Page 79 of The Dragon Recruit
Her dragon hummed. “For now. But I want you to try and claim me later.”
“As in chasing?”
“Yes.”
Antony chuckled and kissed their neck again. “I look forward to it, my dear.”
Her dragon said,We’re keeping him.
I agree. Now, let me make sure he rests a bit before we go again.
Aye, fine. But you’re going to share equally. I want to see what else he’ll do.
Deal.
With that, her beast moved to the back of their mind and Iris took control just as Antony rolled them to the side and onto the bed. Iris moved to face him, her eyes level with his. “My beast said you can have a wee break.”
He smiled, stroking back stray hairs from her face. “Good, that gives me time to think of how to surprise her next.”
She ran a hand down his chest until she could trace one of his scars. “She thought you didn’t want her, for some reason. So, thank you.”
He kissed her gently. “I’m still getting to know your second half, but one day, I hope to convince her that I want both of you, all of you, as mine. One day, I’d like to mate you, Iris Mahajan. If you’ll have me.”
She waited for panic or doubt to set in, but it didn’t. No, she couldn’t stop smiling at the thought of having this male as her own forever. “Aye, I want to mate you. But I won’t officially say yes until after you meet my dad.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Do I need to wear my special protective gear, just in case?”
She huffed a laugh. “No, don’t be silly. Although, come to think of it, that might impress him. Either that, or if you can find some cricket star to visit Lochguard.”
He stroked her hip. “I know a few.”
“Of course you do. Who don’t you know?”
“Hmm, American football players? Otherwise, I’m fairly well connected. Just wait for your birthday. I’m planning the best party for you, love. Just wait and see.”
“I don’t need fancy dress or famous people. Just you and our families and lots of food. Which you’ll cook, of course.”
“I make a mean spaghetti bolognese. I could probably woo royalty away with it.”
She rolled her eyes. “Stop being ridiculous.”
“Never.”
Before she could open her mouth, he rolled Iris onto her back. His cock was already hardening again. “Again? Are you sure? I wanted to give you a break.”
“I’m older, not dead, Iris. And I want to claim my dragonwoman again.”
And he then proceeded to kiss her and drive her wild and make her come all over again.
He even impressed her dragon, lasting far longer than she’d expected. Until they finally fell asleep before waking to make love over and over again.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Antony lost track of the days. And for a man used to knowing everything, keeping to a tight schedule, and rarely taking holidays, it’d been unsettling at first.
However, he’d enjoyed the breaks Iris’s dragon had given him, the “fragile human,” as she’d put it. They’d talked and laughed and it’d been like a dream come true, one he’d yearned for but never thought he’d have again after Lisa.
Currently, he was in one of the rest periods, after pleasing her dragon. Iris slept in his arms as he studied her face, and in sleep, she looked younger and more carefree. He definitely needed to spoil and pamper her from time to time. He’d learned the hard way that constantly working could take a toll. Hell, he hadn’t realized how tired his soul had been until Iris.
