Page 83 of To Match A Dragon's Fire

I smiled as I unbuttoned my shirt. “I was busy enjoying the show.”

Ember swam forward and rested her arms on the ledge, watching me. “My turn.”

I took my time undressing, leaving my jeans for last. By the time I reached for the button on my waistband, her pupils were blown and the scent of her desire clung to the steam in the air.

I hesitated with my pants around my hips.

Ember licked her lips, forcing her gaze up to my face. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” I grinned, loving the effect I was having on this woman. “Just wanted to make sure you were ready.”

“Oh, my...” Her little gasp of surprise as my cock sprang free had me fisting the base and giving it a few languid strokes to relieve some tension.

I stepped into the pool as Ember swam away from the ledge, floating on her back in the crystalline water to give me room to sit. I lowered myself into the warm water, feeling its healing minerals slip over my skin.

“It’s… Um…” Ember bit down on her lip as she returned to treading water.

I thought about dragging this out, but couldn’t hold back any longer. “Do you want to feel it?”

“Yes, please.” A smile lit up her face as she swam closer.

I rested my arms back on the ledge, giving her free range of my body. My pulse quickened with anticipation and blood pounded in my ears.

Her slender fingers wrapped around the girth of my cock. The silky water helped glide her hand along my skin as she traced, adding to the sensation of being wrapped in her touch.

Heat flushed her cheeks as she stroked over the head and back down again, pausing on each notch.

“It’s ribbed,” she said, awe in her tone. “That’s different.”

“I can assure you there are many things not human about me,” I teased.

She continued to stroke, making my hips buck involuntarily as I tried to contain my longing to pull her closer and take.

Mate. Fuck. Claim.

My beast was riding me hard, but I forced myself to stay steady. To let Ember explore at her own pace.

“Why is it ribbed?” Her round eyes looked up at me as she loosened her grip.

I slid into the water and wrapped my arm around her shoulders, needing to keep her next to me and feel her body pressed against mine. “Because my kind doesn’t like to slip away after mating.”

Instinctually, I put my teeth to her neck.

I managed to keep my fangs from descending as I bit soft little nips to her shoulder.

The scent of her, the warm vanilla and oat milk, heated with the steam of the hot springs and seeped into my veins.

“How would that…” Her voice trailed off in a moan as I cupped her perfect ass, lifting her from the water so I could draw one of her dusty-pink nipples into my mouth.

“The ridges thicken the lower they go and the closer I get to release,” I kissed my way across her chest.

Ember arched her back, offering me her other breast, which I nipped and sucked, giving it the same attention as the other.

“Does it hurt?” she asked, breathless.

I pulled back so I could look into her eyes. The depths of them were almost black, blown with desire. “Do you like a little pain with your pleasure?”

“A little.” Ember nodded, trembling as she wrapped her legs around my waist and rocked her core against me.

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