Page 57 of Wolves Always Bite

Ileaned over to see what he was writing, butIcouldn’t decipher his scribbles.Whenhe finished, he turned his attention toAsh.

“Okay,Mr.I’mSuddenlyaFireMage—”

“Well, technically,I’vealways been a fire mage…”

“Pfft,”Jeremysaid, waving his hand through the air. “Icall them likeIsee them.”

Inthe rearview mirror,Icould seeAshroll his eyes. “Howlong will it be before you let it go?”

“Howlong have we beenBFFswho told one another everything except that one massive secret?”

“Sothat long?”

“I’lllet you know.”Jeremyshrugged. “Imean, you knowI’veforgiven you already, but you can’t expect me to never talk about how you lied to me for decades.”

Ash’sshoulders slumped but he nodded. “Okay.Fine.”

Jeremytapped his pen to his lips. “Okay.FirstthingIwant to know is:Didyou actually set fire toMr.Ewing’scar?”

Ash’scheeks pinkened and he swallowed.

“Holyshit, itwasyou!”Jeremylaughed. “Thepolice asked me about you, did you know that?Askedif you liked playing with matches and ifIthought you had problems at home.”

“Oh, god…Whydidn’t you tell me that?”

“Ewingdeserved it, but, wow,Ican’t believe that was you.”

“Yeah,”Ashmuttered. “Mymother wasn’t impressed.”

Iloved the wayJeremy’sface lit up when he was teasing his friend.

Hewas so damn beautiful.Everythingabout him called to me.Evenmy magic responded to him.Thathad never happened before.Sure,I’dbitten people during sex before because the orgasms were amazing that way, butI’dnever knotted anyone, nor hadIever seen my magic manifest the way it did whenIwas withJeremy.

IfIdidn’t know better,I’dswear that not all those shimmering wispy manifestations of magic were mine.Butthat wasn’t possible becauseJeremywas human, soIdidn’t know whatI’dseen.Butit didn’t matter.It’dbeen the most amazing experience of my life.Iwanted to do it again and again.

I’dbeen stupid to try to put distance between us.Icouldn’t see the future, butIknew now thatIdidn’t want to even think about a future withoutJeremy.Iwould just have to memorize every momentIhad with him, soIcould hold those memories close after he was gone.

“Okay, next question…”Jeremysaid.Hiseyes sparkled with mischief. “Howthe hell did you keep your super dick a secret?Like,Ican’t believeIdidn’t hear any rumors.Iknow you lost your virginity in grade eleven.Iwould have thought people would talk about your inflatable cock.”

Thetruck swerved whenAshwhipped his head around to gape atJeremy. “What?”

“Ash, watch the road!”Dillonbarked as he reached out to grab the steering wheel.

Ashfaced the road again, but his gaze kept darting to the mirror.

Jeremyscratched his head as he turned to me. “So,Iguess knotting isn’t a thing all supes can do, is it?”

“Uh…No.”Myface burned asIshook my head. “I’veonly heard of… uh…that… with werewolves.”

“Thatseems strange, doesn’t it?Thatonly one type of supe has a super dick?”Hescribbled something in his notebook. “I’mgoing to have to google things.Doyou know what my search history is going to look like?IfIdie before my mother, please wipe my laptop before she sees it.”

Ihad no idea how to do that.Sure,Iliked technology better thanGage, butIwas by no means proficient.

“Ialready promised to take care of everything,”Ashreassured him. “I’vegot your back.”

“Iknow you do.BFFsforever!”Jeremystill had a smile on his face when he turned towardDillon. “Okay,Mr.Hellacious, your turn.”

Dillon’seyes widened slightly as he glanced over his shoulder to whereJeremysat beside me in the back seat.