Sharing a hotel room with the fourteen-year-old put a snag in his usual night plans. Could he risk lighting up the dreaming crystal with her in the room, even after she’d gone to sleep? Obviously, he’d have to curtail any possible exercise between him and Gage, since the physical side effects would be both wildly inappropriate and incredibly embarrassing.
But they didn’t always have s*x, and while it was fun, neither of them truly needed it so long as they still got to be together. He’d be plenty happy just conversing or cuddling. Moreover, if he skipped a night, Dakota risked never being able to summon Gage’s spirit again. While there was always a chance that he might talk in his sleep, Dakota could chalk that up to normal slumber. And he could hide the talisman—wear it around his waist
