Maddox's dragon, which had been purring two seconds ago, went silent. The kind of silent that preceded forest fires and regime changes.
"Repeat that."
Two words. Delivered with the temperature of a man who had heard exactly what she said and was giving her one chance to tell him he was wrong.
She opened her mouth, trying to find the right words that didn't include brother and orgasm in the same sentence.
"I s-saw him in here."
The conclusion was already on his face, and the damage was already spreading through the matebond in both directions. He pulled out of her without a word and not gently. She winced, her body hurting.
Without looking at her, he stood, water running down his body. He stepped out of the tub, grabbed a cloth, and wrapped it around his waist.
Then he walked towards the door.
"Maddox, wait. I saw him in the d-d-doorway. He was standing right there."
He stopped. His hand was on the doorframe. He didn't turn around.
