupted by the sound of breaking glass. I was in the bathroom, so I immediately went to the bedroom to see what had happened. I thought maybe some decoration had fallen to the ground. What I saw upon arrival froze my blood. The masked guy was pinning Adrian down and the boy had a knife held to his throat. He started to struggle, so I slightly shook my head to make him stop his actions. Damn! Now what? I don't have any weapons here, and I don't want to make any sudden movement or the guy will pierce his throat all the way through. I spotted another guy in the corner of the room. Either I missed him or he magically appeared there. He emerged from behind the bed canopy and stood centrally in front of me. Am I hallucinating or dreaming? I think that maybe unicorns are real after all and they will start flying and trolls do smell lovely.
- Did you miss me, sweetie? - He always said that to me. It made me sick to my stomach. Sadly, I have no doubt in my mind about the veracity of the person in front of me whose heart I pierced. Clearly I did it ineffectually if he is alive and breathing, and his smile in my direction is a sneer.