Page 69 of Seducing the Dragon
Then Bram looked at her and she stopped breathing. She was torn between scolding him for taking so long to return and pulling him close to kiss him until they both lost their breaths.
Before she could so much as blink, let alone make a decision, Bram leaned over, picked her up, and placed her in the basket with him. He pulled her flush against his hard body and whispered, “Evie, love. You’re alive.”
And then he kissed her.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Bram had given in to his dragon’s need, hauled Evie’s soft body up against his, and not caring who saw, he kissed her.
As he seamed her lips with his tongue, she opened and he devoured her mouth with hard, strong strokes. He’d seen the anger in her eyes and he was determined to make her forgive him. An argument would fire his blood and as much as he wanted to take his mate hard and fast, he didn’t have the time.
No, he’d merely have to placate her with his tongue.
As he continued to explore her mouth and squeeze her soft curves against his body, her arms finally wrapped around his chest and hugged him tightly, never surrendering her mouth to him.
The lass had forgiven him.
His dragon roared.The kiss is not enough. I need to feel her skin. The frenzy is becoming harder to control.
Sensing his dragon’s tension, he roamed Evie’s body with his hands. He cupped her face with one hand and placed his other on her arse. He squeezed her large arse cheek, wishing he could mold and shape her soft skin without any barriers. But as his dragon roared again to take their mate to safety and claimher, Bram caressed Evie’s face with his thumb. The skin-to-skin contact eased his dragon’s tension a fraction.
His inner beast said,Please. I need her. Deal with the clan so we can fuck her.
Breaking his kiss with Evie was one of the hardest things he’d ever done, but it was better than taking her in front of everyone.
Staring into Evie’s dark blue eyes, he could make out relief, happiness, and even affection. Every cell in his body wanted it to be love, but it was too soon.
Caressing her jaw again, he whispered, “I’m sorry, love. I have plans involving us both naked and alone, but right now, I need to check on my clan.”
Evie ran a hand up his chest and gave it a pat. “You mean our clan.”
He smiled. “Yes, our clan.”
“Good. I only have one condition before you go.”
He frowned. “Now isn’t the time for conditions, love. I need to see who’s hurt and then check in with Kai and Finn. The hunters could be planning an attack right now.”
The stubborn glint was in her eye and he resisted a groan. She said, “Just listen a minute, dragonman. It’s important.”
“Make it quick, love.”
She bristled but shook her head. “I don’t have time to argue. My condition involves Murray.”
He blinked. “Murray?”
Evie nodded. “Yes. I just need you to tell Dr. Sid it’s okay for me to take him home and then you can do whatever needs to be done.” She leaned against his body and whispered, “We’ll both be waiting for you when you’re finished. I might even forgive you for taking so long to come back to me and let you fuck me once or twice.”
Bram’s heart skipped a beat. His dragon tried to take over at the mention of fucking, but he pushed the beast aside to focuson the other half of her words. “You want to look after wee Murray?”
Evie smiled. “More than that, I want to adopt him. He can be the start of our new family.”
Ignoring his beast’s attempts to break out of his mental prison, Bram searched Evie’s eyes. “Are you sure?”
Evie frowned. “You should know by now that if I suggest something, I mean it.”
Stroking her waist, he murmured, “Sorry, love, but the last two days have been hell. I can hardly believe it’ll end happily for anyone, let alone me.”
His mate softened. “I’m here, Bram, and I want to make sure nothing happens to Murray ever again. I think together we can give Murray the love he deserves as well as make sure he’s safe.” She frowned again. “Just make sure you stay alive to help me. Being a single mother with a dragon-shifter baby is not something I want to experience. Murray needs his dad.”
