Page 84 of To Match A Dragon's Fire

Mine, my dragon roared as I gripped her ass tighter, digging my fingers in so she could feel the pressure increase.

“You’ll like this,” I promised.

“I know,” she whispered, burying her face against my shoulder. “Are you going to make me wait?”

I thought about teasing her more, but I didn’t know if I could hold out longer. The need to claim her was all-consuming. It was primal and deep and—

“Fuck me, Kieran.”

Hearing her demand was the final straw.

I lifted her onto the ledge and pushed her back against the smooth rock floor, scooting her a few feet to get her out of the depth of the pool.

Water rolled from her thighs in rivulets as I spread them to either side, making room for me to taste my mate.

My dragon rumbled his approval as I licked up her honeyed flavor, sucking on her clit and curling a finger inside.

Ember cried out incoherently as her hands tried to grasp something other than the slick stones, before she latched onto my shoulders instead.

“What’s that, my love? I didn’t hear you.” I smiled as I flicked her clit with my tongue and slipped another finger inside.

“I need more,” she whined, bucking her hips against my face. I chuckled, blowing hot breath against her rapidly cooling skin, and curling two fingers along her upper wall.

“Please.”

“As you wish.” I rose to my knees.

Ember lay naked before me like an offering on the stone floor under the glow of the ceiling.

Her skin pebbled from the cool air of the cave with the lukewarm water beneath her back, but the ache of her desire burned hot between us.

I trailed my fingers up her skin, mesmerized by the soft texture of her human flesh and the warmth of her blood.

Her red hair was darkened by the water, flowing around her on the stone, and her pouty lips spread open, caught in a silent plea.

I’d never known something this beautiful.

And it was meant for me.

“I’ve been waiting centuries to find you.” It wasn’t a line. The truth of it slipped from my heart, needing to be known.

Because at some point I’d given up the hope that this would be possible—that I’d ever have this miracle to protect.

“What took you so long to find me?” Ember smiled, taunting. And my beast soared at the look of love in her eyes.

Mine to claim.

Mine to mate.

Mine to worship.

“I don’t know.” I lowered my lips to hers, brushing them in a reverent whisper of a kiss. “But I’m never letting you go.”

I made her a dragon’s promise as I notched my cock at her entrance, waiting for my mate to accept me.

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Ember

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