Page 30 of Claimed By the Drakarn Warrior Lord

"Maybe." I grinned, my fangs flashing. "Or maybe I want to take care of you after such a brutal beating."

She laughed, dropping her pants and kicking them aside. "Brutal? I held my own."

"That you did. Don't sully the water with your filthy clothes." I watched her undress, admiring her curves, her strength, her determination. She was unlike any other female I had ever met.

"You deserved that." She gave me a pointed look.

Perhaps I did. I wouldn't admit it.

She slid into the tub, settling between my legs and leaning back against my chest. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her close. "Better?"

"Much." She sighed, relaxing against me. "I haven't trained like that in ages. Not since before we left Earth."

"We'll make a warrior of you yet." I nuzzled her neck, inhaling her scent. It was stronger than usual, making my tongue tingle. "Why did you leave? Where were you going?" She'd told me of herhome, this Earth, but it still sounded unreal to my ears.

"To make a new life. Ours wasn't the only ship to leave. There's been so much discovery, so many planets just waiting for us. The settlement company said we'd all have plenty of space, ample opportunities … Saying it now, it sounds like a con. I don't know if it was just the te—," she cleared her throat, "the team with me that crashed or if the whole ship came down. There were thousands of people. Do you think we're the only survivors?"

I hadn't lured my mate into the pool to make her morose. I pulled her close. "I'll send out scouts. If there's news of other ships, we'll find them."

She twisted, looking up at me. "You would do that? Why?"

"Because you are my mate." It was simple, instinctual.

"But we barely know each other." She frowned, her brows furrowing.

"I know enough. You are strong and determined. Loyal. Brave. You fight with honor and skill, and you have a fire inside you that burns bright." I let my claws trail over her stomach until she shivered under my touch. "Let me show you."

She turned in my arms, straddling me. Herbreasts pressed against my chest, her nipples hardening against my scales. "I tell you how sore I am from training, and you want to fuck?"

I might have thought she was serious if not for the glint in her eye. "Yes. I want to fuck you." I growled, nipping her bottom lip. "I want to taste you, to fill you, to mark you as mine."

"Then what are you waiting for?" She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me. Her lips were soft, her mouth warm, and her tongue eager. She tasted of sweet spices and something else that made my cock throb.

I groaned, pulling her close and deepening the kiss. She arched into me, grinding against my hard length.

I broke away, trailing my mouth down her neck and sucking on her pulse point. "Tell me you're mine."

She shuddered, her fingers digging into my shoulders. "Yours."

I pinned her to the side of the tub. Water splashed around us, hot and steamy. She gazed up at me, her green eyes shining with desire.

My mouth claimed hers again, drinking in her sweet essence as my hands roamed her body, relearning every curve and dip. Herskin was warm and slick from the water, waiting for my exploration. I deepened the kiss, my tongue diving in to dance with hers.

She moaned, arching against me, her nails raking down my back.

I trailed kisses along her jawline, her neck, her collarbone, tasting the salt of her sweat and the unique flavor that was Terra. Her heartbeat pulsed against my tongue as I licked her skin, each beat an echo of her life force. I growled low in my throat.

My fangs throbbed with the need to mark her, to claim her fully as my mate.

"Darrokar," she gasped, her voice husky with desire. "Please, I need you."

Her words were my undoing. I hefted her up onto the edge of the pool and spread her legs.

She trembled as I settled between them, my broad shoulders and wings pushing her thighs wider. She was exposed, open, and utterly vulnerable to me. I felt a surge of possession, my mate bared for my pleasure. Her scent filled my nostrils, musky and sweet, driving me wild.

I traced the sensitive flesh of her inner thigh with the sharp tips of my fangs, a low rumble building in my chest. She shuddered, her fingers spearing through my hair,urging me closer. I chuckled, and the vibrations sent gooseflesh rippling across her skin.

"I need your mouth." Her voice was ragged with desire.

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