Page 47 of Dragon's Honor

She gave him a weak smile. “We lived?”

Ash nodded stiffly. “We did. Thanks to you. Are you all right?”

She glanced down at herself. She wore the hospital gown which wasn’t flattering for anyone. Because of her temperature, Pru suggested that they keep it open. She wasn’t wearing anything but the gown that was all but draped over her.

“What’s going on?”

Ash didn’t even know where to start. “You passed out after the warehouse. I took you to the hospital. A friend of ours has a mate who is a doctor. She fixed you up, but she found that Dragon Fire was still in your system. You were running a high fever.” He reached up and felt her forehead and then her cheeks. “You feel cooler now.”

“How can it possibly still be in my system? That was months ago. Are you sure I wasn’t dosed again?”

“No, but I don’t know where you would’ve gotten dosed again. Dragon Fire is made up of magic. It’s probable that it stayed in your system.”

“That’s comforting,” she grumbled.

Finley started to move as if she were about to sit up. The top of her hospital gown slid down. Slow moving, and a little groggy, she didn’t notice right away, and it took her moments, endless moments to grab the cloth and cover herself back up.

Ash gaped at her with his mouth hanging open. His cock was instantly hard. He didn’t need to see her breasts. Her perfect ample tits with small brown areolae and pert nipples. The gentlemanly part of his brain was being gagged and tied to a chair while he openly stared at her with abandoned manners and open lust.

Fuck, she was gorgeous.

Finley cleared her throat and looked away. Her body was flushed again with red, but he knew this time it had nothing to do with a fever.

“So, uh, do I have clothes?” she asked.

Ash moved off the bed. “You should stay put for now.”

“I’m sure you mean well, but I have to pee, and I’d rather not do that on your bed.”

Ash swallowed. He moved to his closet and grabbed a robe. He stood by the bed and held it out for her. His eyes were still on hers.

“You’re not even going to try and not look.”

Ash held her gaze. He knew he was looking at her like she was a giant ice cream cone to be licked. Her big brown eyes didn’t look away. Finley’s breath seemed shallow.

He looked up and held the robe high, finally giving her privacy. She pulled the robe from his fingers, wrapping herself in the terry cloth before she scurried off to the bathroom connected to his room. She closed the door.

Ash moved to the balcony and opened it. It wouldn’t give him the cool air he desired, but the air conditioning was giving him no relief. The ocean air cleared out the scent of Finley and his cock finally went down a notch. He got a hold of himself. Barely.

It wasn’t like he was some teenage dragon never having seen a naked woman before. The sight of her naked tits shouldn’t have had such a profound effect on his libido. Fuck. She was going to think he was a fucking pervert.

He heard the toilet flush and went back into the room hoping he could be a little better behaved now.

“Where are my clothes?”

“You don’t need them right now. You’re not going anywhere.”

She popped a hip and propped her hand up on hit. “Excuse me?”

“You’re staying here. Henrik and Syrena are on their way here. Syrena is going to see about helping you so the Dragon Fire is out of your system once and for all.”

“You can’t keep me here.”

Ash didn’t like the challenge in her voice. “I can. I am.”

Finley marched toward the door, but just as she swung it open, she wobbled and swayed. Ash was by her side in an instant.

“Are you all right?”

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