“That was…” She exhaled, pulling back to examine my expression. “Amazing. That was absolutely amazing.”
Fuck yes it was.
“Next time we’re alone, your sweet little pussy is going to take all of me, understand?” I demanded softly, gripping her jaw. “I want to claim you fully when I don’t have to rush exploring every part of your perfect fucking body.”
“Okay.” Her cheeks turned pink as she nodded, seeming to like my words. Which was convenient, because I very much planned on following through.
Letting her dress fall, I pulled her lace panties back over her tight, hot center, holding my cum in the place I had marked as mine. Adjusting her straps and covering her perky breasts, I finally leaned back enough to zip my hard cock back into my suit pants. I immediately pulled Maya against my chest, loving the warm affection radiating through our bond as her nose brushed my neck gently. My fingers ran up her thigh as I brushed over the mating mark that I left there, loving the way she trembled in reaction to it.
“Henry?” Maya’s voice was soft and had me squeezing her tighter.
“Yeah, sweetheart?”
“Remember when you said you knew what love felt like? When I first marked you?” Her words were faint and filled with emotion that had my own throat tightening. I nodded, pulling back and cupping her jaw, needing to see her pretty golden eyes.
“Yes,” I agreed, searching for her flushed expression.
“I’m pretty sure you were right… I’m pretty sure this is love.”
My heart skipped as my chest squeezed, “Maya—”
“I love you,” she said immediately. “That’s what I’m saying. I love you.”
I surged forward and kissed her, taking her in a deep, pressing, possessive hold. “Maya, sweetheart, I love you so fucking much.”
“Yeah?” Her large eyes filled with emotion that took my dragon and I from being predators that wanted to pin down our mate to a goddamn pup.
“Yeah.” I brushed my nose against hers gently.
Before either of us could say anything, Marco turned the corner of the garden, coming to a stop as he looked at both of us in somewhat surprise and then amusement. “I am now understanding why you decided to leave me with those assholes for so long that they left on their own.”
“Marco!” Maya chirped, smiling at his swear directed at me.
“Sorry baby girl.” He stepped towards her as she slid off my lap, giving me a minute to collect myself as I tried to rein in my emotions. The ones filled with sappy sentiments and wanting to do everything from worshiping her body to convincing Marco that we needed to marry this woman today.
“Wait, did we miss out on the food?” Maya asked, pulling back from her hug.
I chuckled at that as Marco shook his head. “Food is there, council is gone.”
Thank fuck.
Maya happily headed towards the curve of the bushes as Marco followed her, offering me an arched brow as I stood up. I ran a hand through my hair while fixing my clothes, feeling both elated and possibly more turned on than before, her soft, emotional words causing me to feel different than I had ever before.
“And you give us shit,” Marco commented as Maya hummed up ahead, causing me to walk faster. I couldn’t help but smile because I suppose I did give them a lot of shit, and considering my clear lack of control, I really had no right. My eyes tracked our sexy mate’s easy pace, her hips swaying slightly under her pink dress as my dragon relaxed somewhat, thrilled that she was at least covered in our cum.
Now if only I could completely fill her with it.
4
Maya
“So I have to wear this?” I tilted my head curiously, looking over the dress on the bed before examining the current one I wore. The one that not only had Henry’s scent all over it, which I found myself loving, but was far lighter and less elaborate than the dress set out for me. I asked the next question on my mind as I tried to find a way out of this. “Why?”
Call me crazy, but it didn’t look very comfortable.
It was gorgeous… I really shouldn’t complain. Nibbling my lip, I immediately considered taking back my question, not wanting to sound ungrateful, especially since we were going to the Dreki realm, somewhere they didn’t like, to meet someone for me. I frowned, hating Anna’s words from before, only adding to the mounting guilt. I knew that we were going for a larger health concern than mating stuff, something I was truly curious about, but the way they had talked about it had felt not only off-putting but cold and uncomfortable. I attempted to shake myself from that thought process while running my fingers over the material in front of me.
After wearing such an uncomfortable fabric while locked in the basement of the church, I had the urge to continue to wear the soft materials and fabrics the boys had purchased for me. I liked how light and airy the outfits were and the bright colors associated with them. Plus, that wasn’t even including the way they looked at me while wearing them. So you couldn’t blame me completely for not wanting to change when there were so many reasons to stay in the exact outfit I was wearing.
“The Dreki Realm is a bit more… traditional? Stuck in the past? Nearly medieval?” Ledger mused from where he laid out in bed, shirtless and drinking a cup of coffee. The sight of him had my toes curling against the soft carpet of the hotel bedroom and my center tightening, heat covering my body as that insane frustration and lust reared up again. It was only encouraged by the fluttering in my chest caused by my phoenix. I had no idea how after everything I’d done with Henry and how hard I had climaxed I was still turned on, but I was blaming my mates completely. They inspired this, and everything about them left me wanting more and more.
A blush took over my face, thinking about only an hour or so ago and how bold I’d acted with Henry only feet from the restaurant. Close enough that someone could probably not only hear us but easily could have come across us, finding me in his lap and rubbing up against him until he was literally inside of me. Something about that was thrilling, the risk of being caught and how he hadn’t given in fully to what we both wanted. I mean… I very much wanted to be connected to him fully and finish the bond, but the entire experience left me feeling flushed and red in the face.
That wasn’t even including the bold words that had come out of my mouth.
It wasn’t surprising, because I knew how I felt about Henry and my mates, but I had been a bit surprised when the words had left my mouth, knowing that the rejection I could have possibly faced. I had been worried momentarily that I was rushing it, that he would not return the sentiment, but the minute I said it, a softness and affection filled his face that had me knowing I’d said the right thing. Had me knowing that he felt very much the same before he even said the words.
Love. Henry loved me.
That wasn’t, of course, including the way Ledger was looking at me, which was also inspiring heat to my cheeks. I was pretty sure that they had conspired against me to make sure I blushed as much as possible. I narrowed my eyes down at the dress, wondering if there was a way to make them blush as much as possible.
“More traditional?” I questioned curiously. Ledger offered a small yawn, stretching an arm above his head, showing off how muscular he was. I found myself considering crawling into bed with him and ditching this entire idea of going to the Dreki realm. It was a tempting consideration, to say the least.