15- Stop following me

SILVER

-We should go back there. Astro says gently and I stare hard at the glass, building up her image in my head.

-I don't feel comfortable leaving her there.

Of course you don't. I couldn't agree more.

-You think he's bad news too, right?

Yes, yes.

-No one should know how good our mate moans and how sweet she tastes.

…

I like that we agree on that.

I'm picking up my glass of wine with a smile, thinking how my beast and I are one and the same.

"Penny for your thoughts, dear?" my mother asks, drawing my attention back on the table. "What is it?" her curiosity grows stronger and I know she's not dropping it till she gets an earful.

"Thinking about the wedding," I shrug.

"Ouh!" she's smiling and sitting up straight, wiping her mouth with a napkin. "I never thought I'd see the day you'll bring up a wedding first."

I turn to her, "Even after you set me up for this?"

She rolls her eyes, "Don’t be dramatic, my love. I foresaw your stubbornness and I saved you from ending up alone by thirty