Playing With Fire. Kayla Perrin

not up to me to tell you who’s good for you.”

      “I know I had a great guy. Elliott was into me, would never cheat on me. But you know how I felt. I started to miss the excitement of a guy who wanted you so badly, he would take you...anytime, any place. Within reason, of course. It’s not just men who want partners with a bit of freak in them.”

      Zienna pondered the comment. Maybe Alexis was right. Because she definitely wanted more of The Slayer, and the loving he had given her the night before.

      But was comfortable sex a reason to dump someone? “All I know is that I’ve got a good guy. The fact that he can give it to me like a bad boy is a perk.”

      “If Elliott could have done that, things would be different.”

      “So you dumped him solely because of the sex?” Alexis had complained that he no longer excited her, but Zienna figured it was about more than just his performance in the bedroom.

      “In part, I guess.” Her friend sounded conflicted. “I just...I needed something more. Something he wasn’t giving me.”

      “You did what you had to do,” Zienna said. She loved Alexis, but when it came to relationships, she didn’t know what her friend was looking for.

      “I’m sorry,” Alexis said. “I’m just testy. Elliott’s mother came by last night. She wanted to know what was wrong with her son. I kept telling her that there was nothing wrong with him, that he would make someone very happy one day.”

      “Which she didn’t understand,” she supplied.

      “No.”

      “Of course not.”

      “All I could tell her was that he just wasn’t right for me. She was crushed.”

      “Well,” Zienna began, “that’s understandable. She grew to love you, same as Elliott did.”

      Alexis expelled a breath. “I know. It just makes it hard. I’ve made my decision and want to move on.”

      For someone who had resolved to move on, she didn’t sound happy. But Zienna said all that she could say. “I know.”