"You really want to go there right now? You just spent the morning telling me not to get caught up in him again."
"I spent the morning warning you not to getattachedto him again. If he's not your mate, I still don't think you should."
"My magic was a lot easier to deal with when we were together, even without a mate bond," I pointed out. "He could talk me out of my panic attacks from the beginning, and he never made me feel bad for being needy or annoying."
"I never got the feeling that he was annoyed," Callum said honestly. "You know I like him, but I think your priority should be setting yourself up for your fated mate, whoever they are. Bargaining with Niall is a good way to finally put that relationship to rest one way or another."
"I don't know if I can do that,"I admitted.
"At Merrily's house, you said Niall's never felt your magic as an energy burst. None of us have experienced that side of it either, but Kat and I are both inclined to think that after five years of living with you, fighting with you, and fucking you, he should've felt your magic in every form. It's not a reliable way to determine fated mates, as we've now established, but it might be something."
"I'm not going to let myself get my hopes up," I said. "I just need to enjoy knowing that I'm not fated to Jonah and figure out the bargain I made with him. I'll try to decide what to do about Niall soon. Thanks. Bye."
We ended the call, and I sent Merrily and Darius a group text as I kept walking down the path.
Me
I'M NOT FATED TO JONAH
Merrily
Oh thank god
Darius
WOOOOO!
Guy's a snooze fest, glad we're not stuck with him forever
I didn't bother hiding my grin, and didn't feel bad for it. I was sure if Jonah was in my shoes, he would've been even more overjoyed that we weren't meant to be together. He was clearly in love with Gwen and focused on the villa.
Merrily
What do you owe him?
Me
Too much money
Darius
Worth it
If I were you, I'd move past the werewolf and make a bargain with the shapeshifter now
Merrily
I don't think that's a bad idea, actually
Darius
He's fucking hot, on top of being obsessed with you
I want him if you don't
Darius was trying to push me into jealousy. I knew he was.
It still took me a few seconds to get a grip on my raging possessiveness at Dare's blunt statement of attraction, but I managed.
