his arms and that magic freaking hand of his slips onto my stomach.
I could get addicted to this so freaking quickly.
This time when I wake, he’s still stretched out in the bed next to me, wearing nothing but a pair of black boxer briefs. The bed is too small for me to roll over so I just lay there, too afraid to breathe in case it wakes him up and I lose this moment.
I’d get this all of the time if I was allowed to Bond with him.
This moment I think it, I hate myself because my bond starts immediately straining towards him, desperate to have him. I’m rough as I yank it back, my frustration coming out.
There’s a sharp knock at the door that startles Gryphon awake. He bolts out of the bed, instantly on high alert, and he pulls a gun that I had no freaking clue was in the room out of his boot as he takes the two steps over to the door.
My brain hasn’t even caught up to the fact that someone is here, when he grabs the door handle and yanks it open, shirtless, bed-rumpled and in all his early-morning glory.
Sage and Sawyer look at him in twin images of shock.
It would be absolutely hilarious if it wasn’t also completely freaking shameful. There’s no way I’m getting out of this without them making some comment that is going to make me want to die because one look at him, and they have to assume we’ve spent the whole night fucking like horny rabbits.
“Well, excuse the fuck out of us! Sage, we need to leave. Now. Move it.”
I groan as Gryphon stares him down, finally lowering the gun and stepping away to let them in, except Sage is cemented to the floor in shock. I climb out of the bed and rush over to attempt to explain that this is definitely not what it looks like.
I hear Gryphon rummaging around behind me so I assume he’s getting dressed, thank God, but the moment I open my mouth, Sawyer cuts me off, “We need to swap dick stories because there are a lot of rumors about him and I need to know which ones are true.”
Sage elbows him in the gut so sharply he actually groans and I grin at her. “Sorry, I forgot to set an alarm. I’ll be a minute while I throw some clothes on and we can grab food on the way, right? I’ll explain—”
Gryphon nudges me out of the way, his keys in his hands as he scowls around at the entire hallway full of gaping girls. “What’s there to explain? You’re my Bond.”
He then stalks off like he didn’t just casually confirm to the girls here that he fucked my brains out last night, and I want to die. Not that there’s anything wrong with us hooking up, but I’ve been so adamant about hating them that this feels like I’ve suddenly just bent over for him because he asked.
I sigh and usher the siblings in, groaning as I shut the door behind them.
Sage awkwardly stands there like she’s trying not to touch anything but Sawyer slumps down on my bed. “Dammit, I really thought you’d finally fallen into bed with one of them. I’m strangely disappointed.”
I quickly start throwing clothes on, crowing inside a little when I find Gryphon’s hoodie that he’s left behind. “Sorry, he was just here as pain relief. I didn’t think you’d believe me. I’m shocked at your trust, Sawyer.”
He rolls his eyes at me and picks at the sheets. “There’s no sex smell. I know the scent of a good fuck when I smell it.”
That’s oddly disgusting and when I finally sling my bag onto my back, I find Sage looking at me with concern. “Are you sure you’re okay? Should you be going to classes if you’re in that much pain?”
I’m fine now and there’s no way I’m calling North to get a sick pass. “Let’s just forget this happened. Gryphon still hates me, he’s just also a decent human being. He won’t be back anytime soon.”
A week later, I’ve almost forgotten what my bed feels like without Gryphon in it. He’s much more discreet about his stays in it, always coming in after I’ve fallen asleep and leaving before I wake up in the morning, but there’s always little signs that he’s been here.
I get up and try to ignore the fact that my bed is empty again. I wish he’d stay