Page 73 of The Soul of the Dragon

We had to make our way inside the belly of the beast, and I couldn’t afford to be distracted by this other business.

“Morning,” he said, walking in and leaving the door open behind him. “I’d ask if you slept well, but you were dead to the world when I left.”

I smiled at his assessment. “You wore me out. I needed the sleep to recover.”

His nostrils flared and I watched his eyes dilate over my scent. “It’s far from over though. You’ll need my cock a lot more before this is over.”

“And you are far too pleased with that fact. If said cock didn’t come with so much pleasure, I’d be tempted to cut you off.”

“Ouch,” he laughed and covered his groin. “Don’t talk about cutting anything off and my cock in the same sentence. You’ll give me nightmares.”

“Is there nothing more important to you than your manhood?” I tried to keep a serious look on my face, but I failed miserably and a laugh bubbled out.

“Yes,” he said, grabbing me by the shoulders and pulling me flush against his body. “Keeping you safe.”

My smile disappeared and my stomach fluttered violently. No one other than my true parents had ever cared about my safety.

“Isaac,” I whispered, unsure what else to say while feeling so unsure about my feelings.

“I know that not having your magic has been a serious blow to your safety. Although you did manage to get out of a dungeon without it and that shouldn’t be discounted. From what I saw of the place, the King takes the security down there pretty seriously.”

“I thought it was dumb luck. One of the guards screwed up when chaining my cell that last time. The lock malfunctioned and after some time I was able to work it free. But now we know that Magnus had a hand in it.”

“That’s not dumb luck, Kitra. It’s brilliant thought process. How many other prisoners would even think to check something like that? And Magnus’s involvement in your escape is the only thing that may keep him alive.”

His generous praise swept over me and caused my already jelly like insides to get positively molten. I wasn’t even sure what to say to that. Was thank you enough of a response? I didn’t think it was.

I reached up on my tiptoes and pressed my lips to his, initiating a soft kiss that I hoped would be enough to express my thanks. I slid my tongue inside to tangle with his and melted deeper into his embrace.

This went on for several minutes before he gently pushed me away from him. “Okay, before we let this go too far and you end up bent over with my cock deep inside you, there’s something else I wanted to show you.

My core pulsed and I took a deep breath to move past it. I was more than a walking, talking doll waiting for a man to breed me. I had to be.

“What is it?” I asked as I breathed through the rush of need.

“Come with me. It won’t take long. And then we can get back to your other pressing need.” He grabbed my hand and led me to the door.

“Wait,” I screeched, pulling free. “I need my dress. I’m not parading outside like this.” I waved my hand over my still naked body.

“There’s no one here but me and I’ve seen every beautiful inch. There’s no reason to hide now.”

I shook my head. “I don’t care. I’m still not going out there like this. I’ve happily let you push many of my boundaries since we met, but this one…? Not happening.”

He started laughing as I disappeared behind the bookcase into the bed area. “You’re sexy as hell when you put your foot down.”

I laughed too as I swiped my abandoned dress from the floor and dumped it over my head. All of the rest could wait too as I padded back to Isaac’s side, and looked up at him anxious to see what he might want to show me.

I didn’t normally go for surprises, but only because these days a surprise was never a good thing. And as jaded as that sounded, it was still the truth.

“Ready?” he asked, grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the still open door without waiting for an answer.

His normal grumpy exterior seemed to soften with each step. Or maybe it had happened before and I was only just now noticing it. But something had changed about him, and I couldn’t quite pinpoint it.

“Just around here.” He led me around the corner of the cottage and to an open field not far from the back door.

A field big enough to hold a dragon. My stomach plummeted to my feet. My steps faltered. I hope he didn’t plan on…

“What’s wrong?” he asked after I froze and refused to budge another step.

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