“Apart from not telling you about my dragon.”
“Trust takes time to build. I understand that. Keeping your dragon secret was to maintain your safety. You needed to blend with the rest of us. I understand that. Later, you can tell me more about your world, but right now, we have time alone. You’re not wearing clothes, despite promising me you would.”
“Is he gonna spank us?”her dragon asked.
“Stop! I need to concentrate. I let you drive us when we’re flying. Let me take care of this part,”Sasha pleaded, barely holding back her groan of frustration.“Please, I promise we can discuss this to thenthdegree later. For now, remain quiet, Okay?”
“But—”
“Please,” Sasha said aloud with more than a touch of irritability.
“What’s wrong?”
“My dragon is inserting her opinion. I’ve asked her to hold her questions until later, but she’s very opinionated.”
“Ah,” Max said, his teeth flashing white in the bedroom's darkness. “I have a cure for that. How about if I keep you too busy to think? Would that help?”
“He can do that?”her dragon asked, and she sounded intrigued.“Tell him to prove it.”
“Yes,” Sasha said with a trace of desperation.
Max’s rich chortle drove the tension from her stiff shoulders. In the next instant, his lips covered hers. This time it wasn’t a gentle kiss. It wasn’t a playful kiss. It wasn’t a quick kiss. His was a claiming, and of the type a male gave a female he adored. At least according to the kissing books she and her dragon had devoured.
Max rose over her and pressed her into the mattress, holding her in place with his bulk. For a man who spent his time sitting at a desk, he had impressive muscles.
She wanted to ask but decided to enjoy and act in the same manner she’d requested of her dragon. Hold all questions until later.
Max kissed her again and slid his tongue across the seam of her lips. She gasped, and he took immediate advantage, exploring the interior of her mouth.Ooh.She and her dragon had discussed this French kissing thing, and it wasn’t disgusting at all. Every part of her body softened, and she felt his touch clear to her toes. A moan vibrated between them, and she realized the sound came from her.
“Like that, do you?” Max whispered.
“I thought it’d be gross, but I enjoyed it immensely.”
Max barked out a laugh. “Excellent. I can’t wait for your reaction to the other stuff.” He stilled for an instant, his beautiful blue gaze turning somber. “Are you sure you want this? We can’t take it back later.”
“I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life.” Sasha pulled down his head and kissed him. It lacked finesse, and she decided she needed more practice, but he didn’t laugh. Instead, he groaned, and his arms tightened around her. Their tongues slid together in a sensual dance, and excitement pounded through Sasha. Every part of her sizzled with enjoyment, her body light and full of tingling joy. When Max parted their mouths, her breath caught because she was eager to learn what would happen next.
When the suspense became too much for her, she exclaimed, “What’s next?”
“That’s what I want to know,”her dragon said.“So far, it has been enlightening and immensely enjoyable.”
“Shush,” Sasha reminded her dragon.
Max chuckled. “This is the most interesting time I’ve ever had in bed with a woman.”
“Only interesting?”Her dragon sounded disappointed, and Sasha echoed the emotion.
“Is that bad?”
“Hell, no,” Max said immediately. He hesitated as if he wanted to say something but thought the better of it.
“Honesty is always best,” she reminded him. “I prefer it.”
“I do, too,” Max said. “Do you know what happens? Did your mother tell you?”
“My mother would’ve told me before my betrothal became official, although my friend shared what her mother told her recently before my friend’s marriage.”
“All right.”
