“What will you do now?”she asked as she squeezed her naked body close to his.
“I was hoping you’d come with me,” Ransom said.
Scarlett lifted on her elbow and offered him a gentle smile.“I thought you understood.This was a temporary fling.A vacation before I start my business.I have a plan and a set of steps to reach my goals.I’m so close to gaining independence.Staying with you would be a backward step.”
Ransom opened his mouth, but only a croak emerged.They were mates, but she didn’t feel the same way as him.He swallowed to lubricate his dry throat.“Talon is right about your courage.You will succeed at whatever you attempt.”
“Thanks.”Scarlett grinned at him.“Now, all I need to do is to persuade my family to give me the freedom to follow my dreams.We should celebrate.Are you too fatigued for sex?”
“Not too tired.”Ransom swallowed again.Scarlett was right.A celebration to reconfirm they were alive.And if he couldn’t have Scarlett, at least he’d have this short time and his memories.It wasn’t as if he deserved to win her love and loyalty.
Scarlett leaned over him and licked his lips, unlocking his beast.Ransom rolled her beneath him in one fast move.He plundered her mouth, cajoling her groans and passion to the surface.He savored the rub of her breasts against his chest and set about teasing her into desperation.A nip at the base of her neck did the trick.She pressed closer.Her legs curled around his hips.
“Now,” she demanded.
“Not yet.”
He skimmed her breasts with his hands, tantalizing but not giving the pressure he’d learned she enjoyed.A nip at her hip.A lick along the fold of her thigh and torso.Ransom parted her legs and traced her slit with one finger.Her delicate scent filled his nostrils while her folds glistened in the faint light.He allowed himself a quick taste, a swirl of his tongue across her clit.
Scarlett tugged on his hair, stirring restlessly under his ministrations.
“Now,” she ordered in a bossy demand, then did some nipping of her own.
Her sharp bite at his pectoral muscle reverberated right through him and acted as a prod to his cock.He groaned when she repeated her nip.
“Scarlett,” he whispered, urgency raging and pushing his pulse rate to a frantic race.He guided his shaft to her.
“Yes,” she whispered, lifting her hips in an invitation.
He thrust, driving into her heat while releasing a hiss of pleasure.“You feel amazing.”
“Of course.”She laughed.“Now, make me come.”
“You’re a bossy woman.I prefer to follow my inclinations.”Ransom pulled back and slid home in one smooth motion.
“If I tell a man what I want, and he follows some of my directions, I get to enjoy myself,” Scarlett whispered.“If I leave it up to my sexual partner, I’m often disappointed.”
“You haven’t met the right man,” Ransom said.“I don’t require direction.”
Scarlett rocked her lower body, taking him deeper.“Perfect.Do that again.”
Ransom laughed.“Let’s do this my way.I’m the one on top.”
A snort escaped Scarlett.“So if I’m on top, I get to set the rules?”
“Does it matter if we both receive pleasure?”
“I’ve yet to have the proof.”
Ransom laughed.Spending time with Scarlett and sharing this intimacy with her pushed away his lingering fears.“We’ve done this successfully before.”
“Never with so much chatter and comment,” she said with a wink.
His dragon released a growl that echoed through his mind.Without Prince Kalim’s presence, he felt surprisingly lightheaded.Or was that Scarlett?Ransom thrust and retreated, holding her close, breathing in her scent.He cupped one breast and savored her smooth skin, the weight of her filling his palm.
Memories.
Her warm flesh massaged his length, gripping him sweetly.Her fingernails dug into his shoulders, no doubt leaving her mark.He withdrew and slid into her heat again, aiming for slow, but his balls tightened in exquisite pain.His next thrust had him gritting his teeth, and when Scarlett climaxed around his shaft, he could hold on no longer.His seed bubbled up, and he released with a grunt, the pleasure seeping into every muscle.
