Page 19 of Guarded By a Monster

I whirled around and dug my claws into the dirt to keep from running to her.

“Um… would you like to come in?”

I nodded so fast I almost lost my balance. She smiled, and the knot in my chest eased. I was careful as I made my way inside. I didn’t want to nick her door with my horns or scratch her floor with my claws. I should ask Kendal for another set of claw caps for my paws. They hadn’t been necessary before, but I’d feel better if all of mine were covered.

“Don’t worry, the blinds are closed.”

She must have noticed my eyes darting around the space.

“If it will make you feel better, I can turn off the lights.”

“Thank you,” I croaked, then cleared my throat. “That’s not needed, unless you’d like to turn them off.”

She shook her head, the small smile and flush to her cheeks warming my skin.

“I’d like to look at you.” She looked at the floor. “If you don’t mind.”

I grinned to let out a fraction of the happiness I felt. “I don’t mind.” I sat on my haunches. She was such a small thing, no bigger than a whisper.

She stopped a hair’s breadth from my chest, her fingers reaching before she pulled them back.

“May I?”

I swallowed hard. “You may do whatever you like to me.”

Her eyes went wide, and her chest rose. I closed my eyes and inhaled the heady mix of sweet and spice that clung to her. I wanted to bury my nose in her neck, but I forced myself to stay still.

The barest touch of her fingertips against my chest made me groan. She gasped so I grunted, “Don’t stop.”

Her hand flattened against me and it was beyond anything I could imagine. Her palm made its way down over my abs and to my side before coasting up, around my bicep and down my arm. My cock strained and I shoved my hand against my seam in a last-ditch attempt to keep it hidden.

My eyes flew open as her hand landed on my forearm, traveled to my wrist, and gently tugged. I groaned and resisted the pull.

“What are you hiding from me?”

Her voice was husky and I swelled to the point of pain. I couldn’t hold it any longer, so allowed myself to spring from my seam. My chin hit my chest, and I waited for the scream, the sound of running feet, the sound of her leaving me forever.

They never came. Instead, I heard a gasp that verged on a moan and a whispered, “Holy wow.”

My eyes popped open and studied her face. Her tongue darted out to lick at her pink lips. She stared at my cock and it preened for her, twitching its pride at her reaction.

I watched as she drew one fingertip down my length, the spikes on my shaft bowing as she passed.

“How…” She swallowed. “What…?”

I managed to rasp, “Werewolf and dragon DNA.”

“Which one gave you these?”

Her fingertip glided over my spikes and my head fell back. “Dragon.”

Her hand curled around my cock, her fingers in between the spiral of spikes and she squeezed. I whimpered.

She jumped back like she’d been burned. “Oh my god.” She spun around and scooted across the room, staring at the wall in front of her. “Oh my god. Oh my god. I can’t believe I just did that. I’m so sorry. I’m not usually like this, I’m just curious and you know how they say curiosity killed the cat. I should be dead a hundred times over.” She waved a hand behind her in my general direction. “My only excuse is that I’ve never seen anything like you.” Her voice pitched higher into a squeak. “Anything likethat,and I just couldn’t help myself. I’m actually a pretty tactile person, so I touch a lot of things inappropriately, but that’s gotta be the most inappropriate thing I’ve ever done.”

It didn’t seem like she was going to lose steam anytime soon, so I broke in with, “Satisfaction brought him back.”

She whirled back around, her eyes dipping to my crotch for a millisecond. Thank gods I’d managed to get myself under control and my cock tucked securely behind my seam.

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