She placed a kiss above where she touched me and then, tracing the swirl of her mate marks, moved behind me. Her fingers ran across the bumps of my back, as one by one, she kissed every mark.
“They’re a part of you. And I want every part of you.”
“Isn’t that my line?” I said.
“Not this time, it’s not,” she replied. “You can tell me later that me being grounded or having no early memories is not a problem. You like me as I am, etc. But right now, I’m stealing your thunder, so deal with it.”
I chuckled. It was impossible not to with Anna. “We’re going to talk about that part. Your memories. I want to know more.”
“Not now, we aren’t,” she said. “Right now, you’re going to tell me about your scars. I want to know what happened. How did you get them?”
She was still pressed firmly to my back, her breasts against my spine. It was driving me wild not to have her under me, watching thembounce as I thrust deep into her dripping pussy and making her scream, but I could be patient. For a little while longer at least.
“My father,” I rumbled as she kissed another one, her fingers running every which way against my skin. “Courtesy of hislessonson how life in the kingdom should be.”
“Lessons?” she asked in horrified disbelief between kisses, each one meant to soothe, but instead driving me wilder with need.
“Yes. On obedience. Power. Brutality. He thought it was the best way to prepare me to be a better tyrant. Each one taught with a scale-tipped lash.” I shrugged. “He started young. Before my healing could overcome the cuts. Over time, they built up into … that.”
Anna shuddered. “Your father was a monster.”
“Yes,” I agreed stiffly. “He was.”
“I’m sorry I brought it up,” she whispered, coming back around to the front, where I could admire every curve of her body, the impatience in me growing. I didn’t want to waste another second when I could be pleasuring my mate.
“What are you staring at?”
“You,” I growled with renewed possession. “You and your insane body that I want to doeverythingto.”
“Oh, really? Everything, you say?”
“Yes. I came up here with bad intentions,and I will not be further distracted by you,” I promised, taking a step toward her.
Anna smiled and backed up a step. Her nipples were tight and peaked, my mouth salivating at the thought of sucking on them, teasing them as she moaned with pleasure. And that would just be the first step. Between her legs, hidden in the lack of light, I could just barely see the folds of her pussy, begging for attention.Myattention.
And not just from my mouth. Not this time. This time I was going to take my mate fully.
I stepped toward her.
“You sure I can’t distract you?”
I shook my head, advancing on her again.
“You’re foiling my plan then,” she whispered throatily. “Whatever will I do now?”
“Hopefully, scream my name,” I said with a growl, snatching her up and pushing her down onto the bed, following her body with mine, naked skin to naked skin.
“Oh,” she gasped and then moaned as I began to explore her perfect body, from mouth to neck to breasts, my hands anywhere and everywhere at once. “Oh, Caz.”
I sank to my knees between her legs, pressing kisses on the sensitive skin of her inner thighs before wrapping my fingers around from the outside and pulling her open, exposing her sweet, puffy lips to me for the first time in far too long.
My first lick was slow, soft, and barely present. Anna hissed, tensing visibly as the movement caused her breasts to wobble slightly. Precum dripped from the tip of my cock at that sight as I dove in to fully taste her. She moaned and thrust her pussy at my face, grabbing my hair, hauling me in tightly, and generally making no effort to keep her voice down.
By the time I slipped a finger inside her, she was twisting and begging me to make her come. So I did. I licked and sucked on her clit until she jerked violently against me and cried out with overwhelming pleasure that died off into tiny whimpers.
Licking my lips and sucking her sweet juices from my fingers, I rose onto my knees, a deep growl rolling unceasingly in my chest. My dragon knew what was going to happen next. What we had waited so long for, held out with all our might for. Now, finally, at last, our mate was going to let us be with her. Truly, fully. After this, all that would be left would be to claim each other and complete the bond.
I couldn’t wait.
