Secondhand Skin (Soulbound Universe)

by Hailey Turner

“Heat doesn’t bother me.” “You’re pretty hot.” “That was the dumbest line. Please don’t ever say that around my pack.” Riordan laughed

“You smell like Jono when Patrick has done something stupid and he thinks brooding will solve the problem if tea won’t,” Wade mumbled, breath tickling Riordan’s skin.

Wade’s face was flushed, and not just from the steam rising around them. A faint glitter of red scales edged his hairline, and Riordan had the absurd need to see how many more he could bring up through Wade’s skin.