Until he did, she wasn’t going to get her hopes up. Hearing the dragonman wanted to kiss her had sent a little thrill through her body, but she wasn’t about to live a life of him being nice one minute and an arsehole the next. As hard as it would be to walk away, she would do it if Kai didn’t pass this test.Kai remained silent as his pupils flashed to slits and back again. She really wished she could hear what Kai’s dragon was saying to him.After a full minute had passed, Kai’s low voice filled the room. “Maggie Jones was my true mate.”Jane let out the breath she’d been holding. “Was, as in past tense?”His jaw clenched a second before he replied, “She’s still alive. However, she chose another.”“Wait, how is that possible? I thought once a dragon-shifter found their true mate, they went into a frenzy?”Kai moved to the edge of her bed and sat down. The action reminded her that her dragonman had been shot only a few hours ago and wasn’t at full-strength. Still, if Kai was in pain or tired, she couldn’t tell.
