Iris tucked her feet under her as she sat on the cushions opposite Fang at the low table and rested her chin on her palms.
“Found your mate, huh?”
The woman rolled her eyes and looked away angrily.
“I have to admit, I was hoping you would be the first dragon in living history to find a female mate. I’m more than slightly disappointed your mate is a dude.”
Fang turned her attention back to her Iris and sneered, “what do you know?”
“I know you were in love with a woman, and she succumbed to the mate bond, and it broke your heart.” Iris sighed sadly, “I don’t know what it’s like to love anyone other than Jay. What was it like? To love someone without the mate bond dictating how you felt.”
Fang blinked, surprised with the question. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, the only man I’ve ever lo
