Page 39 of Seducing the Dragon
Evie’s voice quieted his dragon. “I think keeping you on your toes will be good for you.”
Squeezing her plump thigh, he whispered, “Aye, I suspect it will. But the sooner you share your knowledge, the sooner I can incorporate it into my grand plans.”
She glanced up into Bram’s light blue eyes. “Provided you reward me as promised earlier, I’ll start tomorrow.”
“I don’t recall promising anything.”
Her hand went to his thigh, sending blood straight to his cock. Never breaking eye contact, she moved her hand a few more inches. The pulse between his legs grew more insistent. If she would only move her hand a little further…
A male cleared his throat and it broke the tension. Bram narrowed his eyes and looked up to see Finn grinning. It took everything he had not to punch the Scottish bastard in the face as the Scot said, “Do you need to go for a quickie in one of the side rooms? I can hold the fort if you do.”
His dragon snarled.He is too close. Send him away.
I can’t. He will help the clan.
Bram focused on the other leader. “Did you finish with Arabella? What’s the result?”
“Aye, the lass knows what she’s doing; I’ll give her that. I’d like for her to come to my lands to work with my IT person to set things up.”
“I’m not sure if that’s such a good idea, Stewart.”
“Well, Arabella said she’d think about it. So you might want to talk with her.”
Bram leaned forward. “That’s pushing the boundaries, Finn. You should’ve asked me first.”
Finn shrugged. “The lass might’ve said no if I waited to do that. This way, it’s a maybe.”
He stared at the other leader, torn between the male’s interest and effect on Ara and his disregard for Bram’s position. Before he could think of how to reply, Evie touched his arm andsaid, “People are starting to file in. Finn might want to take a seat.”
The politeness of her words brought his anger in check. He missed her blunt nature. He could just imagine her telling them to stop their ‘who has the longest dick’ contest to sit their arses down. Maybe one day the alliance with Clan Lochguard would be close enough to unleash Evie Marshall on them.
He smiled at that thought.
Finn gave him an assessing look. “I hope that smile wasn’t for me. Otherwise, I may have to sit at a table on the far side of the room.”
Bram shook his head. “Sit down, already. Your smartass comments can wait.”
Finn replied, “Then it was about me.” Bram growled. Finn winked and rubbed his hands together. “Okay, it’s time to get this dinner started. The sooner your clan knows who I am, the sooner they will all start loving me.”
Only because of years of practice dealing with dragon-shifter egos did Bram not roll his eyes.
Evie leaned against him. From the way she turned her face into his side and shook, he could tell she was holding in a laugh. His dragon was not happy about her reaction.
Still, Bram was currently in control and he kept his dragon in check. He motioned to his other side. “Sit next to me. I don’t trust you with my female.”
As Finn moved to sit next to him, Bram took a deep breath. Between Evie’s heat and scent surrounding him and Finn’s man-whore behavior, it was going to be a long evening.
Chapter Fourteen
Evie’s stomach hurt from holding back her laughter. Watching Bram and Finn together was better than any TV program. To be honest, the two were already acting more like brothers than two clan leaders with a new alliance.
Of course, that bode well for Stonefire.
Bram squeezed her thigh and whispered, “I need to make an announcement, lass. Keep Finn away whilst I give it or my dragon will cause problems.”
Looking up into his eyes, she nodded. “Okay, but you have nothing to worry about. You’re the only dragon-shifter I imagine undressing inside my head.”
Her dragonman let out a strangled sound. “Lass, you’re not helping matters.”
