Page 160 of Smoke and Lure

Since they were linked, she could hear him and fully sense his dragon's emotions.He’d have to teach her Drahk so that she could also understand the occasional words his dragon mentally spoke.

“Trust me, don’t encourage the big ass.He’s been insufferable since he saw you.”

Avalore's eyelids stretched in shock.“Have the two of you been at odds...?Was he torturing you...over me?”

She didn’t even attempt to hide her wide smile.

He shook his head and sighed.“He’s been a little temperamental from the start, little lure.”

“I like that.”Her fingers glided up to the side of his head, where the hair was cut extremely short.She stroked along his scalp there.

Cupping her face, Liekki returned to the more pressing conversation.“Are you okay with carrying my offspring?”

“Yes,” she didn’t hesitate.“As long as I can keep training with the sword.After the council meeting, I know a battle is coming, and I want to be a part of that plan and fight for so many reasons.”

Liekki knew part of those reasons had to do with what they all discovered about the scientist’s abhorrent behavior towards her, Michaela, and at least eleven other women they knew about.

“I’ll ensure Khuzaimah teaches you everything she knows, little lure.”

“Then kiss me while we make a baby.”She gyrated her hips, sliding herself along his cock.

He groaned at the gliding of her delicious wet, stretched pussy.

We do need to discuss your listening skills in bed.He rolled them to the side so he could smack her ass hard as he continued his gentle thrusts inside of her.

I guess you can do gentle, mate, she moaned.

An hour later, he thrived in the knowledge that his gentleness could still bring his little lure to three screaming orgasms.Especially when he stroked her clit and flicked flames over her sensitive nipples as he thrust deep and slow inside of her.

Fuck I can’t get enough of her.

“I don’t think I’ll ever move again.”Her head rested on his chest as she lay draped over him like a damp towel.

Liekki chuckled.His dragon’s stem had receded over thirty minutes ago, but he and Avalore continued to fuck until even he felt a bit of exhaustion.

“You need to bathe, lovely.”

“Is that your way of telling me I smell?”

There was a smoked-cinnamon whiskey scent to her honeyed ginger notes, and he loved it.Everyone would know Avalore was his.He caressed down her sides because he couldn’t stop touching her.“You smell like us, my mate.”

‘My mate.’That will never get old.

He could hear how much she liked that.“You need to soak.It will help you rest better.”

Until he had her again, his mind was already making a list of every way and place he wanted to take her.

Ouch.“Wow, thatreallyburns.”

“It’s just the first scale of your pregnancy.”Humans were different.Aodh had told him about the stinging Kai had experienced when her first scale mark burned through from her womb.

“Wow.It is all-consuming.”She pressed her forehead hard into his chest as she curled against him.

Liekki smelled a slight sulfuric scent in the air and spotted wisps of smoke trailing upward that weren’t coming from him.Aodh never mentioned that effect.

“Sit up, I want to see it.”He lightly tapped her waist.She was evidently in a bit of discomfort, and he didn’t want to cause her more.

Avalore exhaled with a harsh breath, but pushed up until she was seated on his abdomen.Her eyes were closed, and she was still taking in deep breaths as if in great pain.

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