creature, but keeping that
connection between them felt good, right.
And together, they turned for home.
TEN
Something was different.
Maybe it was the way he looked at her. Maybe it was the way he
waited patiently, kneeling in the center of her bed, for her to come to her. But
Tess could feel that things had shifted between her and Kaden. Their fight
seemed to have cleared the air, and helped him to understand some things. But
there was more she wished she’d said that she didn’t quite know how to
express.
Not yet.
Tonight, she would simply savor that he wanted her to lead. Tomorrow, they could begin to figure out
how to fit their very different lives together. There had to be a way, Tess
thought. Because for all that Kaden’s attitudes could infuriate her, she felt
the truth of their connection as deeply as he seemed to. She didn’t want to go
into hiding.
But she didn’t want to be without him. Even now, that was out
of the question.
Tess took a deep breath, unhooked the clasp on her bra and let
it drop to the floor. She heard his approving growl and smiled. Her nipples
pebbled, not from cold but from a fresh wave of desire. The muscles in her lower
belly tightened.
“You wish to torment me,” Kaden said.
She smirked, trying to replicate the arrogant look he often
gave her. Tess let her panties drop to the floor and tried not to feel
self-conscious as she went to him, the feel of his eyes on her bare skin making
her even hotter than the charm at her throat.
She paused at the edge of the bed, eyeing him suspiciously.
“You’ll stay still until I tell you. You did say that.”
He drank her in, gold eyes burning. “I am a dragon of my word, atirra. ”
She smiled. “I’ll hold you to that.”
Tess crawled onto the bed and the positioned herself before
him, straddling his knees with her own. She rose up a little to trace her hands
over the markings on his skin that she’d admired, but had little time to
explore. They were beautiful, tribal, black as night and somehow perfect for
him.
“I love your tattoos,” she said.
“I was born with these,” Kaden replied, his voice slightly
strained. “No two dragons are marked the same.”
She savored the heat of his skin beneath her hands as she
looked up to meet his eyes. “Really? That’s amazing.”
“You wish to have a conversation this way?”
His hands had bunched into fists, and it was hard for Tess to
hide her smile when she realized just how hard he was trying to keep his hands
to himself, as he’d promised. She let her hands slide down his chest to his
hips, then scraped her nails lightly over his lower belly, making him shudder.
Then, slowly, deliberately, she leaned forward to trail her tongue down his
chest. His muscles flexed on a low, harsh groan.
“Tess.”
In answer, she went lower, licking and kissing until she had
lowered herself to the head of his cock. She nuzzled at the hot, silken skin,
heard Kaden make a soft, broken sound. Then she put her mouth around him and
took all of him in, a long, languorous stroke that made his hips surge
upward.
Tess moaned, not protesting when she felt Kaden’s hands tangle
in her hair. He tasted of the sea, and she began to suck him, swirling her
tongue around his rigid shaft as she began a slow, tortuous rhythm. The noises
he made in the back of his throat each time she took him fully into her mouth
had moisture pooling between her legs, and it was a relief when he pulled her
away.
She could only imagine her face was as flushed as his was.
The power pouring from him was incredible. And still, this
time, he held back, though she could see how difficult it was.
“Let me,” he said. But it was no order...for the first time, it
was a request.
Tess had only begun to nod when she was flipped onto her back,
covered from head to toe with well over six feet of hard, naked dragon. He
felt...incredible. His skin was hot and smooth, and she could feel all of his
tightly coiled strength rippling
connection between them felt good, right.
And together, they turned for home.
TEN
Something was different.
Maybe it was the way he looked at her. Maybe it was the way he
waited patiently, kneeling in the center of her bed, for her to come to her. But
Tess could feel that things had shifted between her and Kaden. Their fight
seemed to have cleared the air, and helped him to understand some things. But
there was more she wished she’d said that she didn’t quite know how to
express.
Not yet.
Tonight, she would simply savor that he wanted her to lead. Tomorrow, they could begin to figure out
how to fit their very different lives together. There had to be a way, Tess
thought. Because for all that Kaden’s attitudes could infuriate her, she felt
the truth of their connection as deeply as he seemed to. She didn’t want to go
into hiding.
But she didn’t want to be without him. Even now, that was out
of the question.
Tess took a deep breath, unhooked the clasp on her bra and let
it drop to the floor. She heard his approving growl and smiled. Her nipples
pebbled, not from cold but from a fresh wave of desire. The muscles in her lower
belly tightened.
“You wish to torment me,” Kaden said.
She smirked, trying to replicate the arrogant look he often
gave her. Tess let her panties drop to the floor and tried not to feel
self-conscious as she went to him, the feel of his eyes on her bare skin making
her even hotter than the charm at her throat.
She paused at the edge of the bed, eyeing him suspiciously.
“You’ll stay still until I tell you. You did say that.”
He drank her in, gold eyes burning. “I am a dragon of my word, atirra. ”
She smiled. “I’ll hold you to that.”
Tess crawled onto the bed and the positioned herself before
him, straddling his knees with her own. She rose up a little to trace her hands
over the markings on his skin that she’d admired, but had little time to
explore. They were beautiful, tribal, black as night and somehow perfect for
him.
“I love your tattoos,” she said.
“I was born with these,” Kaden replied, his voice slightly
strained. “No two dragons are marked the same.”
She savored the heat of his skin beneath her hands as she
looked up to meet his eyes. “Really? That’s amazing.”
“You wish to have a conversation this way?”
His hands had bunched into fists, and it was hard for Tess to
hide her smile when she realized just how hard he was trying to keep his hands
to himself, as he’d promised. She let her hands slide down his chest to his
hips, then scraped her nails lightly over his lower belly, making him shudder.
Then, slowly, deliberately, she leaned forward to trail her tongue down his
chest. His muscles flexed on a low, harsh groan.
“Tess.”
In answer, she went lower, licking and kissing until she had
lowered herself to the head of his cock. She nuzzled at the hot, silken skin,
heard Kaden make a soft, broken sound. Then she put her mouth around him and
took all of him in, a long, languorous stroke that made his hips surge
upward.
Tess moaned, not protesting when she felt Kaden’s hands tangle
in her hair. He tasted of the sea, and she began to suck him, swirling her
tongue around his rigid shaft as she began a slow, tortuous rhythm. The noises
he made in the back of his throat each time she took him fully into her mouth
had moisture pooling between her legs, and it was a relief when he pulled her
away.
She could only imagine her face was as flushed as his was.
The power pouring from him was incredible. And still, this
time, he held back, though she could see how difficult it was.
“Let me,” he said. But it was no order...for the first time, it
was a request.
Tess had only begun to nod when she was flipped onto her back,
covered from head to toe with well over six feet of hard, naked dragon. He
felt...incredible. His skin was hot and smooth, and she could feel all of his
tightly coiled strength rippling
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