Page 41 of The Dragon's Surprise
Kyle had already talked with Ethan about a future sibling. The boy had been reluctant at first, and Kyle couldn’t blame him for it. However, he’d gone out of his way to assure his son that he’d be there, wouldn’t give him away, and that Ethan would be an amazing big brother.
Mating Lexi had helped Ethan accept the idea. The boy already loved Lexi, and she was doing her best to be a good stepmom. Well, as best as she could over the last weeks.
Before he could think of what to do if Lexi wasn’t ready, the doorbell rang.
His beast spoke up.That’s her.
While he’d intended to pick her up from the clinic, Jenny Torres had said no. She wanted to fully prepare Lexi for what was in store, as well as answer any of her lingering questions.
In the end, he’d agreed that was a good idea. Humans who didn’t know about the frenzy sometimes became terrified.
The doorbell rang. He rushed to the door, opened it, and promptly stopped breathing.
Lexi stood there in a simple sundress, one that showed off her tan shoulders and arms. She had a pretty clip in her short hair, and a simple chain around her neck. Dangling from the chain was the pendant he’d given her as a mating present—a dragon with its wings spread and its eye a dark emerald.
She was beautiful, so beautiful, and he had to count to three, slowly, to keep his cock from reacting.
She smiled at him. “Can I come in?”
Moving aside, he gestured, and she entered the house before he shut the door. “Where’s Jenny?”
“She walked me most of the way, but I wanted to show up alone.”
She ran her fingers along the back of the sofa, stopped at the end, and turned around.
Not wanting her to feel pressured, Kyle stopped a few feet from her and resisted touching her face. “If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. But just know that we can wait as long as you need.”
She tilted her head. “Do you want to wait?”
“No!” He cleared his throat. “No. But at the end of it, we’ll have a child on the way. Between mating me, moving to MirrorPeak, and becoming Ethan’s stepmom, that’s a lot to adjust to. I don’t want you to run screaming for the hills.”
“Well, weareon top of a mountain. So I would have to run screaming down the hill.”
His lips twitched as he took a step closer. “I don’t want you screaming because of anything, unless it’s from pleasure.”
Lexi closed the gap between them and placed a hand on his chest, over his T-shirt. Each stroke of her fingers sent heat through his body, straight to his cock.
His dragon spoke up.She wants us. Stop dawdling.
Not yet. Give me some time.
His beast sniffed.A little, but not too long.
Reaching a hand over, he cupped her cheek. Lexi leaned into his touch and stepped closer, until they were nearly chest-to-chest. He whispered, “Tell me what you want, love. I’m yours to command.”
Her fingers stilled, ran up, and moved to the back of his neck. As she played with his hair, she murmured, “I want you to kiss me, Kyle. I’ve thought of nothing else since Dr. Alvaro said I would be discharged today.”
He moved his hand to the small of her back and pulled her flush against him. At the feel of her warm, soft body, he growled. “Tell me you’re sure, Lexi. Because once I do, you either have to knee me in the balls and flee, or go through the frenzy.”
She leaned more against him, and he could feel the hard points of her nipples against his chest. His dragon flashed images of suckling her tight little buds, making her moan and beg for more.
“Kiss me, Kyle. I’m ready.”
After tracing her cheek with his finger, he cupped her head, leaned down, and whispered, “Then it’s time to claim my mate for real.”
As soon as his lips touched hers, need flooded his body and his dragon roared.She’s ours to claim. Ours. Kiss her, fuck her, claim her over and over again until she carries our scent and our young.
Kyle did his best to tamp down his dragon’s demands and needs as he kissed his female properly for the first time. Brushing his lips over hers, she moaned and opened. His tongue slipped inside her mouth, and he held her closer against him as he licked and explored and took time to nibble first her bottom lip and then the top one.
