Neve (Silver Skates #3) - Helen Scott Page 0,37

feeling the sting of him leaving keenly. “I’ll see you tomorrow?”

He nodded jerkily before turning and practically sprinting from the apartment.

“What’s up with that guy?” Niklaus asked, his brows furrowed in confusion.

“He’s freaked out by having a mate, would be my guess,” Rory said quietly.

“He’s not the only one,” I muttered.

The guys fell silent at my utterance, and I felt a twist of guilt wind its way through me.

After another awkward moment’s silence, Rory said, “You know, I’d be happy to help out at the paper. Maybe I can talk to your employees about some of the stories we used to run back in my hometown. It’s pretty small, and the selkie community lives as humanly as possible, with just our occasional trips to the sea. I know it’s not much, but maybe it will help get Seren on board with everything and get your dad off your back.”

“Oh, and I could take you around town, introduce you to people. Maybe we can spark ideas for stories that way as well. Plus, it would get the Gazette on people’s minds more. If they know how close it is to going under, maybe we can rally the community around you. Plus, you could interview some of the more interesting people. I’m sure they’d be up for it.” Excitement gleamed in Niklaus’ eyes.

“That’s actually one of the ideas I talked to Seren about already. I want to interview everyone in town, human and supe alike, and do a feature on them. Plus, if we don’t tell them when their feature is coming out, then we might get some more subscriptions.” I smiled. It had seemed like a good idea when I first had it, but now I was starting to question it. If Niklaus had a similar idea, then it had to be worth pursuing though, right?

“I can put you in touch with a few businesses, like the Devil’s Pit. They might be interested in buying advertising space,” Colden said.

“What is the Devil’s Pit? You never said.”

A blush ran up his neck and stained his cheeks. “It’s a strip club. I dance there. Make pretty good money, too,” he said quietly.

“I’d love to see you dance sometime,” I said without thinking about the implications.

“Well, I’m going to go take an ice bath. My muscles are screaming at me after playing some of the game and then shifting. I’ll find you tomorrow and start taking you around, if you’re up for that?” Niklaus asked.

I nodded. “Don’t you want my number? How are you going to find me?”

“I’ll follow the mate bond. Give you a reason to believe it exists.” Niklaus winked at me as he pushed to his feet and started to leave. Before he got even halfway to the door, he turned around, took a few long strides, and braced himself above me so he could lower his lips to mine.

It was similar to the kiss at the skating rink, and it took my breath away now just as it had then. His lips were like silk against my own, and though I opened for him, wanting to deepen the kiss, he pulled away slightly, planting a second soft kiss on my lips, then the tip of my nose, then my forehead. His eyes were gleaming in the low light as he simply said, “Tomorrow.” Then he was gone, out the door and away.

“And then there were three,” Rory mumbled mostly to himself.

“Did you mean what you said about wanting to see me dance?” Colden asked.

“I did.”

“I’d be happy to give you a private showing.” His voice was a low rumble that had my whole body lighting up like a Christmas tree.

I coughed, well, more like choked on my own spit, as I tried to answer him. The handsome jerk just got a knowing smile on his face and slipped his phone from his pocket. After a few taps, it started playing Genuwine’s “My Pony.” Colden quickly glanced at Rory, who just shrugged, like watching one of my other mates—not that I was sure I actually believed them yet—strip was the most normal thing in the world.

A snort of laughter escaped me as I thought about the number of time’s I’d watched Magic Mike and drooled over Channing Tatum’s dancing. Colden was anything but joking though as his hips rolled and popped in a way that no one could watch without thinking about the way he fucked. What would that feel like while he was inside me? My body ached with the